שאלה | Question: Choose the correct answer: tobacco

Question: Choose the correct answer: tobacco —

שאלה #193597

		A) Spread from the “New World” to different continents starting from the early modern period.
		B) All of the above answers are correct.
		C) Created different forms of consumption (eating, snuffing, smoking).
		D) Served as a means for the spread of knowledge across different regions of the world, and therefore spread rapidly.

Explanation: In the readings, tobacco is presented as a paradigmatic early modern global commodity: it spread from the Americas worldwide, generated multiple modes of consumption, and circulated together with knowledge, practices, and meanings through imperial, commercial, and cultural networks. Its rapid diffusion reflects broader processes of early modern globalization. (Reading: Breen, The Age of Intoxication). Quote: “Tobacco spread rapidly across continents, accompanied by new practices, knowledges, and meanings.” (Breen, The Age of Intoxication).