Christopher Columbus

Which nation closed the Silk Road to European traders, forcing them to find a sea route to Asia?

• Roman Empire

• Seleucid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Holy Roman Empire

Columbus mistakenly thought it was this distance to Asia from Europe?

• 280 miles

• 4900 miles

• 12200 miles

• 2800 miles

The Portuguese king found Columbus's plans to be absurd and his math was poor, however, this king and queen were willing to fund his expedition, despite misgivings?

• King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella of Spain

• King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth I of England

• King George III and Queen Isabella of Germany

• King Gustavus Adolphus and Princess Margaret of Sweden

In what year did Columbus begin his first expedition?

• 1592

• 1492

• 2022

• 1432

What was the goal of the first expedition to the west?

• To find a new source of wheat

• To enslave the native population

• To discover a western passage to India

• To visit Iceland

Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica for nearly a year in the early 1500's?

• True

• False

• He was pretending to be stranded

• I wasn't paying attention, Mr. Norman.

How did Columbus treat the natives and Spanish settlers under his command?

• As guests of honor

• With very careful consideration for their land and religions.

• He was quite brutal, using dismemberment as a threat.

• He brought them a fruit basket when they arrived in school.

What do we call the transfer of plants, animals and diseases from the Old World to the New World?

• Columbian Exchange

• American Exchange

• Easily preventable

• Ferdinand Exchange

This was the most impactful part of the Columbian Exchange?

• Silver Mining

• Boat technology

• Carpentry

• Disease

This was one of the most deadly diseases to hit the Native Americans?

• Halitosis

• Meningitis

• Smallpox

• Largepox