CHAPTER 1 The Columbian Exchange NATIVE AMERICAS IN

CHAPTER 1: The Columbian Exchange

NATIVE AMERICAS IN 1400 S ► Native American societies in North America were as varied as the geography ► The Pueblo (SW) and Iroquois (NE) were two famous tribes ► Most of the tribes in America had common religious views, trade patterns & values

IMPACT OF COLUMBUS ü On Africans- Before slave trade ended in the 1800 s, 10 million Africans taken ü On Europeans- Biggest voluntary migration in world history ü On Trade- Columbian Exchange meant new goods & products flowed between continents

The Columbian Biological Exchange Old World to New World: Diseases: Smallpox Measles Chicken Pox Malaria Yellow Fever Influenza The Common Cold New World to Old World: Syphilis

The Columbian Biological Exchange Animals: Old World to New World: Horses Cattle Pigs Sheep Goats Chickens New World to Old World: Turkeys Llamas Alpacas Guinea Pigs

The Columbian Biological Exchange Old World to New World: Plants: Rice Wheat Barley Oats Coffee Sugarcane Bananas Melons Olives Dandelions Daisies Clover Ragweed Kentucky Bluegrass New World to Old World: Corn (Maize) Potatoes (White & Sweet Varieties) Beans (Snap, Kidney, & Lima Varieties) Tobacco Peanuts Squash Peppers Tomatoes Pumpkins Pineapples Cacao (Source of Chocolate) Chicle (Source of Chewing Gum) Papayas Manioc (Tapioca) Guavas Avocados

European Contact ► Columbian Exchange: § Exchange of goods, ideas, people, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas § Impact on Europe? ► Population growth (corn, potatoes) ► Shift from feudalism to capitalism § Impact on Natives? ► Diseases killed many ► Horse and guns transformed way of life (hunting, warfare) § Impact on Africans? ► Increase in slave trade (Portuguese and Spanish in West Africa)

WRITING TASK/ quiz Paragraph 1. Give some historical context of the Columbus expedition. What is the Columbian Exchange? Write ONE sentence that describes whether Columbus deserves to be honored or reviled (hated). Paragraph 2. Give a topic sentence that describes how different products moved from one area of the globe to another. What are some products came from the New World? Which came from Europe? Paragraph 3 Give a topic sentence that describes how things other than products traveled from both continents. What was a disease that decimated the native Americans? What was a disease that came to Europe from the Americas? Paragraph 4. Justify the last sentence in your first paragraph. SUMMARIZE the evidence you brought in your body paragraphs. Finish up with a snappy close to the essay!