WHAP Columbian Exchange etc...

How did potatoes and corn help Europeans?

• Increased their life spans and health
• Lowered their life spans and health

As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.

• Africans
• Spanish
• Portuguese

Horses transformed the way these Native Americans lived. Now, they could _____________. 

• win the battle against the Europeans
• get their work done much faster
• travel farther in search of food and hunt their prey more easily 

How did sugar-cane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic slave trade?

• Slave trading ships were made out of sugarcane stalks
• Only african slaves knew how to grow sugarcane
• African slaves were needed to work on sugarcane plantations
• Sugarcane was the main currency used in the Atlantic slave trade

Which of these is an example of the long lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• Horses are still used for transportation in many parts of Europe 
• Corn remains s staple of many North American diets
• Smallpox can now be prevented with vaccines
• Spanish is the main spoken language in may South American countries

Which is not a part of the New World?

• North America
• Caribbean
• South America
• Asia

Which is not part of the Old World?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North & South America

What belief went from the Old to the New World?

• Christianity
• astronomy
• Indian gods
• the wheel

Due to the Columbian Exchange, agricultural production increased in both the New and Old World.

• True

• False

Smallpox, influenza, and measles were Old World diseases introduced to the Native Americans.

• True
• False