The Columbian exchange, which were various routes that allowed for the trade of items such as plants and animals, impacted the modern world of 1492. However, this also enabled diseases to spread around the world. Some people thought the Columbian exchange was bad because of that risk. But the Columbian exchange aided the development of society around the world because it increased trade, made Europe rich, and people made money. One reason why the Columbian exchanged aided the development of the society around the world because it increased trade.For example, the trade between Africa, Asia, and America to Europe included squash, pumpkins, turkeys, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, and …show more content…
Europe would have loads of silver and gold, also Europe had more exports, which were good for their balance of trade.(Document 4b).This shows how Europe was rich because of the exports Europe traded made them wealthy. Another reason why the Columbian exchange made Europe so rich was that when Europe traded their manufacture to colonies the mother country would gain Gold, Silver, fur, lumber, and food stuff.(Document 4b). This illustration shows how Europe became rich with all the goods and was able to get gold and silver and other valuable …show more content…
(Document 2 James Killoran et al. The key to understanding Global history, Jarrett publishing 9 (adapted).This illustrates how the society hindered because the indigenous people population started to become extinct, meaning that there were fewer and fewer natives Americans.But People are wrong in this way because mostly the Columbian exchanged aided the development of society around the world because the exchanged made people rich and people were able to receive varieties of resources such as grains, fruits, and