Columbian Exchange EQ #6

The Columbian Exchange was a process that occurred over _______ years

• thousands of

• millions of

• hundreds of

• fifty

The Columbian Exchange was widespread

• True

• False

The Columbian Exchange is named after...

• Christopher Columbus

• Columbia

• The District of Columbia

• Amerigo Vespucci

The Columbian Exchange involved the exchange of ______

• plants and animals

• ideas and technology

• cultural practices and disease

• morals and feelings

Events causing the Columbian Exchange were all on purpose.

• True

• False

Select the New World goods

• potatoes, corn, and beans

• horses, wheat, and coffee

• turkey, pumpkins, and squash

• sugarcane, rice, and chicken

Select the Old World goods

• potatoes, corn, and beans

• horses, wheat, and coffee

• turkey, pumpkins, and squash

• sugarcane, rice, and chicken

The New World and Old World both shared farming methods and techniques.

• False

• True

The Columbian Exchange only had negative outcomes.

• True

• False

______ was the most devastating negative consequence of the Columbian Exchange

• cash crops

• disease

• environmental destruction

• immunity