1. Columbus Landing at Guanahani, 1492 John Vanderlyn, 1847
O.P.T.I.C.
San Salvador is believed by many scholars to be the island of Guanahani, where Christopher Columbus made his first landing in the New World on October 12, 1492. 
Columbus Landing at Guanahani, John Vanderlyn, 1847

2. We will identify the most impactful aspects of the Columbian Exchange.
Essential Question: What exchanges occurred between the old world and the new world?

3. Academic Vocabulary
Exchange: To give someone something, and get something back.
Indigenous: People, or things that have always been in the place that they are.

4. The Columbian Exchange
The exchange of people, animals, plants, and germs as a result of European Exploration.

5. Imagine a Life without …
Honeybees
Peaches
Coffee
Onions
Bananas
Citrus Fruits
Wheat
Rice
Cows
Sheep
Pigs
Horses

6. Now, imagine a life without these things.
Whooping Cough
Smallpox
Measles
Typhus
Malaria
and
Influenza (The Flu)

7. So what did the “Old World” get in the exchange?
Tobacco
Squash, Pumpkins, Sweet Potatoes
Peppers
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Corn
Pineapples
Turkeys
So what did the “Old World” get in the exchange?

8. The Columbian Exchange
The 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
plants
animals
germs
global
intentional
diseases
“New World”

9. How has the Columbian Exchange had an impact on your life?
Notebook Journal:
How has the Columbian Exchange had an impact on your life?
What aspect do you think has changed the world the most?