Columbian Exchange

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the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

• the Americas and Europe

• Asia and Europe

• the Old World and the New World

• Lynwood and Compton

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the exchange of tobacco, sugar cane and the death from disease led to

• many deaths

• a larger population

• more money for luxuries

• slavery

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Europeans brought _________________ which killed 90% of the population

• tobacco

• onions

• oranges

• disease

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Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

• The spread of disease killed millions of people.

• Agriculture spread to more regions.

• The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

• Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

• Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

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Which continents are part of the New World?

• Europe, Asia, Africa
• North America & South America
• Australia & Antarctica
• the United States and Russia

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Which continents are part of the Old World?

• Europe, Africa, Asia
• North America & South America
• Australia & Antarctica
• the United States & Russia

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What were some resources that came FROM the Old World TO the New World?

• corn, potatoes, chocolate, turkeys
• coffee, horses, cows, pigs
• alpacas, avocados, tomatoes, strawberries
• books, money, computers, cars

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What were some resources that came FROM the New World TO the Old World?

• coffee, horses, cows, pigs
• Native American religion, dances, clothes, housing
• corn, potatoes, chocolate, turkeys
• guns, the wheel, rice, spices

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Who did the Europeans get to work on plantations and in mines when most of the native population had died?

• African workers

• Other Europeans

• Chinese workers

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By mixing the products of the two hemispheres the Columbian Exchange brought _____________.

• new land to the Native Americans
• nothing new
• the world closer together
• the world farther apart

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Process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange

• Globalization

• Exchange

• Interchanging

• Culturalization

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Which group of people were brought to the New World as laborers to replace dying Native Americans.

• Serfs from Russia

• Enslaved people from West African

• Peasants from China

• None of the above

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The Columbian Exchange had positive and negative impacts for both the New and Old World.

• True

• False

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Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?

• He invented the term

• He was an expert on New World species

• His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange

• His voyages marked the Exchange's beginning