Columbian Exchange Project

MAP OF CORN

Map

Of

spread

Map of the spread of corn !!!!!

the spread of corn

Spread of corn

Maize also spread across the length and breadth of the Americas, and subsequently to Europe, Africa, and Asia.

corn was first cultivated in the area of Mexico more than 7,000 years ago, and spread throughout North and South America.

Maize was a food source from the New World that brought a change to the diets of Europeans.

The introduction of maize increased population density and slave exports in Africa. Maize had little effect on economic growth and may have increased conflict.

It underpinned population growth and famine resistance in parts of China and Europe, mainly after 1700, because it grew in places unsuitable for tubers and grains and sometimes gave two or even three harvests a year.

Corns impact on labor

Corns profibility

Maize increased slave exports in Africa as well as population density. Maize increased the supply of slaves during the slave trades and was adopted by African Farmers. Corn meant more food, which meant more workers and therefore, population increment. Investigations show that Indians in the Americas were growing corn long before the discovery of these continents by Europeans.

Maize can grow in almost any place. It adds nutrients to the soil and when eaten with the three sisters(corn, bean, and squash) it is very healthy. Looking at its ancestor,

it is known to be the most

developed vegetable

compared to

other vegetables.

The spread and trade of maize was extremely profitable for many people during the time of the Columbian Exchange. Maize was domesticated in the Americas more than 9,000 years ago. When Europeans arrived in the Americas, they observed native peoples consuming large amounts of maize.

It is a cash crop because it made them a lot of money. As early as the 1680s, barrels of corn were being sold to the West Indies, and corn remained a cash crop through the colonial period, albeit in small amounts.

aniards and other colonists began to consume it as well. Traders and explorers sent maize back to Europe. Enterprising farmers began to grow maize around the Mediterranean Sea by the 1550s. They then began to sell it for a profit to feed the growing population of Europe and the surrounding region.

Corn in Africa

Africa

Corn arrived in Africa in the 1500s and has been a popular and important crop since.

Maize can be cooked or ground into cornmeal for use in a variety of dishes around the world. Corn dishes are a central staple in Eastern African cooking, served as the starch staple of a meal.

some corn meals are ugali and mealie bread

Corn in China

China

Corn had the biggest impact, altering agriculture in Asia. It underpinned population growth and famine resistance in parts of China, mainly after 1700, because it grew in places unsuitable for tubers and grains and sometimes gave two or even three harvests a year.