Differences Between Globalization And The Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange was a trade route that happened when Columbus “discovered” the Americas and set up a trade route between the Americas and Europe. However today we have globalization and there are many similarities between them as well as differences. Some similarities between the two of these are that they both traded things that were new to the countries and they help grow the populations of countries. The differences between these two trading systems are that the Columbian Exchange didn’t have as many countries involved and we trade different things then they used to in the Columbian Exchange.

First of all, the countries both traded new things with other countries and they benefit the populations of the countries. In the powerpoint, “Columbian Exchange and Globalization”, it shows that Europe got new things from the Americas such as peppers,peanuts, and sweet potatoes and the Americas …show more content…

In the article, “Columbian Exchange”, it asserts, “It had social effects on the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.” During the columbian Exchange, there weren’t that many countries who were involved with the trades that happened between Europe and the Americas. As it states in the article, “Minerals in Your Mobile Phone”, “Gallium is a byproduct of mining and processing of aluminium, zinc and copper. China produces 80 per cent of the world’s used gallium with Japan being the biggest consumer mainly because of its production of electronics. Gallium has mainly been used in amplifiers for mobile phones integrated circuits and also in LEDs for backlighting of computers, phones and televisions.” Most of the trades that happened during the Columbian Exchange were for animals and plants but today we trade more things that are used to make and advance our current

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