Chapter 2 - Lesson 3 - Columbian Exchange

What was the Columbian Exchange? (pg. 69)

• a prisoner exchange between Cortes and the Aztecs

• a peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

• an exchange of cultures and goods between Europe and Asia

• an exchange of cultures and goods across the Atlantic

Which is the best example of culture? (pg. 72)

• European explorers used technology to sail greater distances

• American Indians did not have immunity to diseases like smallpox

• American Indians had oral traditions rather than written languages

• European explorers killed, conquered, and enslaved American Indians.

Which had the greatest effect on American Indian populations? (pg. 71)

• crops

• diseases

• horses

• plantations

What statement best supports the argument that the Age of Exploration did more harm than good? (pg. 72)

• European settlers formed plantations to grow sugar.

• Millions of American Indians died, and their cultures changed.

• Many of the brave sailors and explorers never returned home.

• Expeditions were expensive and cost more than they brought home.

Which is the best conclusion to draw about the Columbian Exchange? (pgs. 68-72)

• American Indians may have been exposed to a new culture, but much of it was forced on them.

• European cultures were enriched but at great expense to the economies of those European nations.

• European explorers and conquistadors improved the lives of American Indians by modernizing them.

• The Columbian Exchange helped American Indians and European colonists more than people in Europe.