The Columbian Exchange

The ​​ (a)   Exchange is known as the most ​ (b)   exchange of ​ (c)   ,​ (d)   ,​ (e)   , diseases and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

• Columbian
• significant
• people
• plants
• animals

The Columbian Exchange sparked the ________ ______ _______.

Between _______ million Africans were stolen from their land during the years of the slave trade, and millions died due to the cruel treatment.

• 10-12

• 12-14

• 14-16

• 16-18

Some indigenous communities lost up to ​ (a)   of their population, while others lost ​ (b)   of their population.

• 50%
• 90%
• 60%
• 100%
• 30%
• 40%

By ____, the African Slave trade brought even more and new diseases to the Americas, such as malaria and yellow fever.

• 1950

• 1650

• 1750

• 1850

What animals were imported to the Americas?

• pigs

• cows

• sheep

• cats

Which had the greatest effect on American Indian populations?

• crops

• diseases

• horses

• plantations

What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?

• To find a trade route to Asia

• To find the Americas

• To fight the Chinese

• To discover new lands

What was a major crop that came from the Americas?

• Maize (corn)

• wheat

• coffee

• bananas

What animal changed life for the American Indians?

• Pigs
• Chickens
• Horses
• Cows