The Columbian Exchange
During the Columbian Exchange, what direction did the exchange of plants and animals travel?
- East to West and - West to East
What food was essential to the development of native civilizations in North America?
Corn
If American Indians had been able to prepare ahead of time for the Columbian Exchange, what change would have been most helpful when Europeans finally arrived in the Americas?
Possessing immunities to diseases like smallpox and the flu.
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, which food led to an increase in European population?
Potato
What are some of the domesticated animals from Aftro-Eurasia?
- Cow - Horse - Pig - Sheep - Goat
What were the long-term effects of the Columbian Exchange?
- Europe and the Americas become connected through trade. - Ethnic diversity can be found throughout the Americas. - Global societies are still influenced by European cultures. - Christianity is one of the main religions of the Americas. - Spanish is the main spoken language in most South Americans countries.
What are some of the domesticated animals native to the Americas?
- Llama - Turkey
What was Columbus mistaken of?
-His estimate of the actual distance around the Earth. -His claim that he sailed to Asia and met the people of India.
Using numbers 1 to 4, label the following events in the correct chronological order. -The Great Dying begins to devastate native populations. -Demand for slaves triggers the start of the Atlantic Slave Trade. -Columbus brings Europe into contact with the New World. -European colonies spread throughout the Americas.
1. Columbus brings Europe into contact with the New World. 2. The Great Dying begins to devastate native populations. 3. Demand for slaves triggers the start of the Atlantic Slave Trade. 4. European colonies spread throughout the Americas.
What was the approximate population in the Americas before Columbus arrived?
100 million
(short answer) Why was the Columbian Exchange so beneficial for the Europeans and have such a negative impact on the Americas?
Afro-Eurasian diseases infected the native population of the Americas, for which the American Indians had no immunities. The massive de-population of the Americas allowed Europeans to colonize and take over the American continents. Plants from the Americas provided a great new source of calories for Europeans and the European population significantly increases. The surplus population of Europe migrated and colonized the Americas.
(short answer) American Indians did not have domesticated animals to provide an adequate supply of meat for their diet. Explain what they did to increase their meat supply.
American Indians would burn the old grass that the domesticated animals had already eaten. When they would burn the grass it would grow back faster and healthier. This way the domesticated animals would have a adequate supply of healthy grass.
What continent(s) were effected by the following... Benefitted from new crops
Both the Americas and Europe
What continent(s) were effected by the following... Population of Europeans increased
Both the Americas and Europe
What continent(s) were effected by the following... Rose to global dominance
Europe
What continent(s) were effected by the following.... Initiated the Atlantic Slave Trade
Europe
Which continent benefited most during the first 100 years of the Columbian Exchange?
Europe
What was Columbus correct about?
His idea that Europeans can travel to India by sailing west.
Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?
His voyages marked the beginning of exchange between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia.
Of the plants and animals that were exchanged, which was a new item brought to the Americas that had both positive and negative effects on the Native People?
Horse
What food was essential to the development of South America?
Potatoes
What did Columbus never know about the lands he explored in the Americas?
That he had "discovered" continents previously unknown to Europeans.
What continent(s) were effected by the following... Decimated by disease and conquest
The Americas
What continent(s) were effected by the following... Targeted by Christian missionaries
The Americas
What was Columbus' new idea?
To sail west to arrive in East Asia / India
