שאלה | Question: When and how did tobacco arrive in Europe?

Question: When and how did tobacco arrive in Europe?

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		A) At the end of the 18th century, via the Dutch who discovered it in America
		B) At the end of the 15th century, via the Portuguese who discovered it in America
		C) At the beginning of the 16th century, via the Spanish who discovered it in America
		D) At the end of the 13th century, by the British who discovered it in India

Explanation: Tobacco was encountered by Europeans in the New World after 1492 and spread into Europe in the 16th century; the reading notes it reached Europe within decades of Columbus’s voyage. (Lecture/Reading: Ram, “Middle East Drug Cultures in the Long View”).