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The document discusses the Columbian Exchange which was the trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas beginning in the 15th century. It details crops exchanged like potatoes, tomatoes, and cocoa. Both positive and negative impacts of the exchange are covered such as Europeans bringing bananas and coffee to new lands while also unintentionally spreading diseases.

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The document discusses the Columbian Exchange which was the trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas beginning in the 15th century. It details crops exchanged like potatoes, tomatoes, and cocoa. Both positive and negative impacts of the exchange are covered such as Europeans bringing bananas and coffee to new lands while also unintentionally spreading diseases.

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Columbian Exchange

1.SHOW MAP DETAILING ROUTE OF COLUMBIAN


EXCHANGE(TRIANGLE TRADE)
In 1453,the city of constantinople fell to the ottomans and european trade routes to asia
closed and the triangular was the trade between europe,africa,and the america.
2.WHAT ITEMS WERE EXCHANGED?
The columbian exchange was corn(maize),potatoes,cassava,and sweet
potatoes,together with secondary food crops such as
tomatoes,peanuts,pumpkins,squashes,pineapples,and chili peppers.
3.ONE SLIDE SHOW LIST OF FOOD,MATERIALS,IDEAS,OR ANYTHING
ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE IN YOUR LIFE
IF THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE HAD NOT BEGUN

That the Columbian Exchange had not begun is transported plants , animals, disease, technologies,and
people one continent to another crop like tobacco, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cacao, peanuts, and
pumpkin went from the Americas to rest of the world and at the same time, Europeans brought in foods
like bananas and coffee.
4.INCLUDE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE
EXCHANGE USE SUPPORTING SENTENCE TO BACK YOUR
STATEMENTS
Positive is from Old World to New World: sugar cane the Spanish brought sugar to
Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.From Old World to New World: bananas Bananas
were first grown in Southeast Asia and brought to the Caribbean islands (Cuba,
Jamaica, Haiti, and other islands) in 1516.Negative is from Old World to New World:
diseases that devastate animals European animals brought diseases with them that
attacked llamas and alpacas.From New World to Old World: sand fleas Sand fleas, or
chiggers, are insects that penetrate human skin.

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