Do you think we are better off because of the Columbian Exchange? Explain why or why not. (Use 2 or more sentences.)
Question 1
1.
Which explorer do you think the "Columbian Exchange" was named after?
Question 2
2.
Which continents were considered a part of the "Old World"? (Check all that apply.)
Question 3
3.
Which continents were considered a part of the "New World"? (Check all that apply.)
Question 4
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The Columbian Exchange was a "sharing" of plants, animals and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
Question 5
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Diseases were not meant to be shared... but it unfortunatley happened anyway.
Question 6
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To which continents was the spread of diseases from the Columbian Exchange the most harmful?
Question 7
7.
Which statement is false?
Question 8
8.
Which crops came from the New World and were given to the Old World? (Check all that apply.)
Question 9
9.
Which crops came from the Old World and were given to the New World? (Check all that apply.)
Question 10
10.
Before 1492, Native Americans had never seen a
Question 11
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The New World was very happy to have pigs and chickens to eat thanks to the Old World sending them over to them by ship through the Columbian Exchange.
Question 12
12.
Humans (Europeans and African slaves) were transferred to the...
Question 13
13.
As a result of transferring people between the New and Old World, the following were also shared...
(check all that apply)
Question 14
14.
Native Americans lost many of their native languages and traditions due to disease and mistreatment as a result of the Columbian Exchange.
Question 15
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The sharing of plants and food was NOT a good result of the Columbian Exchange.