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Review: Columbian Exchange and Native Americans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of plant, animals, diseases, humans, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages

b)

an economic system of trade between Columbus, the United States, and Mexico

c)

an alliance of countries in Northern Europe and the United States in mutual defense

d)

a road between Europe and China where items such as silk, spices, and previous jewels were traded

2.

What does this image show about the culture of NC Coastal Native Americans in the late 1500s?

a)

A. a shelter and patterns of community planning

b)

B. some daily practices

c)

C. it demonstrates the economic and trade systems of the Native Americans

d)

D. Both A and B

3.

Which of the following are cultural traits for Historic Native Americans of North Carolina?

a)

farming

b)

respect for the Earth and the natural world

c)

diverse languages and religious beliefs

d)

all answers listed

4.

The attitude that your culture is better or superior to all other cultures is known as...

a)

culture

b)

cultural relativism

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

colonization

5.

The set of daily practices, beliefs, and technology that a group of people share us known as ...

a)

culture

b)

cultural relativism

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

religion

6.

Studying other cultures without making judgements about them is known as...

a)

culture

b)

cultural relativism

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

conquistador

7.

What does the following quote from Christopher Columbus suggest about him?:

"They would make fine servants...With fifty men we could subjugate (control) them all and

make them do whatever we want"--Christopher Columbus

a)

Columbus really admired and respected the natives

b)

Columbus was ethnocentric or prejudiced against the natives

c)

Columbus planned to free the natives from slavery

d)

Columbus believed the natives were intelligent and would make good paid employees

8.

Which of the following best explains how European contact impacted Native American tools?

a)

Native Americans introduce the bow and arrow to the English

b)

Europeans did not impact Native American tools at all

c)

Native Americans began to trade for European tools such as metal knives and guns

d)

Natives learned to make their own guns

9.

Which of the following social studies concepts applies to the Columbian Exchange?

a)

culture

b)

economics

c)

change

d)

geography

e)

all concepts listed

10.

Use the map to assist you with the question:

Which of the following were tribes in Historic North Carolina?

a)

Catawba, Cherokee, Tuscarora

b)

Hopi, Roanoke, Occaneechi

c)

Cherokee, Sioux, Roanoke

d)

Tuscarora, Catawba, Apache