America Before Columbus Video Part 2

What major invention helped spread ideas around Europe?

• Corn

• Printing Press

• Quill Pen

• Couriers

Who decides to finance Columbus' trip?

• Queen Isabella of Spain

• Queen Victoria of England

• King Ferdinand of Germany

• King Presley of Graceland

What type of men agree to sail with Columbus?

• The best and the brightest of Spain

• The graduating class of the Naval Academy

• Illiterate criminals with nothing to lose

• His extended family members

Which one of these was NOT mentioned in the letter that Columbus wrote to Queen Isabella?

• Land to conquer

• Converts to Christianity

• Riches and Gold

• Spices

What animal do the Spanish bring that did not exist in the Americas?

• Cow

• Sheep

• Llama

• Horse

What do conquistadors like Hernando deSoto go north looking for?

• Gold

• Spices

• The fountain of youth

• Horses

What is the big problem with the pigs the spanish bring?

• They can't figure out how to cure bacon

• The pigs destroy the corn crops

• They can't survive in the climate of the Americas

• They won't breed

Which one of these is NOT a symptom of smallpox?

• Fever

• Bumps or pustules on the body

• People not being able to move

• Loss of eyesight

What is the exchange of plants, goods, and diseases called?

• Survival of the fittest

• Columbian Exchange

• Unfortunate

• The Silk Road

What crop takes over cultivation in Europe

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Peaches

• Olives