The Columbian Exchange

What parts of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?

• The Eastern and Southern
• The Northern and Southern
• The Western and Eastern
• The Western and Southern

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of what?

• Plants, animals, and disease
• Plants and Animals
• Animals and diamonds
• Disease and Clothing

The New World introduced the Old World to cocoa beans

• True
• False

Disease wiped out over a million American Indians

• True
• False

What animal changed life for the American Indians?

• Pigs
• Chickens
• Horses
• Cows

What crop helped to increase the population of Europeans because it allowed them to become healthier and better fed?

• Squash
• Potatoes and Corn
• Chocolate and Butter
• Peanuts

What is an epidemic?

• An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly
• The top layer of your skin
• The problem caused by poor nutrition
• Germs that are shared among people

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the discovery of who?

• Henry Hudson
• Leif Erikson
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus

Europeans found plants and animals they had never seen before

• True 
• False

Even today, the exchange between cultures continues to affect people around the world

• True
• False