Question

Use the following chart summarizing the Columbian Exchange to answer the question:

Europe and Africa to Americas Americas and Europe to Africa
Plants coffee, sugar cane, bananas, melons, olives, barley, wheat, oats, rice, ragweed, bluegrass, dandelions, daisies, clover maize (corn), potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, papaya, guava, avocado, pineapple, manioc, cacao, chicle, tobacco
Animals cattle, chickens, horses, goats, sheep, pigs llamas, alpacas, turkeys, guinea pigs
Humans African slaves, European merchants, officials, priests, and settlers few
Diseases smallpox, yellow fever, malaria, measles, chicken pox, influenza, common cold syphilis

What does the type of animals and plants brought to the New World demonstrate about the needs of Pre-Columbian civilizations?
Pre-Columbian civilizations did not have access to egg-laying animals, so Europeans brought them.
Pre-Columbian civilizations did not practice small-scale farming, so Europeans brought them.
Pre-Columbian civilizations had an abundance of animals for food, but Europeans also wanted to continue using their traditional animals for food.
Pre-Columbian civilizations had few animals suitable for raising and slaughtering to use for meat.

Answer 1

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Answer 4

The most likely answer is D. If you look at what Europe sent to the US, and then what the US sent back in return, you'll notice none of them are farm animals that we are familiar with today.

Answer 5

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