FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Old World (Europe/Asia)
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The New World (The Americas)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coffee cultivation and trade began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the 15th century, coffee was being grown in the Yemeni district of Arabia and by the 16th century it was known in Persia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emergence And Spread of Coffee. For an Old World food, coffee emerged only relatively recently. According to legend, the Oromo people of the Jimma region of Ethiopia were the first to use it and recognize the coffee plant’s energizing effects.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coffee first came to Europe through the port of Venice. Because of their vibrant trade with North Africa, it was through these Venetian merchants that coffee was introduced to the rest of Europe. In 1600, Pope Clement VIII, baptized the drink – making it more acceptable to European markets.
Detailed explanation-4: -India. Though rarely thought of for its coffee industry, India was actually the first area of coffee production outside Africa and Arabia. The first plants were brought around 1600 by Muslim pilgrim Baba Budan, who smuggled seed out of Mecca.