Columbian Exchange Basics
This term describes the exchange of goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This animal revolutionized transportation and hunting for many Indigenous peoples.
What is the horse?
his crop helped Europe avoid famine and grow its population.
What is the potato?
Indigenous peoples had no immunity to European diseases, causing this result.
What is population decline?
The spread of ideas, beliefs, and traditions between cultures is called this.
What is cultural diffusion?
The Columbian Exchange began after this explorer’s 1492 voyage.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This crop led to plantation agriculture in the Americas.
What is sugarcane?
Corn, tomatoes, and cacao all came from this hemisphere.
What is the Western Hemisphere?
This forced migration system transported millions of Africans to the Americas.
What is the Atlantic slave trade?
Christianity and European languages were spread through this process.
What is colonization?
The Columbian Exchange connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas through trade and movement.
What is early globalization?
These deadly illnesses caused massive population loss among Indigenous peoples.
What are diseases such as smallpox and measles?
This product became a profitable cash crop despite health risks.
What is tobacco?
The Middle Passage describes this journey.
What is the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic?
European livestock caused this environmental problem in the Americas.
What is overgrazing?
This ocean was crossed repeatedly during the Columbian Exchange.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This continent supplied forced labor to the Americas due to population decline.
What is Africa?
These precious metals increased European wealth and global trade.
What is silver (and gold)?
This group benefited the most economically from the Columbian Exchange.
Who are European nations?
Large farms growing one crop are called this.
What are plantations?
This term describes long-lasting changes that affect societies over time.
What are long-term effects?
This economic system depended on colonies providing raw materials to Europe.
What is mercantilism?
These new foods improved diets and supported population growth.
What are New World crops?
The Columbian Exchange caused widespread social disruption for these communities.
Who are Indigenous peoples and enslaved Africans?
The Columbian Exchange permanently changed ecosystems, economies, and cultures.
What is environmental impact?
The Columbian Exchange began as a result of this broader historical movement in Europe.
What is the Age of Exploration?
Pigs and cattle brought by Europeans affected this aspect of Indigenous life.
What is farming and diet?
Chocolate and cacao became highly valuable in Europe and contributed to this type of economy.
What is the trade economy or mercantilism?
This type of population loss in the Americas was a direct effect of disease, war, and forced labor.
What is demographic collapse?
New plants and animals disrupted local ecosystems, which is an example of this ecological effect.
What is an invasive species effect?
These were the main continents involved in the initial Columbian Exchange.
What are Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
What European technologies traveled to the Americas and affected Indigenous daily life and farming?
What is Guns and metal tools ?
These staple crops from the Americas were adopted in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
What are potatoes, maize (corn), and tomatoes?
This word describes the unfair treatment and use of people for labor or profit.
What is exploitation?
Blended cultural practices in Latin America, such as language and religion, show this process.
What is syncretism?