The Columbian Exchange Flashcard

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What is the Columbian Exchange?

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The transfer of plants, animals, cultures, germs, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World

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Who was the European explorer credited with initiating the Columbian Exchange in 1492?

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Christopher Columbus

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Why did Native Americans have less immunity to Old World diseases?

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They had not been exposed to many diseases.

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Which of the following goods was exported from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange? Wheat, Cassava, Manioc, Cacao

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Wheat

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What was one of the main effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas' grasslands?

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Imported populations of horses, cattle, and sheep increased

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Which direction did sugar and rice primarily travel during the Columbian Exchange?

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From Africa to the Americas

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Which group integrated the horse into their culture after the Columbian Exchange?

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The Mapuche of Chile

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Which animal introduced by the Spanish changed the way Native Americans hunted buffalo on the Great Plains?

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Horses

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Which disease is described as the most destructive force in the conquest of the New World?

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Smallpox

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Which religion became overwhelmingly dominant in Latin America as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

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Roman Catholicism