FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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Question
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They had more food choices
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They did not like the new foods
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They had an improved diet
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They learned how to grow new foods
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Europe had a much richer variety of food than the Americas. We already had plenty of grains like wheat, rice, millet, rye and barley, so corn did not have that much impact, except to the poor. We also had domesticated animals, which we introduced to the Americas, plus plenty of fruits and vegetables."
Detailed explanation-2: -European government bans several additives The EU bans several pesticides, hormones, and GMOs widely used in foods grown or in the U.S. These include: Growth hormones in meat animals.
Detailed explanation-3: -By starting to eat calorie-dense meat and marrow instead of the low-quality plant diet of apes, our direct ancestor, Homo erectus, took in enough extra energy at each meal to help fuel a bigger brain. Digesting a higher quality diet and less bulky plant fiber would have allowed these humans to have much smaller guts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Barley, oats, and rye were eaten by the poor. Wheat was for the governing classes. These were consumed as bread, porridge, gruel, and pasta by all of society’s members. Cheese, fruits, and vegetables were important supplements to the cereal-based diet of the lower orders.