The Columbian Exchange

How would you best describe the Columbian Exchange?

• Colombia getting goods from around the world

• An exchange of Colombian coffee

• Europe trading goods to the Americas in exchange for their resources, named after Christopher Columbus

• An exchange of Colombian Culture

What Three things were changed as a result of the Colombian Exchange

• Germs

• Warfare

• Animals

• Plants

Why did so many natives die of diseases from the Old World?

• They were weaker than the Europeans

• They were never exposed to these diseases so they were not immune

• They got infections from battling the Europeans

• They didn't, populations actually increased among native peoples

Due to the mass number of natives dying off, what did Europeans do to replace the loss of labor

• Bring more Europeans to work the land

• Go to Africa and get slaves to do the work

• The Chinese sent help with their best workers

• They just continued to work with less people

Spaniards were also accustomed to riding horses, eating beef, goat and pork, and wearing clothes made from wool. These habits led to the importation of cows, goats, horses, pigs, and sheep.

Which of the following was not an animal brought by the Europeans?

• Pigs

• Cows

• Llamas

• Horses

Why did populations increase due to the Colombian Exchange?

• People were getting wealthy and could afford more children

• They were trying to repopulate the New World on their own

• A mixing of Native and European people created more population

• There was in increase in food supply, feeding families became easier and therefor they could have more kids

Why did the population in Africa go down during the Columbian Exchange?

• Africans were moving around the world

• Africans were being taken by Europeans to the Americas as slaves

• There was a drought that killed all the crops

• There was a civil war

True or False: The trans-Atlantic slave trade occurred because Old World diseases killed millions of New World natives.

• True

• False

New World crops such as beans, corn, manioc, and potatoes, grew remarkably well in the Old World. In fact, the Old World found that many of these crops grew far better than the traditional crops that had been raised for centuries by Old World farmers, because the soil proved to be better suited for the new seeds from the New World.

Why did New World crops do well in the Old World?

• They just did

• Old world Farmers were better than New World farmers

• The New World seeds were better suited for the Old World soil

• There was more rain in Europe

New World crops such as beans, corn, and potatoes, grew remarkably well in the Old World. In fact, the Old World found that many of these crops grew far better than the traditional crops that had been raised for centuries by Old World farmers, because the soil proved to be better suited for the new seeds from the New World.

What Three crops would grow remarkably well in the Old World?

• Casava

• Corn

• Beans

• Potatoes