AKS38b: The Columbian Exchange

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

• Maize (Corn)

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Turkeys

• Cocoa (Chocolate)

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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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of these would have been a positive effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• a reduction in European wars

• social equality in the Americas

• the spread of influenza in Europe

• improved diet in the Americas and Europe

The GREATEST impact of the Columbian Exchange was

• the annual storage of crops for native peoples.

• the transport of slaves from the Americas to Africa.

• the spread of new diseases, which led to vaccinations.

• the transfer of plants, people, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Although the diseases transferred by Columbian Exchange resulted in

• a contraction of native populations in Asia, the primary effect was a population boom.

• the depopulation of the Americas, the overall effect was an increased population growth worldwide.

• an increased population growth in Africa, the long-term effect on global population was stable.

• the depopulation of the Americas, the overall effect was a decreased population growth worldwide.

All of these items followed the direction of the arrow EXCEPT

• measles.

• syphilis.

• tobaco

• tomatoes

What accounted for the majority of deaths in Spanish America in the 16th century?

• tribal wars

• military conquest

• small pox

• natural disaster

What disease did the Europeans contract from the Americas and bring back to Europe?

• Syphilis

• Measles

• HIV

• Small Pox