Exploring Early American Encounters

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• The trade of goods and ideas between Native American tribes

• The transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World and the New World

• The migration of Europeans to Asia

• The spread of Christianity within Europe

Which crop, introduced to Europe from the Americas, had a significant impact on European diets?

• Wheat

• Potatoes

• Rice

• Barley

What was a primary motivation for European exploration during the late 15th and early 16th centuries?

• To escape religious persecution in Europe

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To establish democracy in the New World

• To learn Native American languages

Which Spanish conquistador is most closely associated with the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Which of the following best describes the impact of European diseases on Native American populations?

• They had little effect on Native Americans

• They caused a dramatic decline in Native American populations

• They improved Native American immunity

• They only affected European settlers

Which animal, introduced by Europeans, transformed the lifestyle of many Native American societies on the Great Plains?

• Sheep

• Horses

• Chickens

• Goats

Which of the following was a major effect of the Columbian Exchange on Europe?

• The spread of smallpox to Europe

• The introduction of new staple crops like maize and potatoes

• The decline of European monarchies

• The end of the Atlantic slave trade

Which Native American society built large, complex cities such as Tenochtitlán before European contact?

• Iroquois

• Aztec

• Sioux

• Cherokee

Which of the following was NOT a motivation for Spanish exploration in the Americas?

• The search for gold and wealth

• The desire to spread Christianity

• The wish to escape European wars

• The pursuit of glory and national prestige

How did the introduction of European livestock affect Native American agriculture?

• It had no effect

• It provided new sources of food and labor

• It led to the extinction of native plants

• It caused a decline in farming