The Columbian Exchange and its Impacts
- Due Mar 29, 2024 by 11:59pm
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- Available Mar 27, 2024 at 12am - Apr 27, 2024 at 11:59pm
For this assignment you will close read several articles and respond the questions associated with them below.
SCUBA sheet (If Needed, you do not need to turn in SCUBA'd documents.) Links to an external site.
Please answer each question in a full paragraph, citing text evidence from the articles. Each paragraph should be 6-8 sentence long and each article must be cited at least once.
Columbian Exchange Links to an external site.
- What were the things "exchanged" from the Americas to Afro Eurasia, and what things were "exchanged" the opposite way? What impacts of these exchanges do we see in the modern world?
The Crops that Grew the World Links to an external site.
- How did the biological (plants and animals) exchange from the Americas to Afro Eurasia change the world? Who benefited most from this exchange? How has might this biological exchange continue to impact how people view their own cultures today?
The Disastrous Effects of Global Interactions Links to an external site.
- How did The Columbian Exchange change global demographics? What role did sugar play in these changes? What are the potential impacts of these demographic changes on our modern world?
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