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WorksheetsColumbian Exchange Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the Columbian Exchange?
the triangular trade
an exchange of indentured servants and economic goods between the Old World and New World
an exchange of culture, plants, livestock, people, and disease between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
a way to create a menu of foods
What foods moved from the Old World to the New World?
potatoes, tomatoes, squash, corn, beans, avocados, and peanuts
citrus fruits, peaches, pears, bananas, olives, onions, sugar, coffee
cattle, sheep, pigs, horses
smallpox, influenza, typhus, measles, malaria, diphtheria, whooping cough
What foods moved from the New World to the Old World?
potatoes, tomatoes, squash, corn, beans, avocados, and peanuts
citrus fruits, peaches, pears, bananas, olives, onions, sugar, coffee
cattle, sheep, pigs, horses
smallpox, influenza, typhus, measles, malaria, diphtheria, whooping cough
Why were corn and potatoes the most important?
Both were nutritious and inexpensive to grow.
Both grew underground and were easy to grow.
You could eat them quickly, so the bears wouldn't eat you.
They digested slow and gave more energy.
What was the death toll in Latin America during the Columbian Exchange?
1 billion people died in the 1500s.
2 million people died between 1521 and 1581.
15 million people died in the 1500s.
13 million people died between 1521 and 1581.
How did the potato affect the population in Europe and Asia.
People were more constipated.
The worlds population grew because people didn't die of starvation.
Europe created more chefs than any other nation in the world.
The Chinese made potato rice.
What sweets came from the Americas?
ice cream and popsicles
cakes and pies
vanilla and cacao
peanut butter and jelly
What impact did the diseases have on Native Americans?
They created vaccines.
The Aztecs and Incas fell because of the death toll.
There was conflict among the nations.
It spawned the revolutionary war.
Why is it called the Columbian Exchange?
because Columbus started the voyages.
because Columbus first found Colombia
because there were children from columbine
no one knows
What was the importance of the drug quinine?
it helped decrease cravings for tobacco
it helped doctors create penicillin
it was able to cure malaria
it wasn't a helpful drug
