COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
EXPLORERS
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
MISCELLANEOUS
100
TRUE OR FALSE: The Columbian Exchange connected the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere
False (Eastern and Western)
100
How many voyages did Christopher Columbus make to the "new world"?
Four
100

Name the storied Viking to have set foot on the North American continent

Leif Erickson

100

What country is Ferdinand Magellan from?

Portugual

100

Explorer Leif Erickson was a _______.

Viking

200
Name three things that the East introduced to the West. !!!DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME SIX!!!
Wheat Sugar Cane Sheep Chicken Pox Rice Watermelon Goat Measles Banana Lettuce Chicken Peach Horse Pig Pear Cow Smallpox
200
Christopher Columbus is: a) Spanish b) Italian c) Portuguese
b) Italian
200
Who was named the governor of the "West Indies"?
Christopher Columbus
200

At the tip of which South American country will you find the narrow passage named after Magellan?

Argentina

200

A narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water is a _______.

strait

300
Name three products that the West introduced to the East. !!!DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME SIX!!!
Maize (corn) Squash Peppers Potato Pumpkin Avocado Sweet Potato Pineapple Turkey Beans Tomato Peanut Cocoa
300
Who supported and financed Columbus' voyages?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
300
Which Italian explorer knew he was in a "new world" and not Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci
300

What is the name of the narrow passage that Magellan sailed through?

Strait of Magellan

300
The Age of Exploration began with Christopher Columbus seeking _______. !!!DOUBLE POINTS!!!
a faster, shorter route to Asia
400
Name two POSITIVES of the Columbian Exchange.
1. Europeans introduced new foods, plants, and animals to the Western Hemisphere 2. The Americas introduced new foods, plants, and animals to the rest of the WORLD
400
How many ships did Columbus sail with on his first voyage and what were their names?
3; the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
400
"I sailed from Spain, explored the Caribbean, and was the first to see the Pacific Ocean via Panama."
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
400

TRUE or FALSE : Ferdinand Magellan's crew were the first to circumnavigate the globe?

TRUE

400

Name one negative aspect of the Columbian Exchange.

Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas 

500
Name two NEGATIVES of the Columbian Exchange.
1. Europeans enslaved Native Americans and forced them to mine for gold 2. Europeans brought contagious diseases to the Americas that killed Natives by the thousands
500

How did Columbus influence future relationships with Native Americans?

He made them slaves, thus Natives were seen as a people to conquer and control instead of a people to work with

500
Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe via an Atlantic-Pacific passage and where was he from?
Ferdinand Magellan from Portugal
500

The Strait of Magellan connects what two large bodies of water?

The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

500

Name the 3 Gs that drove the Age of Exploration. 

God, Gold, and Glory

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