Passage Three
Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. native Ameri cans 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. But the corn was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountainsides and in tropical forest. Today it feeds millions of people all over the world .
On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocalate beans to make choc alae. Europeans and Asians love this new drink, and soon they were paying a grea t deal of money for the beans. Chocalate beans became so valuable in Central ame rica that they were used as cash for 200 years.
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 wit hout fried potatoes or chocalate. Thanks to native American cultures, many peopl e are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.
18. Why is corn feeding millions of people today?
19. What did Columbus bring back on his second trip?
20. What was the result of Columbus' two trips to america?

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