Columbian Exchange Review

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• The profitable trade of Columbian coffee beans.

• The exchange of plants, animals and disease between the old and new world.

• The exchange of silk and spices from China to Europe.

• The name of the quest Columbus took to find spices in Asia.

What is the "old world"

• Europe, Asia and Africa

• Australia and Hawaii

• The United States and Canada

• The Americas

What is the "New World"

• Europe, Asia and Africa

• Australia and Hawaii

• United States and Canada

• The Americas

What was one impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas?

• Native left the Americas settling elsewhere.

• Potatoes, tomatoes, and corn were introduced to the Americas.

• Animals, plants and diseases like small pox were introduced to the Americas.

• Enslaved Africans were taken to Europe to provide lablor

What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on Africa?

• Africa received manufactured goods from the new world.

• Small pox was spread to Africans.

• Africa benefited from many plants from Europe.

• Enslaved people were brought from Africa to the Americas.

Based on the image how did the Columbian Exchange impact Europe?

• Europe's beliefs changed as they adopted native religions.

• Europe gain plants and animals like turkey and potatoes from the New World.

• Europe was not impacted receiving nothing from the New World.

• Europeans suffered from new diseases like whooping cough.

Due to high native deaths how did Europeans supply labor for farming?

• They could not since no one could help them.

• They invented machines like tractors to make it easier.

• Triangular trade brought Native Americans to farm.

• Triangular trade brought slaves from Africa to farm.

Which was NOT an impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• Millions of Native died from European diseases.

• Millions of Africans were brought to the Americas.

• Asians began trade with Native Americans.

• Europeans gained more wealth and land.

What is an economic effect of Columbian Exchange?

• The Silk Road

• Globalization

• Communism

• Regionalization

Which of the following is NOT a motivation for exploration?

• God (religion)

• Exotic animals for zoos

• Gold (economic)

• Glory (political)