Analyze the ENCOUNTER between Europeans and the peoples of the Americas as the COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE — biological, cultural, ecological, and demographic transformation including ~90% Indigenous mortality 1492-1600
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~4 min
hist.g7.s.ex_25
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Prompt
Sort these 10 items into Columbian Exchange flows: maize, wheat, potato, horse, tomato, cattle, cacao, smallpox, turkey, sugar. Direction: American→Afro-Eurasia OR Afro-Eurasia→American.
How it's presented
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Answer criteria
type
categorization
correct
- Afro-Eurasia→American
- ['wheat', 'horse', 'cattle', 'smallpox', 'sugar']
- American→Afro-Eurasia
- ['maize', 'potato', 'tomato', 'cacao', 'turkey']
Hints
- MG-15 diagram shows all flows.
- Smallpox flowed Afro-Eurasia → American with devastating impact.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing maize and wheat direction
- Believing horses were native to Americas
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