Columbian Exchange and Exploration Quiz

Which continent benefited the most during the first 100 years of the Columbian Exchange?

• Africa

• Europe

• North America
• South America

Which of these had both positive and negative effects on the natives of the Americas?

• Pigs

• Slavery
• Horses

• Corn

"America" was named after him. Discovered the mouth of the Amazon River and explored Brazil.

• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortes
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Tried to find a route to Asia going West, but underestimated how large the world was. Became the first European to set foot in the New World instead.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco De Gama
• Hernan Cortes
• Christopher Columbus

Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?

• He was an expert on native plant species.
• His journeys marked the beginning of this exchange.

• It was the name of his ship.
• He invented the term Columbian Exchange

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

• From both north to south and South to North

• From Western Hemisphere to Eastern Hemisphere only
• From Southern Hemisphere to Northern Hemisphere only
• From both west to east and east to west

How did cash crops like sugarcane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic slave trade?

• African slaves were sold to work on sugarcane plantations

• Sugar was popular in Africa

• African people knew how to grow sugarcane
• Sugarcane was only grown in Europe

Which of the following would have best prepared Native Americans for the challenges of the Columbian Exchange?

• A European education system
• Ability to make Iron cookware

• Immunity to diseases like smallpox and flu

• Domesticated horses

Explored Panama and was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean.

• Francisco Pizarro
• Juan Pounce De Leon

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernan Cortez

Conqueror of Mexico and the Aztec Empire

• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Pizarron

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Hernan Cortes