Impact Of Technology On Christopher Columbus

“Technology’s Impact on the Voyage of Christopher Columbus”

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator (biography.com). Throughout Columbus’s life he went on many voyages to the western hemisphere, including Hispaniola and the Americas. When Columbus discovered America, he named the natives there Indians because be believed he had found a quick passage to India. Although he believed he had found a shorter passage to Asia, Columbus had actually found North and South America during his voyages. The problem with these voyages is that Columbus and his crewmen brought over 30 diseases from Europe to the New World (businessinsider.com). Many of these diseases killed the Indians who were already living in the New World. Refrigerators, cell phones, and running water would

Without his discovery of the New World, the United States of America may not be the country it is today. Columbus’s discoveries were very beneficial to today’s world, like the technological advance of today’s world would have been beneficial to Columbus. Disease was one of the source of death in his voyages, both for the Native Americans and Columbus and his crew. With the technological advances of refrigerators and running water, the amount of death on these voyages would have more than likely been decreased. Columbus’s voyage and stay in the Americas lasted for many weeks and it is likely that most of the supplies and fresh food ran out. The technological advancement of the cell phone would have benefited Columbus. Technology has become a large part of the world today. Many people rely on technology to work, live, and communicate. Columbus, although he had all of the advancements of his day, was at a disadvantage because he lacked the amazing advancements of the 21st century. Refrigerators, cell phones, and running water would have been extremely beneficial to Christopher Columbus, his crew, and the Native