FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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Detailed explanation-1: -European ate many of the foods they still eat today before the Columbian Exchange. For example, they ate wheat and other grains, such as oats; meats like pork, beef, and chicken; and fruits and vegetables, like carrots, onions, apples, peaches, and cherries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Potatoes, beans, sweet and hot peppers, turkey and chocolate are also noticeably absent from the meal. “Potatoes have never been as important in our diet as in that of other European countries, ” said Ms.
Detailed explanation-3: -While today, we commonly associate the tomato with Italy, the fruit did not originate in Europe, but rather in South America. The first tomatoes were brought to Europe from what is today Peru by Spanish conquistadors, where it was being called tomatl, an Aztec word that is a very clear influence for the word tomato.