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1492-1650

The Columbian Exchange. 1492-1650. Definition. The Columbian Exchange is an exchange of food, plants, animals, diseases, and cultures between the eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere. Eastern Hemisphere. Western Hemisphere. Western Hemisphere Cacao (chocolate) Potatoes Corn

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1492-1650

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  1. The Columbian Exchange 1492-1650

  2. Definition • The Columbian Exchange is an exchange of food, plants, animals, diseases, and cultures between the eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere.

  3. Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere

  4. Western Hemisphere Cacao (chocolate) Potatoes Corn Sweet potatoes Squash Strawberries Peanuts Pumpkins Pineapples Beans Tomatoes Eastern Hemisphere Foods & Plants This was here From Western Hemisphere to

  5. Eastern Hemisphere Apples Bananas Peaches Watermelons Grapes Oranges Rice Lettuce Sugar Tea coffee Foods & Plants This was brought here From eastern hemisphere to Western Hemisphere

  6. Exchange of Animals • Most of the animals came from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere.

  7. Eastern Hemisphere had smallpox Western Hemisphere had syphilis Diseases Effects of Smallpox 20,000 0 60,000

  8. Cultural Changes • Europeans brought • Catholicism • Guns • Iron tools

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