Columbian Exchange

The Spanish term meaning "to entrust" that gave colonists the right over Native Americans.

• conquistadors
• entrusta
• conversion
• encomienda

Which is not part of the Old World?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North & South America

Horses transformed the way these Native Americans lived. Now, they could _____________. 

• win the battle against the Europeans
• get their work done much faster
• travel farther in search of food and hunt their prey more easily 

What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?

• The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare

• The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare

• The population didn't change much

• The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals

What was the primary purpose of the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?

• To convert Native Americans to Islam

• To provide education to Native Americans

• To regulate and control Native American labor and behavior

• To establish trade routes with Asia

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

• The spread of disease killed millions of people.

• Agriculture spread to more regions.

• The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

• Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

• Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

What was a significant impact of the introduction of European livestock to the New World?

• Decrease in agricultural productivity

• Isolation of Native American tribes

• Transformation of indigenous hunting practices

• Decline in European population

As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.

• Africans
• Spanish
• Portuguese

The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 

• people/cultures 
• disease
• animals/plants
• all of the above

The New World was named after this explorer.

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus