1. Historical Phases of Globalization
... trade. The Columbian Exchange also significantly encouraged globalisation between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including the distribution of newly introduced flora and fauna by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Although Columbus's voyage began in the Archaic Period, the exchange was a large factor of Early Modern globalisation and greatly shifted many economies across the globe. Led by Christopher Columbus, the Americas were discovered ... expeditions are evidenced by correspondence between the Spanish King Ferdinand, his wife, and Columbus, dictating that Columbus "discover and s...
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