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Worksheetscolumbian exchange
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (2 answers)
the Americas and Europe
Asia and Europe
the Old World and the New World
Orem and Provo
The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?
(more than 1 answer)
people
plants
animals
disease
knowledge
The Columbian Exchange was started due to the "discovery" of the Americas by ______________?
Henry Hudson
Leif Erikson
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?
To find a trade route to Asia
To find the Americas
To fight the Chinese
To discover new lands
What was a major crop that came from the Americas?
Maize (corn)
wheat
coffee
bananas
What killed a large percentage of the indigenous population?
Wild cattle
Diseases
War
What does the word indigenous mean?
Transporting goods
People who moved to a new region.
The first people who lived in any region.
Native Americans, or indigenous people, did not have horses until horses were brought to the new world by Spanish and European explorers.
True
False
Which is true about the map?
Europeans introduced livestock to the Americas.
Native Americans brought diseases to Europe.
Europeans taught Native Americans how to grow potatoes and squash.
Sugar cane came from the...
Old World
New World
Cows came from the...
Old World
New World
Coffee came from the...
Old World
New World
Which of these places are continents? Click on all that apply.
Europe
United States
South America
Africa
North America
The green part is the...
New World
Old World
This is the...
New World
Old World
I thought I had reached India in 1492 and claimed the islands I discovered for Spain. Who am I?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Cacao (Cocoa) came from the...
Old World
New World
Old World
New World
Tomatoes came from the...
Old World
New World
Corn is from the...
New World
Old World
Wheat came from....
The Old World
The New World
Potatoes came from
The Old World
The New World (Americas)
