Question

How did the discovery of America in the 16th century transform trade and lives

everywhere? Give example​

Answer 1

Answer:

Q.1. ‘The pre-modern world shrank greatly in the 16th century.’ Explain.

Ans. (i) Because the European sailors found a sea route to Asia and successfully crossed the western ocean to America.

The Portuguese and the Spanish conquests and colonialisation of America was decisively under way by the mid-16th century.

Precious metals, particularly silver, from mines located in presently Peru and Mexico enhanced Europe’s wealth and financed its trade with Asia.

Answer 2

Answer:

I've written the answer straight from the class 10th NCERT textbook of history after altering the text a bit. I tried to keep it brief, hope it helps <3

Intro:

Christopher Columbus accidentally 'discovered' a vast continent, which later came to be known as America. Here, by using America we refer to the North and South America along with the Caribbean.

Food:

• Many of the common foods we know now such as chilies, sweet potatoes, potatoes, maize, tomatoes, soya, groundnuts were introduced to Europe and Asia after the discovery of America.
• In fact, many of our foods came from America's original inhabitants, the American Indians.

Trade

• In the 16th century the European sailors found a route to Asia and crossed the western ocean to America.

• Earlier, the Indian ocean used to bustle with trades due to which India and China were crucial points in the networks of trade.

Europe wealth:

• Precious metals, particularly silver, from mines located in Mexico and Peru enhanced Europe's wealth and financed it's trade with Asia.

Conclusion/Outro:

As a result of America's wealth, the Spanish and the Portuguese started to conquest to colonize and conquer America.