#AP World History: Modern - The Columbian Exchange & Atlantic Slave Trade 🌍

Hey there! Let's get you prepped for the exam with a super-focused review of the Columbian Exchange and the Atlantic Slave Trade. We'll break it down, connect the dots, and make sure you're feeling confident. Let's do this! 💪

#The Columbian Exchange: A World Transformed

#What Was It? 🤔

The Columbian Exchange was the massive exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after 1492. Think of it as a biological and cultural revolution set off by Columbus's voyages. It's a huge deal because it reshaped the world! 🌎

#Key Elements:

• New Crops:

  • From Americas to Afro-Eurasia: Corn 🌽, potatoes 🥔, tomatoes 🍅, chocolate 🍫, avocado 🥑, sweet potatoes 🍠.
  • From Afro-Eurasia to Americas: Wheat 🌾, rice 🍚, sugar cane, grapes 🍇.

• New Animals:

  • From Americas to Afro-Eurasia: Turkeys, llamas.
  • From Afro-Eurasia to Americas: Horses 🐎, cattle, pigs 🐖.

• Diseases:

  • From Afro-Eurasia to Americas: Smallpox, measles, malaria. These were devastating to indigenous populations.

• Cultural Exchange: Ideas, religions, and cultures mixed, creating new societies.

#Impact of the Columbian Exchange

• Positive:

  • Nutritional boost in Afro-Eurasia from new American crops.
  • Increased global population due to better food supplies.

• Negative:

  • Catastrophic population decline in the Americas due to diseases.
  • Environmental damage from new agricultural practices (deforestation, soil depletion).

#Visualizing the Exchange

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