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One of history’s great turning
points!!
Exploration led to an enormous exchange of people, plants, animals,
technology and ideas that would change the lives of people in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa.
Because this global interaction began with Columbus, it is called
the Columbian Exchange.
•Where did the item come from?
•Did the item come from the “New World” and shipped to the “Old World” or was the item shipped from the “Old World” to the “New World?”
•You will click on the place of origin.
Corn (Maize)
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Horses
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Avocado
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Small pox, measles, typhus
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Squash, pumpkin
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Cocoa
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Pigs and cattle
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Christianity
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Potatoes, sweet potatoes
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Peanuts
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Chili peppers
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Grapes (wine)
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Wheat
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Chickens, (eggs)
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Sugar
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Tobacco
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Rice
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Bananas
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Goats and
Sheep
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Summary—
Columbian Exchange—
What came from where
List 8 things from each “world” on your paper.
Imagine Italian food without tomatoes, Mexican food with no rice and bean dish, the Irish without potatoes, chocolate without sugar. Make a list of products or foods that combine things from different continents.
Think about the effects of the Columbian Exchange. Were they all positive? How were different groups effected differently?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_history_of_American_indigenous_peoples
Click on this site to answer the question—Why did the population native Americans drastically decline in the decades following European contact?
Write a paragraph!
What does this painting tell you about the effects of the Columbian Exchange on the European diet?
Pieter Aertsen, MARKET WOMAN AT VEGETABLE STAND (1567). Courtesy of WorldArt Kiosk/Kathleen Cohen.
http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/data/art/SCHWART1.ART
http://daphne.palomar.edu/scrout/potato.htm
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jtomask/471/colexchng.htm
Remember, the populations of Europe, Africa and Asia had been devastated by the Black Plague during the Middle Ages. Check out the following web sites and write a paragraph about how the Columbian Exchange effected the “Old World” peoples.
Final Assignment: Thematic Essay
Write an essay answering the question, “Why is the Columbian Exchange considered one of the largest turning points in history?”
Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion.
Describe the conditions before the event, the event itself and the effects on both populations (positive and negative).
Good Luck.
