5th Grade Columbian Exchange Review

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

• the Americas and Europe

• Asia and Europe

• the Old World and the New World

• Orem and Provo

The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?

• people

• plants

• animals

• disease

• knowledge

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the "discovery" of the Americas by ______________?

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Erikson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

What was the MAIN reason for the Age of Exploration to start?

• To find better routes to Asia to buy spices and luxury goods

• To find new crops to feed starving Europeans

• To ease overpopulation in Europe

• To find places where they could freely practice their religion

What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?

• To find a trade route to Asia

• To find the Americas

• To fight the Chinese

• To discover new lands

What was a major crop that came from the Americas?

• Maize (corn)

• wheat

• coffee

• bananas

What killed a large percentage of the indigenous population?

• Wild cattle

• Diseases

• War

What does the word indigenous mean?

• Transporting goods

• People who moved to a new region.

• The first people who lived in any region.

Native Americans, or indigenous people, did not have horses until horses were brought to the new world by Spanish and European explorers.

• True

• False

Which is true about the map?

• Europeans introduced livestock to the Americas.

• Native Americans brought diseases to Europe.

• Europeans taught Native Americans how to grow potatoes and squash.