During the Columbian Exchange many agricultural products were exchanged between Europe and the Americas. List three products that diffused from the New World to the Old World and three products that diffused from the Old World to the New World


From New to Old
Maize (corn)
Potatoes
Cassava (manioc or yucca)
Tomatoes
Beans (lima, string, navy, kidney, etc.)
Tobacco
Squash, including pumpkins
Sweet potatoes
Peanuts
Cacao
Chili pepper

From Old to New
Wheat
Grapes
Olives
Onions
Melons
Lettuce
Rice
Soybeans
Coffee
Bananas
Yams

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