El Intercambio Colombino

What did Columbus bring back to Spain instead of spices and silk?

• Gold and some indigenous.

• Plants and animals

• Diamonds and precious metal

• Cloths and technology

What effect did the introduction of potatoes have on Europe?

• Created conflict between cultures.

• Increased the production of silk and spices.

• Changed the dressing styles of Europeans.

• Helped feed the population that was growing rapidly.

What animals did the Europeans bring to the Americas in the Columbian Exchange?

• Wheat and grapes

• Horses and donkeys

• Parrots and monkeys.

• Elephants and tigers.

What impact did the arrival of the horse have on some indigenous cultures?

• It did not have any impact on the indigenous cultures.

• Created conflict among indigenous groups.

• Made hunting and mobility easier.

• Increased the production of corn and potatoes.

What resource became a source of profit in the West Indies?

• Wheat

• Potatoes

• Sugar cane

• Corn

What diseases caused a large number of deaths among indigenous people?

• Cold and Flu

• Cáncer y diabetes

• Measles and smallpox

• Dengue y malaria

What group of people began working on plantations in the Caribbean in the early 17th century?

• Asians

• Enslaved Africans

• Indigenous people

• Europeans

What was exchanged between people in the Western and Eastern hemispheres during the Columbian Exchange?

• Clothes

• Technology

• Food

• Cultures

What effect did the exchange between cultures have on the present day?

• People eat food and use goods from around the world

• People only use goods from their own culture

• People don't have a mix of cultures today

• People do not adapt to ideas and inventions from distant lands

What word adopted from the Americas became a word in European languages?

• Hanbok

• Pijama

• Kimono

• Sari