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Columbian Exchange
studying for the test on friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Columbian Exchange | Plants, animals, ideas and diseases shared between the Old world (Europe, Asia, Africa) and the New World (Americas) following Columbus voyages |
| Old world | Europe, Asia and Africa |
| New World | North and south america |
| Old world diseases | Smallpox, influenza, chicken pox, yellow fever, malaria |
| Old World plants | Wheat, oats, rice, sugar cane apple, banana, coffee |
| New world plants | Corn, cacao (cocoa bean) tobacco, tomato, potato, sweet potato, vanilla, pumpkins, squash |
| trade | exchange of goods and services |
| indigenous | something living or growing or made naturally in specific place |
| immunity | the bodies ability to fight off disease |
| New world animals | turkey, llama, guinea pig, alpacas |
| Old world animals | Cattle, horse, pig, sheep, goats, chickens |
| cash crop | farm crop raised to be sold for money |