Columbian Exchange
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The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Columbian Exchange canonical | 16 |
| The Columbian Exchange | 5 |
| "The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492" | 1 |
| Columbian interchange | 1 |
| Columbus Exchange | 1 |
| Great Dying in the Americas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Columbian Exchange Context triple: [Age of Exploration, hasKeyOutcome, Columbian Exchange]
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Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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C.
New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Columbian Exchange Target entity description: The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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A.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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Spanish Expulsion of 1492
The Spanish Expulsion of 1492 was the royal decree by Ferdinand and Isabella that forced all practicing Jews to leave Spain, marking a major turning point in Jewish and Iberian history.
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Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
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Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern phenomenon
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global exchange network ⓘ historical process ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Columbian Exchange
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surface form:
Columbian interchange
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| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
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mercantilism ⓘ plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| cause |
European exploration of the Americas
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transatlantic navigation ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Alfred W. Crosby ⓘ |
| connects |
Africa
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Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Columbian Exchange
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492"
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| effect |
demographic collapse of Indigenous Americans
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expansion of Atlantic slave trade ⓘ globalization of crops ⓘ globalization of livestock ⓘ rapid population growth in Eurasia ⓘ restructuring of global ecosystems ⓘ spread of epidemic diseases ⓘ spread of invasive species ⓘ transformation of global diets ⓘ |
| hasPart |
transfer of animals
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transfer of diseases ⓘ transfer of humans ⓘ transfer of ideas ⓘ transfer of plants ⓘ transfer of technologies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
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early modern period ⓘ |
| introducedFromAmericasToOldWorld |
cacao
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cassava ⓘ chili pepper ⓘ maize ⓘ peanut ⓘ potato ⓘ sweet potato ⓘ syphilis ⓘ tobacco ⓘ tomato ⓘ |
| introducedFromOldWorldToAmericas |
cattle
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chickens ⓘ coffee ⓘ horses ⓘ influenza ⓘ measles ⓘ pigs ⓘ rice ⓘ sheep ⓘ smallpox ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ typhus ⓘ wheat ⓘ whooping cough ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
biological homogenization of continents
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changes in land use patterns ⓘ integration of world economies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfTerm | 1972 ⓘ |
| startTime |
after 1492
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
economic history
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environmental history ⓘ world history ⓘ |
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Subject: Columbian Exchange Description of subject: The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
Referenced by (25)
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