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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| "The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492" | 1 |
| Columbian interchange | 1 |
| The Columbian Exchange | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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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Columbian interchange
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"The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492"
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The Columbian Exchange