Animals
Name one animal that came from Europe to the Americas during the Colombian Exchange
Any of these: pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, goats
Name one crop/plant that Europe brought to the New World
peach, orange, grape, melon, banana, rice, onion, radish
Name one disease from Europe to America
any of these is correct: influenza, measles, chicken pox malaria, diphtheria, small pox, typhus
What is New World?
America
African slaves were traded to the America's during the Columbian Exchange
True
What animal from Europe helped the Native Americans to hunt
Horse
Cultivation of this created the major demand for slavery throughout plantation economy.
Sugarcane
( ) had little immunity to European diseases.
Native Americans
What is Old World?
Europe
Finish the sentence "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in..."
1492
What bird from America was traded to Europe.
Turkeys
List a type of food that came from Europe and traded to America
Oranges, citrus fruits, wheat, sugarcane etc
Overall population loss between 1500 and 1650 was approximately ( ) %.
90
Where did Columbus actually sail to? It wasn't the United States
The Bahamas
Christopher Columbus was actually Italian
True
Name one plant that was traded from America to Europe
potato, maize, beans, peanuts, pumpkin, pineapple, sweet potato
Especially this disease killed millions in America
small pox
What is Columbian Exchange?
the massive exchange of agricultural goods, animals, slave labor, communicable diseases, and ideas between New and Old World
Which 2 crops became a major staple in European farming?
Corn and Potato!
Why did Native Americans lack immunity?
Native Americans were more susceptible to diseases than Europeans because of no earlier exposure.
What country did Columbus sail from?
Spain in 1492
What Ocean did Columbus cross to get to the New World? (America)
Atlantic