Columbian Exchange

The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.

• The Great Exchange

• The Columbian Exchange

• The New World Exchange

• The American Exchange

During the Columbian Exchange, which way did plants, animals, diseases, and people flow?

• From west to east only

• From east to west only

• From both east to west and west to east

• From both north to south and south to north

The introduction of new crops from the Americas caused populations to _____________ in the Europe, Africa, and Asia.

• increase

• decrease

• the stay the same

• none of the above

Where did corn come from?

• New World

• Old World

The Colombian Exchange can be described as:

• An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade

• The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphere

• The process of establishing settlements called colonies

List some items exchnaged from the New World to the Old World.

• tomatoes

• pumpkins

• pineapple

• maize

• bananas

• sugar

• turkeys

• onions

• horses

• disease

Use the image to answer the following question: Based on the image, what conclusion can be made?

• Image shows the Ottoman Empire power

• Image shows how free enterprise worked

• Image is based off of the Columbian Exchange

• Image shows the transatlantic slave trade

The ​ (a)   was the exchange of goods, animals, plants and ideas between Europe, Africa and the ​ (b)   .

• Columbian Exchange

• Americas

• Australia

• land bridge

What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?

• traveling by ship was really fun

• better looking people coming over from one place to the other

• disease, death, slavery

• healthier diet, new resources, good trading

What was a major effect of the Columbian Exchange on the indigenous populations of Latin America?

• Increased wealth from gold and silver mines

• Introduction of new crops like potatoes and maize

• Significant population decline due to disease

• Improved relations with European countries