Articles related to "Columbian Exchange"

The Columbian Exchange--the exchange of European products to the Americas and vice-versa--invites discussion and evokes controversy to this day.

Scholars have long wondered if Lewis was a victim of foul play, or if he committed suicide. In 2009, the 200th anniversary of his death, the debate intensified.

An interesting aside in transportation history is the capability of transportation technologies to achieve dissemination of various species.

The book 1491 by Charles C. Mann challenges existing notions of pre-columbian America, from the Mayan calendar to Cahokia to demographics before Columbus.

The origins of the Peruvian Paso horse - the Columbian Exchange & the arrival of the horse in the New World, Spanish Conquistadors and the breeding of the horse in Peru.

The Hanseatic League was made up of several German merchants and helped establish trade throughout northern Europe.