The Columbian Exchange
Explore the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World and New World through a variety of engaging questions.
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1. What was the Columbian Exchange?
A trade route for spices between Europe and Asia.
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
A war fought over control of trade routes in the Americas.
The discovery of a new continent by Christopher Columbus.
2. Which of the following was a crop that originated in the New World and was introduced to the Old World?
Wheat
Potatoes
Rice
Coffee
3. The Columbian Exchange began after Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in the year .
4. One of the most devastating impacts of the Columbian Exchange on the indigenous populations of the Americas was the introduction of from Europe.
5. Describe one positive and one negative impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World.
6. Horses were native to the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.
True
False
7. Corn (maize) was brought to the Americas from Europe during the Columbian Exchange.
True
False
8. Examine the map below, which illustrates some of the exchanges during this period. Identify two items that traveled from the Old World to the New World, and two items that traveled from the New World to the Old World.
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New World to Old World: