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"The sweet potato... was introduced from overseas. It is resistant to drought, can grow in sandy soils, and yields abundant harvests, helping to sustain the poor during famines."
—Adapted from a local gazetteer of Fujian Province, China, late sixteenth century

Which of the following global processes best explains the introduction of the crop described in the passage?

  1. The Columbian Exchange, which led to the transfer of American food crops to Afro-Eurasia.Cevap
  2. B
    The expansion of the Silk Roads, which transported bulk agricultural goods to East Asia.
  3. C
    The development of the Triangular Trade network, which focused on the distribution of manufactured commodities.
  4. D
    The direct military conquest and administration of China by Spanish conquistadores.

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The Columbian Exchange, which led to the transfer of American food crops to Afro-Eurasia.
The sweet potato is native to the Americas and was introduced to China and other parts of Afro-Eurasia as part of the Columbian Exchange. This biological transfer introduced new, high-calorie crops that could grow in marginalized soils, supporting significant population growth and demographic changes in Afro-Eurasia.

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1
Analyze the stimulus context and the crop described.
The stimulus describes the introduction of the sweet potato (an American crop) into China during the late sixteenth century.
Identifying the crop's origin and the timing of its introduction is critical to placing it in the correct historical context.
2
Evaluate the options against the historical context of the transoceanic exchange.
The transfer of native American crops to Afro-Eurasia after 1492 is known as the Columbian Exchange.
This matches the process of biological transfer that brought sweet potatoes to East Asia.

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The Columbian Exchange
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The Columbian Exchange

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