Christopher Coulmbus

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• He was a mariner.

• He was a singer.

What is considered the Old World?

• America.

• Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.

Decolonization is...

• A process in which a country becomes independent from their host country.

• The reduction of population in an area.

Ancient colonization was produced by:

• The British and Portuguese.

• The Greeks, Romans and Egyptians.

Colonialism and Imperialism are different concepts.

• True

• False

Modern colonialism is known as...

• The MIddle Ages

• The Age of Discovery.

What is known as "Columbian exchange"?

• It is the exchange of plants, animals, diseases and people between the New World and the Old World.

• It is the development of new technology.

"Local people were forced to change their culture, some people were excluded from participating in their own government, the spread of diseases, the explosion of natural resources and the denial of human rights" are ____________ effects of colonialism.

• negative

• positive

Christopher Columbus asked __________ for money and ships.

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

• His family.

What elements were exchanged during The Columbian Exchange?

• Books, technology, scientific ideas.

• Animals, diseases, people, and plants.