Chapter 2 Test

Describe the Columbian exchange.

• A) A trade route between Europe and Asia

• B) A cultural exchange between Africa and Europe

• C) The exchange of goods and ideas between the Americas and Europe

• D) A military alliance between European countries

List some products the Spanish brought back from the Americas.

• A) Toothpaste

• B) Corn

• C) Turkeys

• D) Beans

How did the new food benefit the European diet?

• A) It made food more expensive

• B) Gave them healthier options.

• C) It reduced the variety of available foods

• D) It caused food shortages

The ____________ introduced ________ to the Americas.

• B) Spanish; Sugar

• A) Europeans; horses

• D) Australians; kangaroos

• C) Asians; spices

• E) Europeans; rice

__________ & __________ were ideal for growing crops.

• A) Mountains & deserts

• B) Rivers & valleys

• C) Plains & plateaus

• D) Brazil & Caribbean Islands

What was the most valuable crop grown in America?

• A) Wheat

• B) Sugar

• C) Rice

• D) Barley

All things in the Columbian exchange were not useful because?

Define Resistance.

• A) Human Immune system being able to fight illness

• B) give to something

• C) Support for a cause

• D) Agreement with others

Define Conquest.

• A) Building a new city

• B) Defeating and taking control of a place

• C) Trading goods with others

• D) Forming an alliance

Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?

• A) A Spanish explorer

• B) A French king

• C) An Italian artist

• D) A Portuguese sailor