Social Studies Chapter 2 Lesson 3

What did Columbus bring back to Spain from the Americas on his first return trip?

• Spices and silk

• Gold and some plants and animals

• Only spices

• Only silk

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• A war between European countries

• A treaty signed by Columbus

Which two foods became important in Europe after being introduced from the Americas?

• Rice and beans

• Corn and potatoes

• Wheat and barley

• Bananas and sugar cane

How did the introduction of horses impact Indigenous cultures in the Americas?

• It made travel slower

• It allowed people to travel farther and hunt more easily

• It had no impact

• It made farming more difficult

Why did sugar cane plantations require many workers?

• Because sugar cane grew slowly

• Because sugar cane had to be grown on large estates

• Because sugar cane was not profitable

• Because sugar cane was easy to harvest

What was one consequence of the diseases brought by Europeans to the Americas?

• They improved the health of Indigenous people

• They caused a massive number of deaths among Indigenous people

• They had no effect on Indigenous people

• They made Indigenous people immune to other diseases

How did the Columbian Exchange affect global cultures?

• It isolated cultures from each other

• It led to the exchange of ideas, technologies, and languages

• It stopped the spread of new foods

• It made all cultures the same

Which animals were introduced to the Americas by Europeans?

• Elephants and tigers

• Cattle, pigs, goats, and chickens

• Kangaroos and koalas

• Pandas and lemurs

What was one impact of the introduction of gunpowder to Indigenous cultures?

• It made warfare less violent

• It made warfare more violent

• It had no impact on warfare

• It stopped all conflicts

Why did Europeans start using enslaved Africans on plantations by the early 1600s?

• Because they were immune to European diseases

• Because they refused to work

• Because they were paid more

• Because they were not skilled