The Columbian Exchange Lesson

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.

• people

• people, animals, and foods

• people and animals

• people and disease

What parts of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?

• The Eastern and Southern

• The Northern and Southern

• The Western and Eastern

• The Western and Southern

What animal changed life for American Indians?

• pigs

• chickens

• horses

• cows

Which continents did the Columbian Exchange connect?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• America

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

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

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

• tomatoes

• pumpkins

• pineapple

• maize

• bananas

• sugar

• turkeys

• onions

• horses

• disease

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

• Columbian Exchange

• Americas

• Australia

• land bridge

List some items exchnaged from the New World to the Old World.​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   (d)   ​ (e)  

• tomatoes

• pumpkins

• pineapple

• maize

• bananas

• sugar

• turkeys

• onions

• horses

• disease

The best title for information box above is

• The Columbian Exchange

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• America the Beautiful

• Effects of Slavery