HIST 1082 Study Guide - Animal Husbandry, Secondary Source, Columbian Exchange
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Received maximum publicity in europe: exploration in americas gave way to conquests, already in habit of conquering territory, especially if that territory was not run by. Italian control of mediterranean inspired other countries like portugal to find another place to invest and find silver and gold. Idea about taming the barbarians in the americas: spanish had conquered islands of the caribbean and were ruling over the group of people called tainos in 1519, hernan cortes attacked the powerful and populous aztec empire. Europeans: agricultural technology far more advanced than european agriculture. Staple crop in americas = maize, which was unknown to rest of the planet: wheat is a grain that grows wild but by planting they can weed and take care of. 1491/1492: the americas before and after columbus 10/10/12: columbus wasn"t first to reach americas norse. Selected non shattering stems for planting wheat.
