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Columbus Landing at Guanahani, 1492 John Vanderlyn, 1847

Today’s Learning Goal:

We will identify the most impactful aspects of the Columbian Exchange.

History-Social Science 5.2 Students trace the routes of early explorers and describe the early explorations of the Americas.Reading 2.4 Draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about text and support them withtextual evidence and prior knowledge.

Lesson VocabularyO Exchange: To give someone

something, and get something back.

O Indigenous: People, or things that have always been in the place that they are.

The Columbian Exchange

The exchange of people, animals, plants, and germs as a result of

European Exploration.

Imagine a Life without … O Honeybees O PeachesO CoffeeO OnionsO Bananas O Citrus FruitsO WheatO RiceO CowsO SheepO PigsO Horses

Now, imagine a life without these

things.

Whooping CoughSmallpoxMeaslesTyphus Malaria

andInfluenza (The Flu)

So what did the “Old World” get in the exchange?

O TobaccoO Squash, Pumpkins, Sweet

Potatoes O PeppersO PotatoesO TomatoesO CornO PineapplesO Turkeys

The Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange is a title used

to describe the exchange of _________ , _________ , _________ , and _________ as a result of European exploration. Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas set off a _________ exchange that would change the world forever. Many aspects of the exchange were ___________ , but other things, such as ________, were brought unintentionally.

Diseases had a devastating impact on the ___________ because the indigenous people had never been exposed to disease.

people plantsanimals germs

global

intentionaldisease

s“New

World”

Social Studies Journal

How has the Columbian Exchange had an impact on your life?

What aspect do you think has changed the world the most?

Lesson Resources

The Columbian Exchange G.O.

History Notebook

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