history 140 assignment

1. The Way We Are
Ryan Swetz

2. • How might what you had for breakfast be
connected to Christopher Columbus’
journey?
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3. • Columbian Exchange Map
• What Crop Am I?
• Thought Experiment Writing Assignment

4. The Columbian Exchange
What were some environmental and cultural
consequences of Columbus’ journey?

5. Food Crops
Try to match up the following foods/ beverages with their area of origin.
Write your guesses in your notebook.
Sunflowers Rice North America
Peas Sugarcane Central America
Radishes Apples South America
Beans Potatoes Asia
Corn Beats Africa
Chocolate Onions Europe
Mangos Carrots
Watermelon Tomatoes
Peanuts Peppers
Avocadoes
Wheat
Cabbage

6. Answers (how did you do?)
Place the food crop in the correct region on your map. You may draw if you
like.
North America Asia Europe
Sunflowers Rice Wheat
Corn Sugarcane Beats
Avocadoes Mangos Onions
Cabbage
Central America Africa Apples
Peppers Radishes Peas
Beans Watermelon Carrots
Chocolate Coffee
South America How did the world’s cuisine change with the
Potatoes connecting up of Afroeurasia and the

7. Dinner Menu
Can you think of a meal that you enjoy, that
would have been available to people living
in the Americas, before Christopher
Columbus?
Can you think of a meal that you enjoy, that
would have been available to people living
Afroeurasia, before Christopher
Columbus?

9. The Americas Afroeurasia

10. What was the impact of this exchange on
the globe?
What was the impact of this exchange on
regional areas, such as Africa, North
America, South America, Asia and
Europe?

11. Worldwide
• Increased population (due to more calories)
worldwide, not necessarily regionally
• Increased innovation (spread of ideas)
• Increased global wealth (more gold and
silver)
Regionally
• Ecological imbalance (invasive species)
• Population crash in the Americas
• Forced migration of Africans (slavery)
• New food sources/ New cuisine

12. Writing Assignment
Thought Experiment:
Imagine the world without Christopher
Columbus’ journey (Afroeurasia and the
Americas never having contact), what
would be different for each region. Base
your answer on fact learned in today’s
lesson.