WorksheetsColumbian Exchange Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 32mins
When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?
1492 AD
1492 BC
1490 BCE
1490
What came from the New World? (select all that apply)
Maize (Corn)
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turkeys
Cocoa (Chocolate)
Which of the following describes the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only
Llamas are from the...
New World
Old World
Pigs came from
The Old World
The New World (Americas)
Due to the Columbian Exchange, agricultural production increased in both the New and Old World.
True
False
How many native Americans died from contact with European diseases?
20-40%
40-60%
60-80%
50-90%
Squash came from.....
The Old World (Europe/Asia)
The New World ( Americas)
coffee came from
The Old World (Europe/Asia)
The New World (The Americas)
Wheat came from....
The Old World
The New World
grapes came from...
The Old World (Europe/Asia)
The New World (Americas)
Bananas came from...
The Old World
The New World
Cows came from
The Old World
The New World
potatoes came from
The Old World
The New World (Americas)
tomatoes came from
The Old World
The New World (Americas)
I thought I had reached India in 1492 and claimed the islands I discovered for Spain
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Old World or New World
Old World
New World
Old World
New World
My crew was the first to circumnavigate around the world
Hernan Cortez
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
Disease
Old World
New World
The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?
people
plants
animals
disease
knowledge
the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)
the Americas and Europe
Asia and Europe
the Old World and the New World
Orem and Provo
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 for the Age of Exploration to start?
To find better routes to Asia to buy spices and luxury goods
To find new crops to feed starving Europeans
To ease overpopulation in Europe
To find places where they could freely practice their religion
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
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.
Native Americans, or indigenous people, did not have horses until horses were brought to the new world by Spanish and European explorers.
True
False
The Columbian Exchange was named for
(a)
Spanish explorers came to the New World for all of the following reasons except
God
Gold
Glory
Escape religious persecution
Which religious reason did the English come to the New World?
Escape religious persecution
Spread religion
Which of the following is a French explorer?
Coronado
La Salle
Pineda
De Vaca
In which area did the French settle?
Central America
South America
Great Lakes
East Coast
What can you infer about the Venn Diagram above?
Native Texans needed to be removed from their land in order for foreign countries to settle Texas
The Spanish and English had contrasting reasons for exploring and settling in the New World
Mercantilism allowed England to profit off the colonies
Spanish explorers hoped to find cities of gold and conquer the Native Texans
Why is the year 1519 significant?
Year Coronado claimed Wichita Country
year Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire
Year La Salle explored Louisiana
Year Coronado mapped the Texas coastline
Which European country was the first to stake claim to Texas during the Age of Contact?
Mexico
Spain
France
England
All of the following are fundamental (important) reasons for Spanish exploration except...
Trade throughout Asia
Wealth is measured by the amount of gold one possesses
Acquired land expands mother country
Missions spread religion
Which of the following is not one of the Three Gs
God
Gold
Glory
Guts
The first European Explorers of Texas came from which country
Spain
Italy
United Kingdom
Mexico
A conquistador can best be described as a
soldier/explorer trying to find gold and glory
A priest trying to convert Native Americans
A Native American warrior who is fighting the Spanish
The ship the Spanish sailed on
A ________ is a leader of a Spanish exploration to the Americas.
Missionary
Regent
Conquistador
Viceroy
De Pineda was successful because he . . .
did nothing
found the city of gold
built Fort St. Louis
mapped the coast of Texas
La Salle was important as he was the first to set land claims in Texas for
Spain
Mexico
French
Peru
Cabeza de Vaca and Estavanico lived among the Karankawas for many years because. . .
They captured and tortured anyone that disobeyed their orders.
They enslaved the Karankawas and forced them to search for gold.
They were traitors to the Spanish crown.
The Karankawas thought they were Shaman that healed people.
