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The exchange of plant and animal species brought change to the New World and the Old World. People on both continents gained much, including animal-produced clothing materials and bountiful new agricultural crops that would become dietary mainstays.
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the late 15th and following centuries.
The contrast between the two sets of organisms, Old World and New World, those closely associated with humanity—crop plants, domesticated animals, germs, and weeds—was very sharp. The difference between the two lists of crops was, with the possible exception of cotton, absolute.
New World crops are those crops, food and otherwise, that are native to the New World (mostly the Americas) and were not found in the Old World before 1492 AD. Many of these crops are now grown around the world and have often become an integral part of the cuisine of various cultures in the Old World .
Oct 19, 2023 · Below describes six plants discovered in the New World that Europeans brought back to their home countries, including information on when and where these plants were domesticated. 1. Tomatoes
- November 16, 2003
New World vs. Old World Plants and Animals. I decided to compile a list of strictly New World plants and animals and a list of plants and animals transported to the New World via the Columbian Exchange, just to see if the number of "hits" in the Book of Mormon favored one over the other. Of course one single anachronism is enough to call the ...
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Plants and Animals for Food, Fiber & Energy. Describe the differences in plants and animals used for food, clothing, shelter, and fuel before and after European settlement of the United States (T2.6-8.a)
