Columbian Exchange Activity

The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange

Goods such as plants, animals, and diseases were traded between the New & Old Worlds.

Multiple Choice

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• a prisoner exchange between Cortés and the Aztecs

• a peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

• an exchange of cultures and goods between Europe and Asia

• an exchange of cultures and goods across the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which of the following items were introduced to the Old World (Africa, Europe, Asia)

• Wheat, rice, apples, cows
• Coffee, bananas, grapes, sheep
• Onions, carrots, fish, chickens
• Maize (corn), potatoes, tomatoes,

Multiple Choice

The Green part is the...

• New World

• Old World

Multiple Choice

This represents the.......

• New World

• Old World

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on Native Americans?

• 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.