Columbian Exchange

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 killed a large percentage of the indigenous population?

• Wild cattle

• Diseases

• War

What animal changed life for the American Indians?

• Pigs
• Chickens
• Horses
• Cows

Even today, the exchange between cultures continues to affect people around the world

• True
• False

The Columbian Exchange was named for

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

• True

• False

Portuguese Explorer who went around the bottom of Africa

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco De Gama

• John Smith

Columbus discovered "The Americas" while seeking a sea route to ____

• USA

• Europe

• Asia

• South America