LAH 2.2 Effects of European Exploration

What is the Columbian Exchange? (2.2)

• The forced migration of Africans to the Americas

• The global transfer of foods, plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds

• The route used by explorers to reach Asia

• A trade agreement between Spain and Portugal

Which two crops from the Americas had the greatest impact on world diets? (2.2)

• Wheat and rice

• Corn and potatoes

• Yams and bananas

• Tobacco and cacao

Which animals were introduced to the Americas by Europeans? (2.2)

• Turkeys and llamas

• Horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs

• Chickens and camels

• Goats and elephants

What diseases did Europeans bring to the Americas that killed millions of Native Americans? (2.2)

• Malaria and yellow fever

• Smallpox and measles

• Cholera and typhoid

• Influenza and chickenpox

What was the “Middle Passage”? (2.2)

• The first voyage of Columbus

• The middle leg of the transatlantic slave trade

• The middle trade route between Europe and Asia

• The migration of Native Americans

Approximately what percentage of Africans on slave ships died during the Middle Passage? (2.2)

• 10%

• 20%

• 40%

• 50%

How did the introduction of corn and potatoes from the Americas affect global populations? (2.2)

• They decreased because food supplies were limited.

• They increased because these crops were nutritious and easy to grow.

• They stayed the same because the crops were unpopular.

• They decreased because the crops caused diseases.

Which of the following best explains the impact of the Columbian Exchange on culture? (2.2)

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• It isolated cultures by limiting trade.

• It mixed foods, animals, and ideas, influencing diets and societies worldwide.

• It caused Europe to abandon colonization.

• It prevented migration between continents.

• It increased cultural diffusion

In what way did the transatlantic slave trade affect African societies? (2.2)

• African nations grew stronger through trade with Europeans.

• Families and communities were devastated, and firearms were introduced.

• African kingdoms united to resist European traders.

• The population of Africa rapidly increased.

Why did colonization of the Americas lead to new business and trade practices in Europe? (2.2)

• Europeans had to pay taxes to Native Americans.

• Wealth from the Americas stimulated new economic growth.

• The Americas lacked resources to trade.

• European kings banned overseas markets.