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The Columbian Exchange
religion
pigs
horses
disease
metal
gender roles
language
Americas Europe Asia Silk Road India Native Americans
“Indians” West Indies East Indies Mediterranean Sea Indigenous Cultures
Toltec, Olmec, Mayan and Aztec
mosquitoes
corn, rice, potatoes
tomatoes Social Status
chilies Food
chocolate Disease
gender roles Agriculture
New World Old World

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The Columbian Exchange
avocados, corn, beans, peanuts,
peppers, potatoes, pumpkins,
squash, strawberries, tomatoes
The Old World
(Africa, Asia, Europe)
The New World
beets, broccoli, carrots, lettuce,
oats, okra, onions, peas,
radishes, rye, wheat, yams(The Americas)

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Apples, bananas, citrus
fruits, grapes, melons…
Horses, cattle, chickens,
goats, donkeys, pigs,
sheep…
Coffee and Tea Barley, oats, rice, rye,
wheat
From the Old World
From the New World
Corn (maize) Pineapples, tomatoes,
strawberries…
Pumpkins, squash, green
beans, avocados
Turkeys, llamas, guinea
pigs

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From the Old World
From the New World