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 (Americas)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Grape-Origin and production. The grapevine is native to Asia and it is well-known from Pre-history. Its culture began in the Neolithic period and it spread to the rest of Europe, arriving at the American continent. At present, the continent with larger production is Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The authors suggest that the grapes originated from a single domestication event in western Asia, most likely in the South Caucasus, followed by multiple rounds of inter-breeding with the European wild grape population.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Middle East is generally described as the homeland of grapes and the cultivation of this plant began there 6, 000–8, 000 years ago.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Phoenicians carried the grape into France about 600 bce. The Romans planted grapes in the Rhine valley not later than the 2nd century ce.