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Plants that changed the world

Prehistory: flowering plants

• arrived about 130 million years ago
• became an essential source of 1 __________

2737 BC: tea

• discovered in China, played a key role in USA, China & UK
• led to financial problems in Britain – Chinese ruler insisted all tea was paid for with 2 _________, which had to be sourced from other countries.

202 BC: White Mulberry

• in demand from 202 BC when it was essential in the production of 3 _____________
• trade routes led to the spread of different 4 ______________ but also made more people ill and encouraged the exchange of dangerous products (e.g. 5 ____________)

16^th century: the potato

• originated in Central and South America, brought to Europe by the 6 ___________
• it was rapidly accepted because it was cheap and contained lots of 7 ____________
• helped prevent one specific 8 _____________
• 1845 – 1849 – large-scale failure of potato crops led to a million deaths in Ireland and the
• 9 _______________ of another million people.

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Paul was interested in the 1 __________________ so took an ecology course at university. The course included a section on 2 _____________ and an interesting lecture caused him to quickly change his degree.

Paul says working in paleontology can be difficult and he describes the conditions as 3 ____________. However, the discovery of a 4 _______________ from an ancient animal made him realize he had made the right choice.