Columbian Exchange
Describe how the following Eurasian animals revolutionized life in the Americas A) pigs B) oxen C) horses
A) Pigs remade the food supply. They breed quickly and eat anything. B) Oxen helped bring more Land under cultivation with a plow and made transportation easier. C) Horses allowed Native Americans to live a nomadic life instead of agriculture because hunting made them far more rich.
Describe how the following New World plants revolutionized life in Eurasia a) potatoes b) cassava c) sweet potatoes d) corn
A) potatoes could be grown in poor soil, staple food for the poor Irish which lead to an increase in population. B) Cassava provided more calories than any other plant on earth. It has to be processed properly or else it is poisonous. C) Sweet potatoes were so common it was known as the poor persons staple. D)Corn has been a central source of food for animals.
What percentage of Native Americans died as a result of the transfer of European diseases to the New World? What diseases were the culprits?
Some people say higher than 50% and others say as high as 90%. The diseases that caused this were small pox, measles, mumphs, typhus, and chicken pox.
What was the most significant effect of the introduction of the New World plants to Afro- Eurasia?
The plants lead to a population increase.
What were the secondary effects of European diseases on the Native American population?
The secondary effects were starvation and malnutrition because there wasn't enough people left to grow the crops. Another effect was political instability because a lot of important people died.
What was the importance of the transfer of people that occurred as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
The transferring of people of people lead to a repopulation of the New World. The population of the Old World grew because of better nutrition. This placed pressure on Eurasia which lead to more people coming to America. This also increased slavery.
What new world product has been responsible for the most deaths of Afro- Eurasians since its introduction to the Old World?
Tobacco
What was the one New World disease that was transferred to Afro-Eurasia as a result of the Colombian exchange?
Venereal Syphilis
