WorksheetsUnit 1: Columbian Exchange Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the European colonization of the Americas
The migration of American Indian tribes to Europe
The spread of diseases from the Old World to the New World
The exchange of goods between Europe and Asia
Virus
What impact did the spread of diseases from the "Old World" have on Native American tribes?
Led to the deaths of millions of members of Indigenous tribes
Improved their immunity to diseases
Had no impact on their population
Caused them to migrate to Europe
Which area was considered the "Old World"
Europe, Asia, Africa ("Afroeurasia")
The Americas (North, South, Central, & The Caribbean)
The Pacific
Oceania, Africa, Europe
Which of the following was a benefit (good outcome) of the Columbian Exchange?
Native populations increased in the Americas
It improved people's diets, and health which increased the world population
People discovered gold in Columbian mountain ranges
What was something bad that came from the Columbian Exchange?
diseases were spread between continents which resulted in massive outbreaks among some civilizations.
Overall global nutrition decreased due to improper farming practices.
America became an absolute monarchy.
Education levels decreased globally.
how did the Columbian Exchange affect society?
increased the population, improved education, but also negatively impacted Indigenous populations & increased slavery
It shifted the global economic system away from capitalism and towards feudalism
it killed about 80% of the world population due to smallpox epidemics
it helped America become a global superpower
Wheat, grapes, bananas, sugar cane, cattle, pigs, goats, chickens, and enslaved Africans went from the (a) to the (b) .
Which of the following best describes how “exchange” occurred during the Columbian Exchange?
It was both intentionally and unintentionally done through planned actions and mistakes.
It was unintentional as seeds and plants moved on ships without human knowledge.
It was a result of the movement of people in the one-way direction from the Americas to Europe.
It was always intentional as Europeans brought and took what they wanted.
