The Columbian Exchange

What is the term used to describe the transfer of goods, people, microbes, and ideas between the Americas and other parts of the world?

• The Atlantic Slave Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Encomienda System

• The Transatlantic Trade

Which of the following was NOT a crop brought from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia?

• Potatoes

• Maize

• Tomatoes

• Wheat

What was the main reason for the decline in the indigenous population of the Americas after the arrival of Europeans?

• Warfare between indigenous tribes

• Natural disasters

• Lack of food resources

• Spread of European diseases

Which of the following animals was NOT brought from Afro-Eurasia to the Americas?

• Horses

• Cattle

• Pigs

• Llamas

What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange on labor systems in the Americas?

• The rise of the Atlantic slave trade

• The establishment of feudalism

• The development of a caste system

• The implementation of indentured servitude