1. Do Now Get out your notebooks Grab a surface (NOT a laptop)
Create a new title “The Columbian Exchange”

2. Age of Exploration: 1419-1568 AD
Europeans explore the world.
First world-wide trade network begins.
Rapid exchange of ideas and organisms.

3. The Columbian Exchange
The rapid diffusion of organisms during the Age of Exploration
Took place from about AD.

5. Assignment: Exploring the Columbian Exchange.
You will be researching the origin of foods.
Choose 1 cuisine group from each:
East Eurasia
West Eurasia
The Americas
Select 2 dishes from each and research the origin of each ingredient of that dish. Each dish must have at least 5 ingredients.

6. Assignment: Exploring the Columbian Exchange part 2
For each region: to what extent was this region’s cuisine affected by the Columbian Exchange?
Tasks:
Find 2 recipes for dishes from 3 different regions (9 total)
Look up origin of each ingredient.
Answer question found above for each region.