Trace cultural diffusion along four named trade networks
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_38
Open Response
Prompt
Did Europeans discover the potato? Explain your answer in 2 sentences.
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 38.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Identifies NO; the potato was domesticated by Andean peoples thousands of years before any European saw one; Europeans ENCOUNTERED the potato in the Andes; uses 'encounter' carefully, not 'discover'
Hints
- Look at lesson 15 framing.
- Andean peoples domesticated the potato before any European saw one.
Misconceptions to watch
- Accepting 'YES, Europeans discovered the potato' (refuted)
- Saying 'they brought it from Europe' (refuted - the potato originated in the Andes)
Used in lessons