The Columbian Exchange What was affected by the exchange of biology, food, and
natural resources during the Columbian Exchange?
O much of the known world, through trade and contact
O only Europe and the Americas
O only Europe, the Americas, and Africa
O only North and South America
North
America
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From the
Americas
• Gold, silver
• Llamas, alpacas
• Turkeys, mink
• Potatoes, beans
• Maize, tomatoes
Tobacco, peanuts
Cocoa, vanilla
• Chili Peppers
• Bell peppers
• Pineapple, pecans
• Pumpkins, squash
Sweet potatoes
• Papayas, guavas
• Sunflowers, quinoa
• Cotton, rubber
• Syphilis
From Europe
and Africa
• Horses, cattle
• Sheep, goats
Europo - Pigs, chickens
• House cats, rats
• Wheat, oats, rye
• Olives, onions
Africa - Apples, peaches
• Citrus fruits
- Coffee beans, tea
• Bananas, figs
• Sugarcane, rice
• Beets, carrots
• Small pox
• Malaria, cholera
• Yellow fever
• Other diseases
South
America
N
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