Columbian Exchange Review

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 ________ ______ _______.

(a)  

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

• 50%
• 90%
• 60%
• 100%
• 30%
• 40%

What animals were imported to the Americas?

• pigs

• cows

• sheep

• cats

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

Why did the population of the world increase during the Columbian Exchange?

• Millions of Africans and Native Americans were killed, leaving more food and resources for the rest of the world

• Young couples in Europe started having more children.

• It brought new crops from the Americas, improved nutrition, and started Europe's economic shift towards capitalism

• None of the above

Columbus thought he had arrive at ___________ and therefore called the indigenous people he met Indians

• Cathay

• Africa

• America

• India

What was the "New" World?

• The Americas

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

Which best describes conquistadors?

• Soldiers from Spain, one of the world superpowers in 1500s, who explored, conquered, and settled in the New World

• Aztec and Incan leaders prior to the Spanish explores Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro

• Soldiers from France and England, some fo the world superpowers of the 1500s, who explored, conquered, and settled in the New World

• None of the above