Crash Course Columbian Exchange

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

• 1492 AD

• 1492 BC

• 1490 BCE

• 1490

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

• Maize (Corn)

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Turkeys

• Cocoa (Chocolate)

What animal, introduced by the Europeans changed life for the Native American Indians?

• pigs
• chickens
• horses
• cows

What belief went from the Old to the New World?

• Christianity
• astronomy
• Indian gods
• the wheel

Which of the following describes 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

Llamas are from the...

• New World

• Old World

Pigs came from

• The Old World

• The New World (Americas)

Due to the Columbian Exchange, agricultural production increased in both the New and Old World.

• True

• False

Smallpox, influenza, and measles were Old World diseases introduced to the Native Americans.

• True
• False

How many native Americans died from contact with European diseases?

• 20-40%

• 40-60%

• 60-80%

• 50-90%