The Columbian Exchange

Squash, pineapples, potatoes, and turkey were foods found in the

• Old World

• New World

• Asia

• Spain

What animal, introduced by the Europeans, changed life for the indigenous people of Latin America?

• pigs

• chickens

• horses

• cows

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

• True

• False

North America and South America are part of the __________.

• New World
• Old World

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What were the names of the European explorers who colonized Latin America for Spain?

• Chinampas

• Conquistadors

• Portuguese

• Cordilleras

Which three groups were involved in the Columbian Exchange?

• Chinese, Europeans, and Native Americans

• Europeans, Native Americans, and Spanish

• Europeans, Africans, and Indians

• Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans

Who benefitted the most from the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans

• Asians

• Native Americans

• Africans

Who was most negatively affected by the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans and Native Americans

• Europeans and Africans

• Africans and Chinese

• Native Americans and Africans

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• a system of trade in Colombia that allowed citizens to exchange goods with neighboring countries

• a system in which goods, ideas, people, and cultures were exchanged between the Old World and New World

• the name for the holiday that celebrates when the Incan king gave the Spanish their land in exchange for gold

• the exchange of cultures and ideas between the ancient civilizations of Latin America

These items were brought from the "Old" World to "New" World:

• Turkey, squash, pumpkins
• Horses, cows, pigs