The Influence of Columbus's Voyage on Europe and the Rest of the World

        Christopher Columbuss voyage to the New World was quite possibly the close influential event for the self-colored ball in the be millennium. It opened up a whole new world for exploration, commerce, and exploitation for europium which in turn affected the whole world, from the Americas to Africa. African and Native American slaves were needed to help turn up the potential from this exciting new land. In addition to europium changing the New World, the Americas also affected Europe by foods such as the potato and corn, and resources such as golden and crops such as sugarcane. As you will see, these effects were some(prenominal) good and bad. Some helped the Europeans while hurting the Americans, while others were mutually beneficiary.

        It all started from a desire to find efficient expedition routes to China and the Near East. Asia had been a trade partner with Europe for years, since Europe craved the extravagant spices that the Chinese possessed. However, it was quite uneconomical to travel there, because one needed to go all the focusing well-nigh Africa and across the Indian Ocean. It was a tour of several(prenominal) months, so people began to think about other potential routes that were shorter. One way was to sail all the way around the world across the Atlantic until you hit Asia.



Columbus took it upon himself to throw out a way to do this. His first mensuration was to find out the distance across the ocean, given the lap of the Earth. However, he made a crucial mistake in his calculation, for his estimate of the size of the Earth was incorrect. Therefore, he underestimated the length of the journey by what would have been several months. Although, it did not matter much, since he never made it to his destination.

        Instead of arriving...

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