Food from the New World
Positive Effects of Colombian Exchange
Negative Effects of Colombian Exchange
Diseases from the New and Old World
Food from the Old World
100
What food from Central and South America became one of the most important cultivated plants?
Corn
100
What new continents were discovered during the Colombian Exchange?
North and South America were discovered
100
Why did so many of the Native Americans get sick?
They didn't have immunity to the European diseases
100
The diseases the Europeans brought killed about what percent of the Native American population?
80% or more
100
Where were grains first found in?
Europe and North Africa
200
When were chili peppers discovered when landing on the Indian shores?
1493
200
The increase of what resulted in people having a longer lifespan and a bigger population?
The increase of food supply and nutrients
200
What animal contributed to spreading disease most?
Rats
200
What was the deadliest disease from the Old World to the Native Americans/Indians?
Small Pox
200
What was the staple food in Europe?
Bread
300
What food was known as the "fruit of the angles" by Columbus?
The Papaya
300
What was found to help people carry out harder tasks?
New livestock, horses
300
What were the 3 main causes of population decline?
Diseases, warfare, and violence
300
What disease from the New World was an epidemic in Europe?
Syphilis
300
When was sugar cane brought to the New World on Columbus's 2nd voyage?
1493
400
What food from South America prevented scurvy and became a standard ship supply?
Potatoes
400
What helped the economy during the Columbian Exchange?
Selling of new plants
400
What was the main cause of diseases spreading?
Foreign animals
400
What are the 3 symptoms of typhus?
Fever, headache, and nausea
400
What did Catholics first think about Coffee/Coffee beans?
They referred to them as a "bitter invention from Satan" and were unsure about drinking coffee.
500
What material found in tableware when combined with tomatoes would cause food poisoning?
Lead/pewter
500
What was the economic principle that believed a nation's strength was based on wealth?
Mercantilism
500
What type of diseases did the Europeans come back with?
Syphilis Hepatitis Polio and Encephalitis
500
What was the first effective treatment for malaria?
Quinine
500
What was the Asian rice called, what was the African rice called?
Oryza sativa( Asian rice) Oryza glaberrima ( African rice)
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