The Columbian Exchange: Chapter 2 Lesson 3

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A prisoner exchange between Cortes and the Aztecs

• A peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

• An exchange of cultures and goods across the Atlantic Ocean

Which is the best example of culture?

• American Indians did not have immunity to disease like smallpox

• American Indians had oral traditions rather than written language

• European explorers killed, conquered, and enslaved American Indians.

Which had the greatest NEGATIVE effect on American Indian populations?

• crops

• diseases

• horses

What statement best supports the argument that the Age of Exploration did more harm than good?

• European settlers formed plantations to grow sugar

• Millions of American Indians died, and their cultures changed

• Expeditions were expensive and cost more than they brought home

Which is the best conclusion to draw about the Columbian Exchange?

• American Indians may have been exposed to a new culture, but much of it was forced on them.

• European explorers and conquistadors improved the lives of American Indians by modernizing them

• The Columbian Exchange helped American Indians and European colonists more then people in Europe

How is a colony different than an empire?

• A colony is made up of a group of smaller empires

• Colonies have stronger governments than empires

• A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it

_______ is when something is very large or great in size.

• Columbian Exchange

• Plantation

• Enormous

• Distinct

When something is different from the rest we say it is _____________

• Columbian Exchange

• Plantation

• Enormous

• Distinct

A _____________ is a large farm on which a single crop is usually grown.

• Columbian Exchange

• Plantation

• Enormous

• Distinct

___________ is the movement of people, animals, plants and cultures between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• Columbian Exchange

• Plantation

• Enormous

• Distinct