Columbian Exchange

What does the "Exchange" in "Columbian Exchange" signify?

• The establishment of new trade routes to Asia.

• The trading of goods and ideas between Europe and Africa.

• The movement of items, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and the Americas.

• The discovery of new continents by European explorers.

What was Christopher Columbus's original goal when he set sail from Europe?

• To discover new continents in the West.

• To find a westward route to Asia.

• To establish new colonies in the Americas.

• To introduce new crops to Europe.

Which of the following items was introduced to the Old World from the Americas?

• Bananas

• Horses

• Carrots

• Potatoes

Besides plants and animals, what other significant elements were exchanged between the Old World and the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?

• Only new technologies.

• Only new forms of government.

• Ideas, religions, and diseases.

• New languages and currencies.