Columbian Exchange Review

This is the...

• New World

• Old World

The green part is the...

• New World

• Old World

Europeans brought _________________ which killed 80-90% of the population.

• tobacco

• onions

• oranges

• disease

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the "discovery" of the Americas by ______________?

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Erikson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• Bartering system involving slaves
• system of money started by Columbus
• transfer of crops, animals, people, and diseases
• the bank of Christopher Columbus

The Europeans carried the crops home to Europe, improving the diet of many Europeans.

• True

• False

When did the Columbian Exchange take place?

• Before AD Rome

• During the European Dark Ages

• After WW2

• After 1492

________ is an economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources.

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Joint-Stock

According to ____, a nation increased their wealth by selling more goods than they buy from other countries.

• capitalism

• joint-stock corporations

• mercantilism

• socialism

Smallpox, influenza, and measles were Old World diseases introduced to the Native Americans.

• True
• False