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Pre-European Civilizations
Columbian Exchange
Mercantilism
Miscellaneous
100

The Civilization that built floating gardens called Chinampas

The Aztecs

100
Name one crop/plant that Europe brought to the New World
peach, orange, grape, melon, banana, rice, onion, radish
100

What is mercantilism?

An economic ....

100
What is New World?
America
200

The Civilization that was conquered by Spain in....

The Mayans?

200

Name one disease from Europe to America

any of these is correct: influenza, measles, chicken pox malaria, diphtheria, small pox, typhus

200
( ) had little immunity to European diseases.
Native Americans
200
What is Old World?
Europe
300

The mountain range that the Incas were located in

The Andes

300
Cultivation of ( ) created the major demand for slavery throughout plantation economy.
Sugarcane
300
Overall population loss between 1500 and 1650 was approximately ( ) %.
50-90
300
Especially this disease killed millions in America
small pox
400
Name one plant that eventually changed the European diet.
potato, maize, beans, peanuts, pumpkin, pineapple, sweet potato
400
What is Columbian Exchange?
the massive exchange of agricultural goods, animals, slave labor, communicable diseases, and ideas between New and Old World
500

Hides and wool were produced because of these animals:

Pigs, cattle, sheep

500

Name one animal that led to economic exploitation of Americas

Pigs or sheep or cattle

500
Why did Native Americans lack immunity?
Native Americans were more susceptible to diseases than Europeans because of no earlier exposure.
500

When did the Columbian Exchange start?

1492