Transcript The Columbian Exchange - Edmond Public Schools

The Age of Exploration
Impact
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An EXCHANGE is a transfer of goods from
one person to another in return for additional
goods.
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Christopher Columbus arrival in San Salvador
created a DEMAND for exchanging of items
Food
America to Europe
corn
Potato
Peppers
Cocoa
Pineapple
Tomato
Pumpkins
Squash
Sweet potatoes
Food
Europe to America
Onion
Citrus fruit
Bananas
Coffee beans
Olives
Grapes
Wheat
Rice
Animals
Europe to America
Horses
Pigs
Cattle
Sheep
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Europeans brought with them diseases
 Smallpox
Measles
Chicken Pox
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Influenza
The Common Cold
OLD WORLD TO NEW WORLD
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Rice
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Coffee
Sugarcane
Bananas
Melons
Olives
Dandelions
Daisies
Clover
Ragweed
Kentucky Bluegrass
NEW WORLD TO OLD WORLD
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Corn (Maize)
Potatoes (White & Sweet Varieties)
Beans (Snap, Kidney, & Lima Varieties)
Tobacco
Peanuts
Squash
Peppers
Tomatoes
Pumpkins
Pineapples
Cacao (Source of Chocolate)
Chicle (Source of Chewing Gum)
Papayas
Manioc (Tapioca)
Guavas
Avocados
OLD WORLD TO NEW WORLD
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Horses
Cattle
Pigs
Sheep
Goats
Chickens
NEW WORLD TO OLD WORLD
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Turkeys
Llamas
Alpacas
Guinea Pigs
OLD WORLD TO NEW WORLD
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Smallpox
Measles
Chicken Pox
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Influenza
The Common Cold
NEW WORLD TO OLD WORLD
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CAUSE
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EFFECT
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The Columbian
Exchange
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Many food items were
introduced
There was an exchange
of animals
BUT a negative effect
were the disease the
Europeans brought
Many Native American
tribes were either wiped
out or nearly wiped out!
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