As of 2008, according to Variety, Rossâs New York City apartment on Fifth Avenue was worth $9 million, and included 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Ross, who was born and raised in Detroit, has been married twice, and has five children. She was married to her first husband, music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein, from 1971 to 1977, and Arne NÃ¦ss Jr. from 1986 to 2000. Rossâs son, Evan Ross, is an actor and musician, and married singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson in 2014.
The Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus happened during the 15th to 17th centuries. The explorers, settlers, and natives exchanged technology, animals, plants, and diseases among the Old World countries and the New World.
The Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life. Beginning after Columbus' discovery in 1492 the exchange lasted throughout the years of expansion and discovery. The Columbian Exchange impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic. Advancements in agricultural production, evolution of warfare, increased mortality rates and education are a few examples of the effect of the Columbian Exchange on both Europeans and Native Americans.