The Columbian Exchange, 36 (name) so in 1972 by professor Alfred Crosby in the University of Texas at Austin, was the exchange of crops, animals, ideas and foods between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia) following the journeys of explorers, conquerors and traders. When 37 (return) to the Old World, they took plants 38 are native to the Americas such as com, potatoes, tomatoes, chili peppers and tobacco (烟草), along with valuable gems (宝石) and minerals. Explorers and traders in turn 39 (bring) to the New World apples, bananas, grapes, cattle, chicken and garlic.
The exchange of these foods and animals had a(n) 40 (power) impact on the eating patterns of peoples around the world. Elizabeth Lambert Ortiz wrote in her book The Food of Spain and Portugal, " 41 cannot be stressed too strongly that the importing of foods by Spain and Portugal from the Americas was 42 most significant 43 (develop) in cuisine in the 16th and 17th centuries." The impact wasn't just felt in Spain, Portugal and other European 44 (country). The New World foods also traveled with traders to Asia, 45 (actual) making the impacts truly global.
