1.3 The Columbian Exchange

• Which crops were introduced to the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?

  Corn, potatoes, tomatoes
• The Columbian Exchange transformed the ecology, economies, and populations of both hemispheres, with beneficial and devastating consequences
• Match the disease with its origin during the Columbian Exchange:

  Smallpox ↔️ Eastern Hemisphere

  Syphilis ↔️ Western Hemisphere
• The introduction of corn and potatoes from the Americas significantly boosted European agriculture and economies.

  True
• What were some of the crops introduced to Europe from the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?

  Corn, potatoes, tomatoes
• The introduction of livestock like horses, cattle, and sheep transformed Indigenous economies
• What is the Columbian Exchange defined as?

  Exchange of plants, animals, diseases
• Animals like horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens were introduced to the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere.
• The introduction of crops like corn and potatoes from the Americas to Europe increased agricultural productivity
• What caused the significant decline in Indigenous populations during the Columbian Exchange?

  Diseases like smallpox
• What crops were introduced from the Americas to Africa during the Columbian Exchange?

  Corn, cassava, peanuts
• The transatlantic slave trade had a devastating impact on African economies and societies
• What is the Columbian Exchange defined as?

  Exchange of plants, animals, etc.
• Horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens were native to the Western Hemisphere.

  False
• The Columbian Exchange only involved the exchange of plants and animals.

  False
• What was one of the technologies introduced to the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?

  Agricultural tools
• Which disease was transmitted from the Americas to Europe during the Columbian Exchange?

  Syphilis
• The introduction of new crops like wheat, rice, sugarcane, and citrus fruits led to increased agricultural productivity
• Order the following events based on their chronological significance in the Columbian Exchange

  1️⃣ Columbus's voyages begin

  2️⃣ Exchange of crops and animals between continents

  3️⃣ Introduction of diseases to the Americas

  4️⃣ Transformation of European agriculture
• The Aztec and Inca empires fiercely resisted the Columbian Exchange to maintain their autonomy


  True
• Crops like wheat, rice, sugarcane, coffee, and citrus fruits were introduced from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere.
• What were some of the long-term effects of the Columbian Exchange on ecology, economies, and populations?

  Beneficial and devastating consequences
• What crops were introduced from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?

  Wheat, rice, sugarcane, coffee
• Which diseases were transmitted from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?

  Smallpox, measles, influenza
• European livestock like cattle altered traditional Indigenous practices during the Columbian Exchange.


  True
• Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported to the Americas as part of the Columbian Exchange.


  True
• The Columbian Exchange led to the globalization of trade and commerce between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.


  True
• Wheat, rice, sugarcane, coffee, and citrus fruits were crops introduced to the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern
• Which diseases were transmitted from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?

  Smallpox, measles, influenza
• Which animals were introduced to the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?

  Horses, cattle, sheep
• The Columbian Exchange facilitated a significant exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies
• Order the following impacts of the Columbian Exchange on Europe:

  1️⃣ Introduction of new crops like wheat, rice, and sugarcane

  2️⃣ Increased agricultural productivity and economic growth

  3️⃣ Devastation from diseases like smallpox

  4️⃣ Transmission of syphilis from the Americas
• Europe gained significant new technologies from the Americas during the Columbian Exchange

  False
• Which diseases introduced by Europeans caused the most deaths among Indigenous populations?

  Smallpox, measles, influenza
• Order the following impacts of the Columbian Exchange on Indigenous populations

  1️⃣ Introduction of European diseases

  2️⃣ Disruption of traditional economies

  3️⃣ Cultural changes

  4️⃣ Resistance and resilience
• The Columbian Exchange brought new foods to Europe but devastated Indigenous populations due to disease


  True
• The Columbian Exchange facilitated the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies
• Syphilis was transmitted from the Americas to Europe during the Columbian Exchange.

  True
• Order the impacts of the Columbian Exchange on Indigenous populations:

  1️⃣ Introduction of diseases led to population decline

  2️⃣ New crops and animals transformed economies

  3️⃣ Traditional technologies were eroded

  4️⃣ Some groups resisted the exchange
• The introduction of European crops like wheat undermined local Indigenous agriculture