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European Exploration Conquest- The consequences of increased global interaction can be traced back to advancements in navigation, the size and durability of sailing ships, and adventurous ship captains. European population had rebounded from the effects of the Black Death. Aristocrats and monarchs benefited from improvements caused by centralized production in cities. Investment funds were available to underwrite European journeys of exploration and trade to Africa, the Americas, and Asia. The increased interaction resulted in the exchange of people, ideas, and products. Common trade commodities were spices, tea, precious gems, and metals. Ships also carried animals, invasive plants, and diseases that thrived when introduced to new environments, such as the wild pig, dandelions, small pox and cholera. Trade with the Americas introduced new plants and food products to the other regions of the world. As the reports of new lands and opportunities reached Europe, more people became interested in exploration. Conditions among the poorer classes in Europe tended to push them to search for a more promising livelihood. In other regions, the discoveries of riches and land pulled people to new places in search of a better life. The result was increased migration, trade, and the introduction of European ideas to Africa, Asia, and the Americas, many of which persist today. The first known Europeans to Reach the Americas were the Vikings.In 1492, a Spanish expedition headed by Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. After that European exploration and colonization rapidly expanded. The first conquests were made by the Spanish and the Portuguese. -Paul

Colombian Exchange-

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Exchange was a dramatically widespread exchange of animal,plants,culture, slaves, communicable diseases and ideas between eastern and western hemispheres.

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