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Flashcards by Catherine Ross, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Catherine Ross
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What did Europeans bring? | diseases, horses, and cattle |
| What did Amerindians give? | maize (corn) and potato (Peru) |
| Disease killed off more than 50% of Amerindians because... | 1. Had no immunity due to no contact 2. Most never saw a European 3. Spread through intertribal trade and contact |
| What changed on the Great Plains? | Plain Indians began hunting and going to war on horses. Europeans replaces bison with cattle. |
| How did the potato lead to a massive population explosion in Europe that fueled colonization of the New World? | Could grow in poor soil, good for poor farmers. Prevented infant mortality due to starvation in winter. |
| How did maize cause a population explosion Africa that contributed to the Slave Trade? | Population pressure in West Africa led to intertribal warfare. Coastal tribes captured enemies, traded them as slaves. |
| What are some of the foods brought over from the America to Europe, Asia, and Africa? | Squash, sweet potato, avocado, peppers, cassava, peanut, tomato, corn, turkey, tobacco, pumpkin, quinine, pineapple, cacao bean, beans, and vanilla. |
| What are some of the foods brought from Europe, Africa, and Asia to America? | Citrus fruits, grape, banana, sugar cane, honeybee, onion, olive, turnip, coffee beans, peach, and pear. |
| What are the diseases that were tranferred over from the Old World to America? | The disease were smallpox, influenza, typhus, measles, malaria, diphtheria, and whooping cough. |
| What are the livestock that were brought over from the Old World? | The livestock that was brought was cattle, sheep, pig, and horse. |
| What are the grains that were brought over from the Old World? | The grains that were brought consisted of wheat, rice, barley, and oats. |
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