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Columbian Exchange Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1490 BCE

d)

1490

2.

What came from the New World? (select all that apply)

a)

Maize (Corn)

b)

Potatoes

c)

Tomatoes

d)

Turkeys

e)

Cocoa (Chocolate)

3.
What animal, introduced by the Europeans changed life for the Native American Indians?
a)
pigs
b)
chickens
c)
horses
d)
cows
4.
What belief went from the Old to the New World?
a)
Christianity
b)
astronomy
c)
Indian gods
d)
the wheel
5.

Which of the following describes the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

b)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

c)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

d)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

6.

Llamas are from the...

a)

New World

b)

Old World

7.

Pigs came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

8.

Due to the Columbian Exchange, agricultural production increased in both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
Smallpox, influenza, and measles were Old World diseases introduced to the Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

How many native Americans died from contact with European diseases?

a)

20-40%

b)

40-60%

c)

60-80%

d)

50-90%

11.

Squash came from.....

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia)

b)

The New World ( Americas)

12.

coffee came from

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia)

b)

The New World (The Americas)

13.

Wheat came from....

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

14.

grapes came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia)

b)

The New World (Americas)

15.

Bananas came from...

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

16.

Cows came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

17.

potatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

18.

tomatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

19.

I thought I had reached India in 1492 and claimed the islands I discovered for Spain

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco de Gama

20.

Old World or New World

a)

Old World

b)

New World

21.
a)

Old World

b)

New World

22.

My crew was the first to circumnavigate around the world

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Vasco de Gama

23.

Disease

a)

Old World

b)

New World

24.

The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?

a)

people

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

disease

e)

knowledge

25.

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

a)

the Americas and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

the Old World and the New World

d)

Orem and Provo

26.

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the "discovery" of the Americas by ______________?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Christopher Columbus

27.

What was the MAIN reason for the Age of Exploration to start?

a)

To find better routes to Asia to buy spices and luxury goods

b)

To find new crops to feed starving Europeans

c)

To ease overpopulation in Europe

d)

To find places where they could freely practice their religion

28.

What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?

a)

To find a trade route to Asia

b)

To find the Americas

c)

To fight the Chinese

d)

To discover new lands

29.

What was a major crop that came from the Americas?

a)

Maize (corn)

b)

wheat

c)

coffee

d)

bananas

30.
What animal changed life for the American Indians?
a)
Pigs
b)
Chickens
c)
Horses
d)
Cows
31.
During the Columbian Exchange, which way did plants, animals, diseases, and people flow? 
a)
From west to east only 
b)
From east to west only 
c)
From both east to west and west to east 
d)
From both north to south and south to north
32.
What crop helped to increase the population of Europeans because it allowed them to become healthier and better fed?
a)
Squash
b)
Potatoes and Corn
c)
Chocolate and Butter
d)
Peanuts
33.

Which is true about the map?

a)

Europeans introduced livestock to the Americas.

b)

Native Americans brought diseases to Europe.

c)

Europeans taught Native Americans how to grow potatoes and squash.

34.

Native Americans, or indigenous people, did not have horses until horses were brought to the new world by Spanish and European explorers.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The Columbian Exchange was named for

(a)  

36.

Spanish explorers came to the New World for all of the following reasons except

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Escape religious persecution

37.

Which religious reason did the English come to the New World?

a)

Escape religious persecution

b)

Spread religion

38.

Which of the following is a French explorer?

a)

Coronado

b)

La Salle

c)

Pineda

d)

De Vaca

39.

In which area did the French settle?

a)

Central America

b)

South America

c)

Great Lakes

d)

East Coast

40.

What can you infer about the Venn Diagram above?

a)

Native Texans needed to be removed from their land in order for foreign countries to settle Texas

b)

The Spanish and English had contrasting reasons for exploring and settling in the New World

c)

Mercantilism allowed England to profit off the colonies

d)

Spanish explorers hoped to find cities of gold and conquer the Native Texans

41.

Why is the year 1519 significant?

a)

Year Coronado claimed Wichita Country

b)

year Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire

c)

Year La Salle explored Louisiana

d)

Year Coronado mapped the Texas coastline

42.

Which European country was the first to stake claim to Texas during the Age of Contact?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

43.

All of the following are fundamental (important) reasons for Spanish exploration except...

a)

Trade throughout Asia

b)

Wealth is measured by the amount of gold one possesses

c)

Acquired land expands mother country

d)

Missions spread religion

44.

Which of the following is not one of the Three Gs

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Guts

45.

The first European Explorers of Texas came from which country

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Mexico

46.

A conquistador can best be described as a

a)

soldier/explorer trying to find gold and glory

b)

A priest trying to convert Native Americans

c)

A Native American warrior who is fighting the Spanish

d)

The ship the Spanish sailed on

47.

A ________ is a leader of a Spanish exploration to the Americas.

a)

Missionary

b)

Regent

c)

Conquistador

d)

Viceroy

48.

De Pineda was successful because he . . .

a)

did nothing

b)

found the city of gold

c)

built Fort St. Louis

d)

mapped the coast of Texas

49.

La Salle was important as he was the first to set land claims in Texas for

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

French

d)

Peru

50.

Cabeza de Vaca and Estavanico lived among the Karankawas for many years because. . .

a)

They captured and tortured anyone that disobeyed their orders.

b)

They enslaved the Karankawas and forced them to search for gold.

c)

They were traitors to the Spanish crown.

d)

The Karankawas thought they were Shaman that healed people.