Final answer:
The Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of crops and diseases between the New and Old Worlds. Potatoes and corn originated in the New World, while wheat came from the Old World. Chocolate also came from the New World.
Step-by-step explanation:
The items exchanged during what is commonly referred to as the Columbian Exchange included a variety of crops and other commodities that were transferred between the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia). To match the items exchanged to their destinations from the options provided:
- a) Typhus is not a crop but a disease. It originated in the Old World and was spread to the New World.
- b) Potatoes originated in the New World and were introduced to Europe.
- c) Wheat is a crop that originated in the Old World and was brought to the Americas.
- d) Corn, also known as maize, originated in the New World and was taken to Europe.
- e) Chocolate, which comes from cacao, originated in the New World and was taken to Europe.
To answer the question about the origin of certain crops:
- d) Wheat did not originate in the New World based on the given choices. It was brought from the Old World.
- b) Peanuts, mentioned in a different question, did originate in the New World.