Facts
Diseases from the Old World animals included measles, yellow fever, chicken pox, and _____.
Smallpox
What year did Christopher Columbus die ?
1476
What people was involved in the Columbian Exchange ?
European, African, and Native American
Where did Corn (maize) come from?
New World
What is Circle Navigation ?
Circumnavigate
What two people groups were most negatively affected by the Columbian Exchange ?
Native Americans & Africans
Who sailed from Spain and landed in the Bahamas in 1492 ?
Christopher Columbus
Who is Ferdinand Magellan ?
His group was the first to circumnavigate the globe .
Where did horses come from?
Old World
Define Colonization
To travel to, then live in an area under control of your home country
What ocean did the Columbian Exchange cross ?
Atlantic Ocean
What year did the Coumbian Exchange start ?
Which explorer introduced potatoes to Europe during the Columbian Exchange?
Christopher Columbus
What 3 continents were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
Europe, Africa, the Americas
Define Exploration
The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
What is a Negative effect of the Columbian Exchange
?
Diseases and Slave Trade
How long did the Columbian Exchange last ?
200 - 300 years
Who established the first sailing school in the Columbian Exchange ?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What was the first achievement of the Columbian Exchange ?
They began the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
What is the meaning of the word hemisphere?
One half of the earth
As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____?
Africans
What year did Pizarro come into the Columbian Exchange ?
1510
Who facilitated the transfer of goods, crops and ideas between Europe and the Americas
Hernan Cortes
Which animal was introduced in the Columbian Exchange and became a major source of labor in the Americas?
Horse
Define Exchange
The act of giving and receiving things