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The Columbian Exchange

By Claire Crawford and Emily Parker

The rice was brought into America and grown in South Carolina, which was originally domesticated in Africa. The rice came from Europe and Asia from ships that traveled from the Indian Ocean introducing the rice to all the countries.

Origin of rice

Dates

By 1607, South Carolina farmers embraced rice as a crop for exporting.

Rice was mainly spread to Europe, Asia, and Africa after the Columbian exchange.

Spread of rice after the Columbian exchange

Profits of rice trade

The areas that profited the most from rice trade were the old world countries because they could ask the people in the new world for as much money as they wanted for their rice to be shipped there.

Map of trade

With the high demand for rice the more labor is needed. The rice was grown in Africa and a lot of slaves lived there. the rice farmers would hire slaves to work their fields of rice.

Impact on labor

Examples

During the Columbian Exchange, many goods were traded and rice being a big one from the Columbian Exchange.

During the trade of rice, a major disease was spread that infected the rice. The Africans were immune to the disease but no one else was.

Effects on the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

The Columbian Exchange led to major profit in all trade pretty much everywhere. It was the base to the basic trade amd thats how the people learned.

Causes of the Columbian Exchange

Rice had a major impact on the enviroment. It helped trading as well as the spreading of culture and different diversitites.

Impact on the environment

Area profiting from rice

Most of South America benefited from rice through the Indian Ocean trade routes.

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