Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn, to bring back to Spain. Columbus didn't know it. (1)__________________. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountain sides and in tropical forest. (2)____________________. On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians love this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. (3)_______________________. Tomatoes and patatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. It is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocalate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.
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作者: susan.sui 时间: 2014-2-12 11:15
but the corn was much more valuable than gold
today it feeds millions of people all over the world
chocolate beans became so valuable in central America that they were used as cash for two hundred years作者: laura6688 时间: 2014-2-28 16:21
but the corn was much more valuable than gold
today it feeds millions of people all over the world
chocolate beans became so valuable in central America that they were used as cash for two hundred years作者: 伊梦青依 时间: 2014-4-7 14:14
