1. A Change Gon’ Come

2. Columbian Exchange
Series of complex societal and environmental actions between Europe and the Americas begun with Columbus’s first voyage
In other words…how Europe and the New World started trading their goods with each other

3. Items Traded in the Columbian Exchange
From North America to Europe:
Avocados -turkeys -corn
Potatoes - vanilla -cocoa beans
Pumpkins -honeybees -beans
Squash -pineapples
Sweet potatoes -peppers
Tobacco -peanuts
Tomatoes -disease

4. Items Traded in the Columbian Exchange
From Europe to North America
Turnips -diseases -pigs
Sugar cane -olives -horses
Grains -coffee beans
Peaches -citrus fruits
Pears -bananas
Grapes -cattle
Onions -sheep

5. Global Age Aka Age of Exploration
First time in human history where all continents (except Australia and Antarctica) developed a system of trade and communications with one another
Mainly China, Ottoman Empire, Africa, American colonies

6. Commercial Revolution
Period of:
Economic expansion
Colonialism
Mercantilism
Began with Crusades, when Europeans rediscovered spices & silk from Asia
This developed a new desire for trade
Explorers started looking for new trade routes to Asia (India & China are in Asia)

7. Continued
Through this, Europe built wide-spreading trade networks & established colonies