Columbian Exchange

[Len Krieger]

Class,

I was able to incorporate what I learned from this video into my own classroom during a lecture on the Columbian Exchange. We were talking about how the Old World Animals brought to the New world were far superior work wise and food wise than the animals brought from the new world to the old world. One animal mentioned was the cow and a student asked why would a cow or bull be so important? I told them in certain parts of the world that are underdeveloped technologically such as North Korea a cow is considered sacred because they can do the work of 7 people and killing a cow without permission is a serious crime. I just thought I'd share this because it gave me ideas as to how I can better use NK and SK as conversation starters for topics I cover like: dictators, rivals, war, globalization, etc. and not just the cold war.