The Columbian Exchange Lesson
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the Columbian Exchange?
A trade route between Europe and Asia
A movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between hemispheres
A financial system established by Columbus
An exchange of letters between Columbus and the Spanish monarchy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was one impact of the Columbian Exchange on languages?
Fewer languages are spoken today
English became the dominant language worldwide
Languages remained unchanged
Words from various cultures were adopted into European languages
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which food became an important crop in Europe after being introduced from the Americas?
Rice
Potatoes
Wheat
Barley
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was a major effect of introducing sugar cane into the West Indies?
Improved health of the Indigenous people
Establishment of plantations requiring many workers
Increased European migration
Decreased need for labor
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...
a significant new source of staple food crops
an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers
advanced medical techniques that extended the life-span of Native Americans
new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a way cultures were exchanged during the Columbian Exchange?
Sharing of foods
Transfer of ideas and technologies
Global peace treaties
Exchange of diseases
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following animals was introduced to the Americas by Europeans?
Llama
Moose
Pigs
Buffalo
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