Columbus never regained his titles, nor his wealth. He is seen as a villain and a hero. He failed to find his promised route to asia. Christopher Columbus was an important explorer who shaped the world with his attempt to find a shorter route to the Indies. He instead encountered the Bahamas and its natives, explored the land, and exchanged diseases and valuable items with the natives. He opened up trade between the europeans and americans. He changed the world dramatically, acting as the catalyst for a new generation where religion was as widespread as the diseases he brought to and from the americas and europe. For example, smallpox, which greatly affected the americas population. He helped agriculture by spreading different plants across the oceans–namely potatoes, tomatoes, corn, wheat, and sugarcane. He, however, denied the world the history of the native americans, by destroying their culture with his spaniard superiority. Though he is seen as both a hero and a villain, his achievements in the world still stand. In his quest for a new route to asia, he instead encountered the americas, where he then explored the new land, and established trade with the natives there, with whom he exchanged goods, riches, and
Columbus never regained his titles, nor his wealth. He is seen as a villain and a hero. He failed to find his promised route to asia. Christopher Columbus was an important explorer who shaped the world with his attempt to find a shorter route to the Indies. He instead encountered the Bahamas and its natives, explored the land, and exchanged diseases and valuable items with the natives. He opened up trade between the europeans and americans. He changed the world dramatically, acting as the catalyst for a new generation where religion was as widespread as the diseases he brought to and from the americas and europe. For example, smallpox, which greatly affected the americas population. He helped agriculture by spreading different plants across the oceans–namely potatoes, tomatoes, corn, wheat, and sugarcane. He, however, denied the world the history of the native americans, by destroying their culture with his spaniard superiority. Though he is seen as both a hero and a villain, his achievements in the world still stand. In his quest for a new route to asia, he instead encountered the americas, where he then explored the new land, and established trade with the natives there, with whom he exchanged goods, riches, and