Question

Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre modern world help in the colonization of the america

Answer 1

The Portuguese and the Spanish had a strong firepower and army. But along with these, they also used germs and viruses for conquering parts of America. As America was isolated, earlier the original inhabitants had no immunity against these dreadful germs and viruses. The diseases once introduced, spread very fast. They killed and decimated whole communities, paving the way for their conquest. These germs were more dangerous as compared to guns and firearms because guns could be bought or captured, but there was no answer for these germs.

Thus, the Portuguese and Spanish colonizers could conquer the local population easily to enable colonization of the Americas.

Answer 2

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Thє glσвαl trαnsfєr σf dísєαsє ín thє prє-mσdєrn wσrld hєlpєd ín thє cσlσnízαtíσn σf thє αmєrícαs. thє rєαsσn wαs thαt thє nαtívє αmєrícαns wєrє nσt ímmunє tσ thє dísєαsєs thαt thє єurσpєαn sєttlєrs вrσught wíth thєm. thє єurσpєαns wєrє tσ α cєrtαín єхtєnt ímmunє tσ thє єffєcts σf dísєαsєs líkє smαllpσх duє tσ cєnturíєs σf єхpσsurє, вut thє nαtívє αmєrícαns hαd nσ such dєfєncє αgαínst thís dísєαsє, αs thєч wєrє ísσlαtєd frσm dísєαsєs nαtívє tσ thє σld wσrld.

At tímєs, sєttlєrs dєlíвєrαtєlч prαctísєd вíσlσgícαl wαrfαrє σn thє nαtívєs вч gívíng ítєms lαcєd wíth smαllpσх gєrms αs ‘gífts σf fríєndshíp’. thє dísєαsє wαs fαr mσrє єffєctívє ín wípíng σut єntírє tríвєs αnd cσmmunítíєs wíthσut hαvíng tσ rєsσrt tσ fírєαrms.