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What three new foods were adopted in populated areas?
What is 1. Bananas in Africa- probably brought to Africa by the Malay people at least a couple thousand years ago.
2. New rice varieties in East Asia- (see Champa Rice in later notes)
3. Spread of Cotton, sugar, and citrus throughout Dar-al-Islam and the Mediterranean basin- The western portion of the Islamic world benefited from crops brought over from India and the east which included: rice, sugarcane, fruits such as citrus.