Are potatoes a gift from the Inca?

According to the reading:

1. How do we know the Incas grew and ate potatoes?

2. When English botanists called potatoes of the Virginia, do they mean they are from the state of Virginia? Explain

3. When the potato was first introduced to Europe, what was the people's reaction? Explain in details.

4. What happens if you eat the stems and leaves of the potato plant?

5. How was the potato introduced to America?

6. How did Antoine-Augustinn Parmentier win the Academy of Besancon's contest? Explain his reasoning behind his find.

7. What technique Parmentier used to encourage the cultivation of potatoes in France?

8. What state in the U.S. is more associated with the potato?

9. Who wrote "It is generally supposed that the water in which potatoes are boiled is injurious; and as instances are recorded where cattle having drunk it were seriously affected, it may be well to err on the safe side, and avoid its use for any alimentary purpose".

10. How did the Idaho potato industry really took off?

12.16.08 - Assignment

Read the package given in class. Copy the following questions onto a Word document. Send the answers to Mrs Velez at zoraida.velez@gmail.com by 10pm on 12.17.08. Then post your answers on the blog by 6pm on 12.18.08. No comments are needed for this assignment.

1. How did Mexico get its name?

2. Are there any Aztec left?

Dominican Republic: A beautiful island in the caribbean

Complete research:
Find 3 - 4 pictures of different areas
Traditions: music, food, clothe
Government
Famous dominicans in the U.S. (3-5)