From 1492C.E. to 1750C.E, the Columbian Exchange had similar interactive and economic effects in the Americas as it did in Europe like new agricultural goods and growth of economic products, but differed in the effects of the Columbian exchange, in terms of the epidemic spread in the Americas. New World crops were spread rapidly by Western European merchants. Corn and potatoes were a big factor in Europe; it marked the introduction of American crops into Europe. Besides those two products, several other foods from the Americas were transported to Europe as well, such as: peppers, maize, tomatoes, beans, and the squash.
Like all Mesoamerican people before and since, the Aztecs depended heavily on maize (corn) for their main source of food. Maize is a phenomenal plant and was only made possible by the evolution of the Mesoamerican civilizations. This crop exists in numerous varieties and
The animals brought to the New World provided transportation, labor and food. Some of the crops that were brought over from Europe were rice, wheat, cotton, barley, and sugarcane. Some of the intangibles that the Europeans brought were diseases such as syphilis and small pox, religion, and of course their language. In return Europeans brought back from the Americas items such as tomatoes, potatoes, corn, tobacco, beans, coco, and precious metals. The Triangular trade was the trade cycle between Europe, Africa, and the New World.
Columbian Exchange Influence on South Florida The Columbian Exchange is the exchange in goods between the “New” World and the “Old” World. It was called the Columbian Exchange because it was named after Christopher Columbus, after he discovered the America’s. The Columbian Exchange began when Columbus started trading with the Native Americans. The Columbian Exchange can be attributed for the origination of many modern day Hispanic foods. A major component of the Hispanic diet is rice and beans, which were not brought together until the Columbian Exchange.
Food and Drink Maize, a type of corn, was the Aztec's main food source. The Aztecs also ate tomatoes, avocados, atole (a type of porridge), tortillas made from maize, and tamales, a kind of envelope made from steamed maize stuffed with vegetables or meat. | | Aztecs also ate chocolate. In their culture chocolate was reserved for warriors and nobility. A drink of cacao mixed with ground maize was believed to provide stamina and was used in sacred rituals.
The Indian man was hunter and warrior, while women took care of the children, cultivated and harvested crops, ground grains for making flour and maintained the tents. The main crops of the American Indians were corn, squash and bean, but all the tribes collected forest products. Today there are more than half a million Indians in the United States. They are still trying to cope with adjustment to white civilization. In the United States, they still speak more than 100 different languages.
Between 1532 and 1572, Spanish conquistadores came to Peru in search of gold. What they returned to Europe with was the potato. The first evidence of potatoes growing in Europe dates from 1565, on Spain's Canary Islands. By 1573, the potato was being grown on the Spanish mainland. Soon, potatoes were being sent around Europe as gifts – from Spain to the Pope in Rome, from Rome to ambassadors in Mons, and from there to scientists in Italy.
Neolithic / Agricultural Revolution – Discovery of agriculture from experimenting with seeds -Used slash and burn technique and eventually learned about the breeding of animals. River Valley Civilizations * Mesopotamia (Tigris & Euphrates) * Sumer-Population of 100,000 * –People built temples, public buildings, defensive walls, and irrigation systems. * –By 3000 bce the cities had kings
In the Preclassic era of Mayan history, corn was farmed and the early Mayans laid a base for their culture, which was believed to have been influenced by the Olmec Indians near-by (Evanston). The early Mayan economy was based on agriculture and the exchange of farm goods. The Maya grew Indian corn, or maize. It was a staple food of many Indians
The type of food that Mayan’ ate were what American’s eat now, or present day. Maize, or corn was the most important and nutritious food they ate. The Mayan culture of food was beans, squash, and maize. Ancient Maya ate rice, wheat, chicken, and pigs. After maize was dried it was ground up to make a flat, dry pancake, known as tortillas.