The Columbian Exchange and the Age of Exploration

The __________________ refers to the massive transfer of people, animals, plants, tech, language, and diseases between the Old World and the New World

• De Gama Exchange

• Globalization

• Cultural exchange

• Columbian Exchange

How did horses benefit the native people of the Plains?

• they gave them an advantage when hunting buffalo

• They allowed them to race the buffalo

• They were used for food

• They used horses to sell

Where did horses come from?

• New World

• Old World

Where did potatoes come from?

• New World

• Old World

Wheat is from the...

• New World

• Old World

What do historians attribute to the high population growth of the Old World?

• low caloric diets from foods such as berries and nuts

• high caloric diets from foods such as potatoes and manioc

• immunity to diseases

• better healthcare

What caused the population to decrease in some parts of the New World?

• introduction of beets (yuck)

• introduction of diseases such as smallpox and measles

• in fighting between groups

• wild animals

What strengthened the European economy during the Columbian Exchange?

• aluminum and mercury

• the exchange of plants

• gold and silver

• more food

Which of the following was not a PRO of the Columbian Exchange?

• depopulation of the Americas

• exchange of cultures

• increased population growth worldwide

• improved diet of those in America and Europe

When did the Columbian Exchange begin?

• the late 13th century

• the late 14th century

• the late 15th century

• the late 16th century