COLUMBIANEXCHANGE
ColumbianExchangeWorksheet
TheColumbianExchangeisthetransferofanimals,plants,technology,anddiseasebetween
theOldWorld-Europe,Africa,andAsia-andtheNewWorld-thenewlydiscoveredAmerica
continents.
Completethechartbelow:
GoodsintroducedtotheNewWorld
GoodsintroducedtotheOldWorld
Oranges_______________________
Tomatoes______________________
Coffee_________________________
Potatoes_______________________
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BeforetheColumbianExchange,thelandsofFloridadidnotgroworangesandno
farmerinItalyknewabouttomatoes(orpizza!).Whataresomeothergoods
introducedintheColumbianExchangethatbecamestaples?
BesidesEuropeandiseasestotheNewWorld,whatdoyouthinkwasthemost
importantresultoftheColumbianExchange?
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COLUMBIANEXCHANGE
HistoricalThinking
Name3goodsintroducedtotheOldWorldthatwouldforeverchangeEuropeansociety?
HowdidtheintroductionofhorsesandoxentotheNewWorldchangeAmericanIndian
agriculture?
HowdidtheintroductionofsugarcanetotheCaribbeanislandseffectthedeveloping
TriangularTrade?WhatifsugarcanewasnotintroducedtotheCaribbeanislands,howmight
havetheTriangleTradebeenchanged?
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