WHP 5.3 The Columbian Exchange

The First Global Age

Frames in Era 5The connection of Afro-Eurasia with the Americas established the first truly global network, creating waves of change all over the world, but not with the same results for all.

Era 5 Vocab CardsVocab cards for each of the key words in this era.

Era 5 Vocab GuideThis vocab guide provides a summary of the key vocabulary for the unit.

Comparison, causation, contextualization

Era 5 Overview – The First Global AgeTwo giant networks in the Americas and Afro-Eurasia existed in the fourteenth century. The Columbian Exchange brought them together.

CCOT – The First Global AgeContinue developing your understanding of CCOT, this time looking at the changes and continuities which occurred in Era 5.

The Columbian Exchange

Introduction

Learning Objectives

Understand and evaluate the transfer of crops before and after the Columbian Exchange.
Learn about the Columbian Exchange and the changes to communities, networks, and the environment that occurred as a result of this exchange.
Evaluate the connection between the Columbian Exchange, the transatlantic slave trade, and the plantation system.
Evaluate the impact of the Columbian Exchange and the transatlantic migrations on communities in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas.
Utilize the historical thinking practice of sourcing to evaluate differing perspectives of European and indigenous American interactions.

Preparation

A Different View

A Different ViewWhether in poetry, or history, it’s pretty amazing how a change in perspective can give you an entirely different view.

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Crops that Grew the World

Crops That Grew the WorldAfter 1500, a biological exchange between the Old and New Worlds transformed global populations, trade networks, cultures, and environments.

Three Close Reads WorksheetWhat's the gist? What info ishere and why does it matter? Use Three Close Reads to dive into the article!

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The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian ExchangeChristopher Columbus’s arrival in North America led to a system of exchange that fundamentally altered the environment, economic systems, and culture across the world.

Three Close Reads WorksheetWhat's the gist? What info ishere and why does it matter? Use Three Close Reads to dive into the article!

ACTIVITY

World Zone Café

Preparation

World Zone CaféHow did the Columbian Exchange impact the food we eat? Create a menu that features both pre- and post-Columbian Exchange items.

The Columbian ExchangeChristopher Columbus’s arrival in North America led to a system of exchange that fundamentally altered the environment, economic systems, and culture across the world.

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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course #23

The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

CrashCourse

Published on Jun 28, 2012

"John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book The Columbian Exchange by Alfred Crosby, Jr. After Columbus "discovered" the Americas, European conquerors, traders, and settlers brought all manner of changes to the formerly isolated continents. Disease and invasive plant and animal species remade the New World, usually in negative ways. While native people, plants, and animals were being displaced in the Americas, the rest of the world was benefitting from American imports, especially foods like maize, tomatoes, potatoes, pineapple, blueberries, sweet potatoes, and manioc. Was the Columbian Exchange a net positive? It's debatable. So debate."

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/4cd0bd6e-ada3-4865-be62-40b3a8483342/the-columbian-exchange-crash-course-world-history-23/

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