Columbian Exchange

Impact Columbian Exchange had on Native Americans

(Negative)Diseases lead to a huge population decrease

Impact Columbian Exchange had on Africans

(Negative)Slavery lead to loss of freedom and lives

Impact Columbian Exchange had on Europeans

(Positive)New foods lead to A larger population with more land

Old World

Europe, Africa, Asia

What were the most important items to travel from the Americas to the rest of the world ?

1. corn 2.potatoes. Both were inexpensive to grow and nutritious.

Over time, what 2 crops became an important and steady part of diets throughout the world.? These foods helped people live longer.

1.corn 2. potatoes

One aspect of the European economic revolution was the growth of capitalism; What is Capitalism?

Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources, such as money, for profit

Few events transformed the world like the Columbian Exchange. This global transfer of plants, a_______s, _____ase, and especially food brought together the Eastern and Western hemispheres and touched, in some way, nearly all the peoples of the world.

Few events transformed the world like the Columbian Exchange. This global transfer of plants, animals, disease, and especially food brought together the Eastern and Western hemispheres and touched, in some way, nearly all the peoples of the world.

Foods from A______ (including some that originated in ______-) migrated west in ____________ ships. They included b_____nas, _____ck- _____d ______, and _____s. G____ns introduced to the _________as included _______, ______, _________y, and _____s.

Foods from Africa (including some that originated in Asia) migrated west in European ships. They included bananas, black-eyed peas, and yams. Grains introduced to the Americas included wheat, rice, barley, and oats.

Resources that went from New-Old World

Gold, Silver, Potatoes, ect. Tobacco, Chocolate, Turkey

New World

North, South, Central America

Resources that went from Old-New World

Pigs, Cattle, Horses, ect. Small Pox, Bread, Guns

Why were potatoes so important back then?

Potatoes, especially, supplied many essential vitamins and minerals.

Several foods from the A______as that we now take for granted at first amazed and terrified Europeans. Early on, people thought the tomato was ____________ to eat. One __________ official warned that the tomato "should not be taken internally." In 1619, officials in __________, France, banned ______oes, explaining that "too __________ use of them caused the ______sy." In 1774, starving peasants in P_________a refused to eat the ____d.

Several foods from the Americas that we now take for granted at first amazed and terrified Europeans. Early on, people thought the tomato was harmful to eat. One German official warned that the tomato "should not be taken internally." In 1619, officials in Burgundy, France, banned potatoes, explaining that "too frequent use of them caused the leprosy." In 1774, starving peasants in Prussia refused to eat the spud.

Ships from the _______________ brought back a wide array of items that E_________ns, ________, and _________ had never seen before

Ships from the Americas brought back a wide array of items that Europeans, Asians, and Africans had never seen before

Some aspects of the Columbian Exchange had a tragic impact on many N_________ ______________. Disease was just as much a part of the Columbian Exchange as goods and food. The diseases Europeans brought with them, which included s______ox and _______les, led to the d_____s of millions of Native Americans.

Some aspects of the Columbian Exchange had a tragic impact on many Native Americans. Disease was just as much a part of the Columbian Exchange as goods and food. The diseases Europeans brought with them, which included smallpox and measles, led to the deaths of millions of Native Americans.

The est______ment of colonial empires in the ___________s inf_____ced the ___________ of Europe in still other ways. ____w wealth from the _______ricas was coupled with a __________ ____________ in o_______s trade.

The establishment of colonial empires in the Americas influenced the nations of Europe in still other ways. New wealth from the Americas was coupled with a dramatic growth in overseas trade.

The ___________ _____________ of foods, plants, and animals during the _____________ of the Americas is known as the _____________ ________________.

The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas is known as the Columbian Exchange.

The two __________ together prompted a wave of new ______________ and trade practices in E______e during the ____th and ____th centuries. These practices, many of which served as the root of today's ____________ de____s, dr_______cally changed the ec_______ic at______ere of E_______.

The two factors together prompted a wave of new business and trade practices in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. These practices, many of which served as the root of today's financial dealings, dramatically changed the economic atmosphere of Europe

Why did corn and potatoes become an important part of people's diets?

These foods helped people live longer.

They included such plants as t_________s, ________sh, _________ples, to_____, and c_____o b___ns (for c________e). And they included animals such as the t______y, which became a source of food in the E_______ H___________.

They included such plants as tomatoes, squash, pineapples, tobacco, and cacao beans (for chocolate). And they included animals such as the turkey, which became a source of food in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Thus they played a ________________ role in boosting the world's __________. The planting of the first white potato in _____________ and the first sweet potato in ________ probably changed more lives than the d_____ of _____ ki___s.

Thus they played a significant role in boosting the world's population. The planting of the first white potato in Ireland and the first sweet potato in China probably changed more lives than the deeds of 100 kings.

Columbian Exchange

Trade of natural resources,technology,disease,ect. between the NEW WORLD + OLD WORLD

Traffic across the __________ did not flow in just one direction, however. E__________ introduced various livestock animals into the Americas. These included h______s, ______e, sh___p, and ______.

Traffic across the Atlantic did not flow in just one direction, however. Europeans introduced various livestock animals into the Americas. These included horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs