Spain Starts an Empire

What were Europeans interested in?

• Establishing trade routes to China

• Exploring the Arctic

• Colonizing Australia

• Trading with Africa

Where did Columbus land?

• The Caribbean Sea

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

• The Mediterranean Sea

How did the Native Americans react and treat Columbus?

• They were hostile and aggressive

• They were friendly and welcoming

• They ignored him

• They fled the area

What is the transfer called that involved the exchange of people, plants, animals, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean?

• The Atlantic Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Transatlantic Exchange

• The European Exchange

What did Christopher Columbus's voyages transfer?

• Only people

• Only animals

• Plants, animals, and diseases

• Only plants

Did pumpkins come from North America or Europe?

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

Smallpox, influenza, and typhus are all examples of what?

• Plants

• Animals

• Diseases

• Foods

What happened to the Native Population?

• They increased due to better living conditions.

• They remained the same.

• They decreased significantly due to diseases brought by Europeans.

• They migrated to other continents.

What did Europeans bring to the Native Americans?

• Advanced technology

• New crops

• Deadly diseases

• Livestock

What was the Native American population in Mexico in 1533?

• 20 million

• 15 million

• 10 million

• 17.5 million