2006-12-04 07:42:25 · 9 answers · asked by Ahmed I 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
27 varieties of POTATOES! There was plenty of corn in Mexico when Cortes walked through in 1521. But 20 years later, when Pizzaro went to Ecuador and Peru... those farmers were cultivating Potatoes.
The Incan civilization of Ecuador, Peru and Chile also gave us several kinds of beans.
Central and South America combined introduced these to Europe in the 16th century:
Peanuts, sweet potato, manioc, squashes, pumpkin, papaya, guava, avocado, pineapple, tomato, chili pepper, cocoa.
Coca leaves are not a vegetable or fruit, sorry.
And what did Europeans give the Americas? Wheat.
2006-12-04 07:45:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was maiz. The Incas used it as food,but the Europeans used it as feed for their horses and livestock.
2006-12-04 19:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Maize
2006-12-04 15:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by jason g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cocoa
2006-12-04 15:44:50 · answer #4 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yucca
2006-12-04 15:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be the potato
also, the coca plant, which is the base ingredient of cocaine
maize originally came from mexico, not south america
2006-12-04 15:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by jake806 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to Google.com and put that question in the search area
2006-12-04 15:44:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maize
2006-12-04 15:44:30 · answer #8 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was corn.
2006-12-04 15:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋