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Utilizing your knowledge of world history as well as the table above, which of the following is a historically defensible conclusion concerning the long-term effects of transoceanic interaction in the period 1450-1750?

A) The exchange had little effect on the New World, considering the continued importance of native crops like Maize to Mexico and Guatemala and Sweet Potatoes to Cuba and Haiti.

B) While New World crops like cassava and sweet potatoes have become important to European diets, they had little effect on the diet of Afro-Asian and Pacific nations.

C) Crops and foods of New World origin continue to be consumed at high rates in Old World nations.

D) Old World crops such as coffee and sugar cane drastically altered the diets of people in the New World.

Answer :

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As a result of the transoceanic transaction in the relevant time period, C) Crops and foods of New World origin continue to be consumed at high rates in Old World nations.

New World Crops

  • These are agricultural produce that were discovered when the Europeans made it to the Americas.
  • Some examples include potato, maize and cassava.

These New World crops spread around the world so fast that even till this day, potatoes, and maize especially, are being consumed in very high quantities in the Old World of Europe and Asia.

In conclusion, option C is correct.

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