The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.

• people
• people, animals, and foods
• people and animals
• people and disease

What animal changed life for American Indians?

• pigs
• chickens
• horses
• cows

Disease wiped out over a million American Indians.

• True
• False

What crop helped to increase the population of Europeans because it allowed them to become healthier and better fed. 

• squash
• potatoes
• corn
• peanuts

What two hemispheres of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?

• Northern and Western
• Southern and Northern
• Eastern and Northern
• Eastern and Western

What is an epidemic?

• An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly
• The top layer of your skin
• The problems caused by poor nutrition
• Germs that are shared among people

Europeans were not as affected by the diseases they brought to the Americas because they had _________________ .

• mercantilism

• epidemiology

• immunity

• colonization

The introduction of new crops from the Americas caused populations to _____________ in the Europe, Africa, and Asia.

• increase

• decrease

• the stay the same

• none of the above

What disease(s) did Europeans bring to the New World

• Small pox

• Measles

• Mumps

• All of the above

What is an example(s) of ideas that were traded as part of the Columbian Exchange?

• Religions

• Political systems

• Languages

• All of the above