HISTORY
THE AMERICAS PREHISTORYAD 1570
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Diseases and infections.
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Corn, potatoes, other crops, and livestock.
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A range of technologies, including new metalworking techniques and firearms.
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Religion, languages, and culture.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Americas’ farmers’ gifts to other continents included staples such as corn (maize), potatoes, cassava, and sweet potatoes, together with secondary food crops such as tomatoes, peanuts, pumpkins, squashes, pineapples, and chili peppers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Species moved from one continent to another, and one ocean basin to another, outside their evolutionary context. This led to a globalization and homogenization of the world’s species, which continues today. Most dramatically, the Columbian Exchange transformed farming and human diets.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Columbian Exchange caused population growth in Europe by bringing new crops from the Americas and started Europe’s economic shift towards capitalism. Colonization disrupted ecosytems, bringing in new organisms like pigs, while completely eliminating others like beavers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which option represents a positive impact of European interaction on Native American peoples? Horses allowed for improved hunting and travel for Native Americans.