Similarities Between The Americas And Eurasia Before The Columbian Exchange

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Before the Columbian Exchange, geologists believed that around 280 and 225 million years ago the earth’s previously separated lands became welded into a landmass called Pangea. They also believed that about 120 million years ago the lands began to separate. When this happened it created the Atlantic ocean which divided the Americas from Africa and Eurasia. Over several years later both the Americas and Eurasia’s biological evolution followed different paths creating two biologically separated worlds. However when Christopher Columbus arrived the two worlds were brought back together. (NCpedia | NCpedia, n.d.) The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between

The columbian exchange first started when Christopher Columbus set sail for North America in 1492, sailing under the flag of Spain on behalf of Ferdinand ll of Aragon and his wife Isabella of Castile, proceeding westward across the Atlantic ocean in search of direct routes with the same markets in Asia. Columbus had landed upon a place that is now known as the Bahamas on an island called Guanahani which Columbus renamed San Salvador.(Horgan, 2023) Upon Columbus's arrival he made connections between Africa and the Americas, because of his voyage there was a chain of events that changed the environment, ecosystems, and culture. Therefore the Columbian Exchange had resulted from the European’s exploration, conquest, and settlements of the Americas.(World History Encyclopedia, n)

The Columbian Exchange affected both the Europeans and Indigenous peoples of the Americas because they had brought over goods that they didn’t have before,however they were also

Whenever they would take a prisoner they would assign them the dead relatives name and they would take their place in the family's household. (READ: The Columbian Exchange (Article) | Khan Academy, n.d) The Transatlantic slave trade also introduce some other diseases such as yellow fever, Hepatitis A, and malaria. And because of these diseases they were able to conquer the Native Americans. But over time as they lived with and around domesticated animals they began to develop amenities to the animals so they were no longer falling ill to the diseases as much as they did when they first arrived. (Horgan, 2023b) When Columbus first arrived they believed that if they worked for them by right of conquest they would bring them catholicism, because they were seen as savages that needed to be shown the truth. In order for Columbus to advance in his personal gains he had to disregard the interest of the Native people and force them to practice the foreign religion. Therefore he forced them into practicing christianity(Forcing Religion on the Indigenous? | Columbus: A Brave Exploration or Disaster for Natives?,