Plants and Diseases
In 1215, a man named Marco Polo embarked on a journey towards Western Asia and China. His reason for going to Asia was to gain spices, silks, and other luxurious items only the Asians made. Along his journey, Polo soon realized that the Earth was larger than he thought and that there must be some easier way to get to china. Not too long after his journey, the Ottoman Turks conquouered Constantinople. Constantinople (present day Istanbul) is the city, in Turkey, that divides Eastern Europe from Western Asia. Constantinople (which was previously held by European Christians) was a major port and trading center for the Europeans. It was also a major turnpike in the only safe route to Asia. Basically, the only way one could get to Asia, was through Constantinople. Since the Ottoman Turks held this city and charged outrageous prices on goods, another route to Asia was sought out by the Europeans. Vasco De Gamma found a water route, around Africa, to get to Asia. But it was Christopher Columbus's choice in a water route to Asia that changed the world forever. Columbus sailed west, along the Atlantic, to get to Eastern Asia. However, Columbus did not know there w
The Europeans who chose to settle the Americas needed to bring European animals, such as sheep, cattle, horses, etc. Columbus landed on Barbados and brought with him some fellow sailors, food, and a few personal items. The Aztecs, Incas, and most of the Eastern American tribes were decimated by European disease. What seems odd to most people is the reason why Europeans did not succumb to Native diseases. Along with these humans, came European plants. Columbus did not know that by landing on Barbados, he would create a European frenzy to conqueror the "New World". If these organisms and diseases did not sack the Natives the way they did, maybe today we would be speaking a Native language instead of English. This landmass was North and South America. Therefore they had to move to new land that had not been infected with the European plants. They also had to move because the buffalo and deer they fed on moved because of the European onslaught. Not only were American Natives decimated, but Australian Aborigines were also destroyed by European disease. Hundreds of thousands of Natives died from these diseases. By the 1700's Europeans accomplished this goal.
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