A global swap with a terrible price
European voyages linked Old and New Worlds, unleashing the Columbian exchange of crops, animals, people, diseases, and culture.Human History: The Columbian Exchange—Worlds Collide
Conquest met contagion
In the Americas, Eurasian diseases killed 60–90 million people by 1600, reducing populations by 90–95%.Human History: The Columbian Exchange—Worlds Collide
