Many “mother countries” were using colonies in Latin America for the collection and export of ... Group of answer choicesSlavesLumberPrecious metalsPrecious Spices

Cacao originated in Latin America, then diffused to Europe and West Africa. Group of answer choicesFalseTrue

Ever since 1492, the hemispheres have become more and more alike, as people mix the world’s organisms into a global stew. Thus bananas and coffee, two African crops, become the principal agricultural exports of Central America; maize and manioc, domesticated in Mesoamerica and Amazonia respectively, return the favor by becoming staples in tropical Africa. Meanwhile, plantations of rubber trees, an Amazon native, undulate across Malaysian hillsides; peppers and tomatoes from Mesoamerica form the culinary backbones of Thailand and Italy; Andean potatoes lead Ireland to feast and famine; and apples, native to the Middle East, appear in markets from Manaus to Manila to Manhattan.Charles C. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus (New York: Vintage, 2005), 350.The passage above most precisely describes the effects of which of the following?Elimination ToolSelect one answerAThe Market RevolutionBImperialismCThe Columbian ExchangeDThe encomienda system

Southeast Asia in the Era of Spice Trade

What invention helped Latin American producers increase food exports by allowing them to ship goods more efficiently?

Useful materials are obtained from the forest.Identify the plants from which spices are obtained.PepperMahoganyCinnamonKikarCardamomMahoganyKikarCardamomPepperKikarCardamomMahoganyCinnamonCardamomPepperCinnamonCardamom