Title: Effects of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas /... | MindMeister Mind Map
Headings: Effects of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas / Colombian Exchange
Effects of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas / Colombian Exchange
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1. Introduced Animals & Plants/Crops
1.1. Immediate Effects
1.2. Long Term Effects
1.3. Historical Explanation
2. New Goods & Food for European Culture
2.1. Immediate Effects
2.2. Long Term Effects
2.3. Historical Explanation
3. Increased Exploration & Migration
3.1. Immediate Effects
3.2. Long Term Effects
3.3. Historical Explanation
4. Diseases
4.1. Immediate Effects
4.2. Long Term Effects
4.3. Historical Explanation
5. Bibliography
5.1. Crash Course 2012, "The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23" (online), The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPA5oNpfM4, 16 September 2017
5.2. Easton, Mark and Saldais, Maggy 2013, Oxford Big Ideas Australian Curriculum Geography | Humanities 8, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne
6. Link: The Spaniards sent African slaves to the Americas to deal with the demand of the goods and foods. They spread the diseases Malaria and Yellow Fever to the tropical regions in the Caribbean.
7. Link: Many Spaniards migrated to the Americas after colonisation had begun. This lead to less diversity in the gene pool, however it repopulated the New World after the disease devestation. There were more Spanish and African slaves than the natives who originally lived there. This lead to the 'modern era' we know today.
8. Link: Demand in Europe increased and Spaniards established a slave trade to meet these needs. People became more interconnected with each other and many Europeans migrated to the Americas for a new life. This lead to the 'modern era' we know today.
9. Link: Corn, which is a New World food, has been the main source of food for animals for centuries, including today. In 2005, a survey showed that 58% of the corn growth in America went to animals.

Content: This interconnection led to a 'world history' with everyone working together. This was before independent histories went around the globe. However, there was an exception for the countries that haven't been 'discovered' which are namely Australia and New Zealand. 3.2.3. This lead to the 'modern era' which included migration, globalisation, trade networks, a wider base of knowledge and challenges to belief systems, which is a part that makes up our world today. 3.3. Historical Explanation
3.3.1. After the Spanish successfully conquered the Americas, many people migrated to the Americas. Approximately 240,000 Spaniards moved to the Americas in the 16th century. Followed by another 500,000 in the following century.