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Unit 4 Transoceanic Interconnections
4.3 Columbian exchange
Columbian Exchange
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What disease is mentioned in the environment theme?
Smallpox
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What food is associated with the environment theme that is a staple crop?
Maize
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Which food mentioned in the environment theme is used to make chocolate?
Cacao
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What vegetable is listed under the environment theme?
Okra
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Which animal is mentioned in the environment theme?
Horse
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What grain is included in the environment theme?
Rice
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What exchange is associated with the economy theme?
Columbian Exchange
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What trade involving forced labor is mentioned in the economy theme?
Transatlantic slave trade
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What term refers to sugar plantations in the economy theme?
Engenhos
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What type of crop is referred to in the economy theme?
Cash crop
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What term is associated with the government theme regarding territorial control?
Empire
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What crop is mentioned in the government theme that is significant for trade?
Sugarcane
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What group of explorers is mentioned in the society theme?
Conquistadores
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What cultural term refers to the dispersion of Africans?
African Diaspora
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What term describes people of mixed European and African descent?
Creole
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What dish is associated with African culture in the study material?
Gumbo
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What is the term for the exchange of crops, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Columbian Exchange
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What crops were exchanged from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
Sugar
Wheat
Barley
Okra
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What is one effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Western Hemisphere related to agriculture?
Deforestation
for crop cultivation
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How did soil depletion occur in the Western Hemisphere due to the Columbian Exchange?
From growing
the same crops repeatedly
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What crops were introduced to the Western Hemisphere?
Rice
Oranges
Grapes
Lettuce
Coffee
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Which animals were introduced to the Western Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?
Horses
,
oxen
,
pigs
, cattle,
sheep
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What environmental issue arose from overgrazing by introduced animals in the Western Hemisphere?
Soil erosion
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What was one consequence of the spread of diseases during the Columbian Exchange?
Millions
of deaths among
Native Americans
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What diseases were introduced to the Western Hemisphere?
Smallpox
Measles
Typhus
Bubonic plague
Influenza
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What social structure emerged in the Western Hemisphere as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Social structures
based on
race and ethnicity
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What crops were exchanged from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
Potatoes
Maize
Manioc
Tobacco
Cacao
Peanuts
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What was one positive effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Eastern Hemisphere?
Better nutrition
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Which animal was introduced to the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere?
Turkeys
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What was one health-related consequence of the Columbian Exchange for the Eastern Hemisphere?
Increased health risks
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What people were involved in the exchange from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
Native Americans
Ethnic diversity
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What was the significance of rubber in the context of the Columbian Exchange?
First
used
as an
eraser
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What role did quinine play in the Columbian Exchange?
Provided a treatment for
malaria
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What were the overall effects of the Columbian Exchange on both hemispheres?
Introduction of
new crops and animals
Changes in
social structures
Spread of
diseases
Environmental impacts
Improved
nutrition and health
in some areas
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What was the primary cause of dramatic changes between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas?
The
Columbian Exchange
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How did Europeans use agricultural land differently than American Indians?
Europeans used it more
intensively
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What agricultural practice did colonists employ that affected the environment?
They cut down trees for
planting
crops
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What environmental problems arose in the Americas due to European agricultural practices?
Deforestation
and
soil depletion
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How did European settlement patterns differ from those of American Indians?
Europeans lived in more
densely populated
communities
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What were the consequences of increased population density among Europeans in the Americas?
Strain
on water resources and
pollution
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