Columbian Exchange
This disease, brought from Europe, killed huge numbers of Native Americans
smallpox
Cause or effect?
Many Native Americans were enslaved.
effect
Columbus believed this about the world which affected his voyages.
it was smaller
Columbus wanted to prove you could sail in this direction to get to Asia.
West
This tool measured the height of the sun or a star above sea level.
astrolabe
This was the result in Europe of food crops like corn and potatoes being brought there
population boom
Land was claimed in the New World by European counties.
effect
Columbus made this many voyages to the New World.
4
Columbus wanted to spread this in new lands.
Christian religion
Europeans used spices to season and preserve these.
meats
This crop was brought to America and led to Africans being enslaved to work on plantations
sugarcane
Cause or effect?
Growth of countries led by kings and queens.
cause
Columbus didn’t have any of these to refer to when he was exploring.
maps
Columbus wanted to claim this for Spain.
land
This tool always points to the north.
compass
These are the three types of things moved in the Columbian Exchange.
plants, animals, people
Cause or effect?
New and improved science and technology: compass, gunpowder, astrolabe, caravel ship.
Cause
Columbus claimed land for this country in the New World.
Spain
Columbus wanted to find riches like this in the New World.
gold
This was long, dangerous, and resulted in higher prices for spices
trade system
These are the four continents involved in the Columbian Exchange.
Europe, Asia, Africa, America
Cause or effect?
Plants, animals, and people were moved between Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas in the Columbian Exchange.
People didn’t take these of Columbus seriously and they ran out of these on the voyage.
ideas, food and water
Columbus wanted to gain this for himself on his voyages.
personal wealth
Spices were believed to have this.
medicinal value