The columbian exchange was the global diffusion of plants, food crops, animals, human populations, and disease pathogens that took place after the voyages of christopher columbus 1492 and other european mariners. The student will analyze the impact of the age of discovery and expansion into the americas, africa, and asia. The columbian exchange of old and new world foods grades 912 grade levels 9 12 estimated time. Causeandeffect activity 1 columbian exchange chart 1 causes native american civilizations disrupted goods of the chart 2 goods of the columbian exchange brought to the americas by europeans brought to europe from the americas rice, wheat, oats, barley, soybeans, watermelon, potatoes, corn, squash, chocolate, wild rice. Like the title says, its about the biological and cultural exchange that occurred when the americas became linked to one of the best things about reading an old library book is all the weird side notes and marginalia that people feel. The time period following the voyages of christopher columbus, in which this great exchange began to unfold is referred to as the columbian exchange. The columbian exchange questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you. Uncovering the new world columbus created in which mann describes the effects, both intended and unintended, of the columbian exchange. Middle school history council for economic education. But in its focus on corn, champlains map also carries if youll excuse the pun seeds for teaching other, at times much less devastating, aspects of the columbian exchangein particular, its impact on global consumption patterns, cuisine, and recipes. Two worlds that had grown apart with very different organisms started to become homogeneous crosby, 1972.
In this lesson, students learn that the columbian exchange resulted in an enormous exchange of goods, resources, and institutions between the old world and the new world and that the results of the exchange were both positive and negative. Columbian exchange interactive notebook activity the age. The columbian exchange became even more unbalanced with europes successful appropriation of new world staple crops originally developed by indians. The columbian exchange moved commodities, people, and diseases across the atlantic. New world had not exchanged plants, animals, diseases, ideas, or technologies.
How was the world changed by columbus discovering america. Pdf the columbian exchange download full pdf book download. Download the world map from the classroom blog and put it on 3 separate slides. The student will categorize foods as originating in the old world or the new world. Lesson plan that describes how you can use these resource to teach about the columbian exchange. The columbian exchange of old and new world foods grades. The columbian exchange started to connect the new and old worlds with the transmission of ideas, plants, animals, and diseases. But the old world also ries of new supplies of metals are perhaps the best known. This lesson draws from the introduction in manns book. This massive exchange took place on both sides of the atlantic, europe and the americas. Use these links to databases and websites to do your online research. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Where in the world food cards, 1 set of laminated cards per group of 34 students the world fabric map and where in the world food cards are available for purchase from agclassroomstore. A history of disease, food, and ideas, old world globalization and the columbian exchange. Some aspects of the columbian exchange had a tragic impact on many native americans. Columbian exchange trade route activity by michele lucks. This columbian exchange, between the old world and the new, changed the history of our planet drastically and forever. Crosby was the american history who introduced the first usage of columbian exchange in 1972 in his book with the title the columbian exchange. Columbian exchange, the largest part of a more general process of biological globalization that followed the transoceanic voyaging of the 15th and 16th centuries, particularly in the wake of christopher columbuss voyages that began in 1492. Columbian exchange interactive notebook activity the age of exploration unit this lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. The book told the story of how 1492 sparked the movement of organisms, both large and small, in both directions across the atlantic. I can summarize the columbian exchange and explain the causes and effects of the exchange.
Columbian exchange dbq paulding county school district. Columbian exchange lesson and writing activity 26 pages this includes a teacher copy, so there are repeat pages. List three goods that were traded from each hemisphere a total of six goods should be listed. The adoption of efficient, carbohydraterich american crops such as corn, potatoes, and cassava allowed europeans and africans to overcome chronic food shortages. Excerpt from the journal of christopher columbus king ferdinands letter to the tainos the treaty with massasoit the columbian exchange columbian exchange map. The columbian exchange is short but packed with interesting ideas, and for an academic book, pretty readable. While taking the quiz, you will be tested on topics such as the beginning of the exchange and. It profoundly shaped world history in the ensuing centuries. This lesson uses excerpts from a book entitled 1493. The columbian exchange lesson plan america in class.
Early exploration and the columbian exchange resources primary resource documents, artifacts, material needs, etc. If you missed the quiz you need to come to tutorials to get it made up directions use the wall map and the map on page 62 in the blue book to determine what item goes where. This lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Columbuss voyage connected the americas, europe, and africa in a web of exchange that transformed the environments of the old world and the new world. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Students may research or show what they have learned by writing the plants, animals, and diseases that were exchanged between the old world and the new world. In this lesson, students learn that the columbian exchange resulted in an enormous exchange of goods, resources, and institutions between the old world and the new world and that the results of the exchange were. The book the columbian exchange changed the field of history drastically and forever as well. Time required 2 class periods, plus additional time for research. The columbian exchange led to new ways of humans interacting with their environments. Be fore the europeans arrived, native american farmland stretched all along the eastern seaboard of. The diseases europeans brought with them, which included smallpox and measles, led to the deaths of millions of native americans. Make a 4th slide for the answers to the questions listed at the bottom of each page.
Disease was just as much a part of the columbian exchange as goods and food. Are you looking for an engaging activity on the columbian exchange trade route allow students to travel from europe to africa to the americas as they draw items from each location that were traded on the columbian exchange trade route during the age of exploration set up in your classroom as centers or move location materials in a folder for student. Columbian exchange maps and pictures student handouts. Columbian exchange activity home polk school district. In this timeline skills game, students show their knowledge of columbian exchange by following context clues to order events and win artifacts.
Trade brings diseaseone result of the columbian exchange was the transfer of germs from europe to the americas. Impact of columbian exchange ppt impact of columbian exchange graphic organizer columbian exchange map activity students glue products to a map depending on where the products originated. What would be the impact on todays society if the columbian exchange had not taken place and christopher columbus had not traveled between. Scholars watch a video to get a close look at the positives and negatives of the columbian exchangeand how the world would never be the same. The columbian exchange and global trade recognizing. The above map was created using the geographic references from this era in the ap world history curriculum. The columbian exchange has been one of the most significant events in the history of world ecology, agriculture, and culture.
Discoveeries of new supplies of metals are perhaps the best known. Listed below are some of the goods that were shared in this columbian exchange between the continents. In it, the historian tells the story of columbuss landing in 1492 through the ecological ramifications it had on the new world. Students will explore new world and old world food origins to understand how the columbian exchange altered peoples lives worldwide. Discovemispheregained from the columbian exchange in a number of ways. Identify the two hemispheres that were involved in the columbian exchange. The columbian exchange completely changed the way the world traded goods with one another. Students do not need to know specific products and where they originated. A fun read, manns 1491 challenges timeworn assumptions about the indigenous people of the americas and the environments they inhabited. A major consequence of columbuss voyages was the eventual exchange of goods between the old world europe and the new world the americas.
Site map snapthought snapthought reflection tool allows students to take screenshots and write assessments on. This project will include the significant events about the columbian exchange. Columbian exchange activity do the maps first then answer the questions sswh10. It had both positive and negative consequences for the global world. For more of our free educational materials on the columbian exchange, click here. The lesson begins with an activity in which students are divided into two groups.