Columbian Exchange
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The movement of people, animals, plants,
and cultures between Eastern and Western
Hemispheres
Sailors used the magnetic compass for__________.
time speed distance direction
direction
Who might have been the first European to land in North America?
Leif Ericsson
What is the name of a small, fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese?
A caravel.
Name three foods and three animals brought by the Europeans or Africans that were new to the Americas.
wheat horses**
grapes pigs
sugar** chickens
The astrolabe to determine _________.
time speed distance direction
Name the explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa and reached India.
Vasco da Gama
What is the name of the tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon (helps sailors measure distance from the equator)?
Astrolabe
Name five foods that the Europeans brought back to Europe from the Americas.
tomatoes pumpkins
corn peppers
potatoes **
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In the 15th century, ship building improved, list 4 reasons why the caravel was an improvement over ships of the past.
1. Smaller and lighter 2. Triangular sails to better
control the wind
3. Had decks without gaps 4. Stronger ropes
and waterproof wood
5. Canvas sails lasted a 6. larger cargo areas
long time
Name the Portuguese sailor who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
What is an an organized journey?
expedition
What was the most devastating effect of the Columbian Exchange on American Indians?
Disease
A __________ is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
Colony
What evidence suggests that Prince Henry might not have been a very good citizen?
Prince Henry might not have been a good citizen because the Portuguese sailors who worked for him were also slave traders. The slave trade grew because of Prince Henry and his sailors.
“As soon as I arrived in the Indies, on the first island which I found, I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts.”
~Christopher Columbus, 1493
Which part of the excerpt shows the negative treatment of the American Indians at the hands of the European explorers?
I took some of the natives by force…
Explain a positive outcome of the Columbian Exchange that we can see today.
A positive outcome of the Columbian Exchange that we can still see today is sharing cultures. Europeans, African, and American Indians had different clothing, religion, food, music, dances, and language to share.
Sugar cane grew well in the West Indies and had to be grown on __________ which were large estates run by an owner.
Plantations
What motivated European Conquistadors to conquer new lands
Wealth
Columbus and Magellan had the same goal and sailed in the same direction. What was different about their voyages?
Columbus made 4 voyages to the Bahamas, but never made it to India. Magellan sailed around South America and made it to the Philippines where he was killed. Some of his crew made it all the way back to Spain by sailing around the world.