The Columbian Exchange

I found a lot more interesting and understanding information on this website . The Columbian Exchange was a huge part of the Western and Eastern hemispheres advancement including the world ecology, agriculture, and culture. It is called the "Columbian" exchange because it was named after Christopher Columbus' enormous widespread exchange of plants, animals, foods, etc. All of the main staple products for a human to survive. The greatest thing about the Columbian Exchange is that it affected everyone in the whole world. Bad and good things occured because of this exchange. Asian diseases spread from Asia to indigineous people who had no immunity and wiped out nearly 80% of the Native American population. In spite of that, since both areas were communicating more, an exchange of new crops and livestock rose. With that, the population increased dramatically. All in all, the Columbian exchange was the reason things are where they are today. Never before were their oranges in Florida or chocolate in Switzerland. This exchange made the world what it is today. Furthermore, I think the Columbian Exchange is one of the biggest and significant events in world history.