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Direct link to Ordo Ab Chao (Quizzaciously Sesquipedalianized Eleemosynary)'s post They did ship it over to , Posted 6 years ago. 1. As Dr. Stephen Prescott of OMRF puts it, Whether or not we celebrate Columbus Day, we should all celebrate how far our immune systems have come.. The Columbian Exchange refers to the transfer of plants, animals, diseases, culture, and human populations across the Atlantic from the so-called Old World to the New World and vice-versa. Cattle became important in indigenous American society for meat, tallow, hide, and transportation. The intended audience of the article The Columbian Exchange- a History of Disease, Food and Ideas are scholars and students.The article has large amount of statistics provided about the amount of production of certain foods in certain countries, the amount of exchange between the old world and the new world and the top consuming countries for various new world foods.The foods discovered also includes their benefits and harms. The Columbian Exchange | DPLA - Digital Public Library of America At that time, it became the first truly, Native peoples also introduced Europeans to chocolate, made from cacao seeds and used by the Aztec in Mesoamerica as currency. So why are Columbus' voyages considered so important? European exploration of the world, quest for God, gold, and glory, empire building, discovery of the Americas, colonization of the Americas by Spain and Portugal, and introduction of European culture, goods, people, diseases, and ideas to the Americas. The potato, for example, thrived even in the freezing temperatures of northwestern Europe. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Within a few generations, the native populations of the New. The tribes in the New World were primarily hunters and gathers. From central Russia across to the British Isles, its adoption between 1700 and 1900 improved nutrition, checked famine, and led to a sustained spurt of demographic growth.