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Age of Exploration: The Great Exchange

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A great description and explanation of the exchange that took place between the Old World and New World as a result of European exploration. Find examples of plants, animals, and diseases that were traded as a result of exploration and colonization. Included are links to Great Exchange activities.

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sugar, tobacco

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columbian exchange, great exchange, new world, new world animals, new world diseases, new world plants, old world, old world animals, old world diseases, old world plants, disease

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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