Chapter 2 Exploring the Americas

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

• 1492 CE

• 1492 BCE

• 1606 CE

• 1606 BCE

What came from the Old World? (select all that apply)

• Diseases like smallpox, measles, malaria, and influenza

• Sweet Potatoes, Vanilla, Peanuts, Pineapple, and Tobacco

• Livestock like Cattle, Sheep, Horses, and Pigs

• Grains like Wheat, Barley, and Oats

• Fruits like Peaches, Pears, and Bananas

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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What were the names of Columbus' ships on his first voyage to the New World?

• Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria

• Alvin, Simon, and Theodore

• Moe, Larry, and Curly (and sometimes Shemp)

• Athos, Porthos, and Aramis

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione

How did the Spanish conquer the most powerful empires in the Americas during the 1500s?

• By creating peaceful treaties

• By using their bigger army

• By stealing all of their food supply

• By using guns, horses, diseases

Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?

• The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare

• The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare

• The population didn't change much

• The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals

Which group of people suffered the most due to the Columbian Exchange?

• Asians

• Explorers

• Indigenous Americans

• Europeans

Which of the following areas exchanged crops, animals, diseases, culture and ideas in the Columbian Exchange?

• Latin America and North America

• Africa and Australia

• Europe and Africa

• Latin America and Europe

The land that Europeans invaded and colonized in the 1500s was called the New World. All of the New World is located in which hemisphere?

• Western

• Eastern

• Southern

• Northern