Conquistadores + Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Europe/Asia/Africa and the Americas

• men and ships for exploring

• money for items

• products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases

• buying goods from Africa

Plants new to Europeans/Asians/Africans found in the Americas included the following:

• tomatoes, corn, squash

• cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas

• nuts and wild berries

• magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees

Which animal, introduced by the Europeans had the biggest impact on the lives of Native American Indians?

• pigs

• chickens

• horses

• cows

When the priests came from Europe to the America they attempted to change the Native Americans' ____________________ by introducing their religion.

• voyages

• clothing

• culture

• immunity

Which continents are part of the "Old World?"

• Europe, Africa, Asia

• North America & South America

• Australia & Antarctica

• the United States & Russia

Which continents are part of the "New World?" Though it certainly wasn't "new" to the people who had lived their for tens of thousands of years!

• Europe, Asia, Africa

• North America & South America

• Australia & Antarctica

• the United States and Russia

What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?

• The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
• Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
• It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
• We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.

What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?

• traveling by ship was really fun
• better looking people coming over from one place to the other
• disease, death, slavery
• healthier diet, new resources, good trading

What were the main negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?

• many Native Americans died, diseases were spread, slavery began
• new foods and resources
• the Old World brought terrible music to the New World
• none - it was all good

Who is a European?

• someone who likes rope

• someone who came from countries such as Spain, France, England, etc.

• someone who came from the United States

• there are no Europeans