Columbian Exchange and European Expansion

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Why did the population of the world increase during the Columbian Exchange?

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It brought new crops from the Americas, improved nutrition, and started Europe's economic shift towards capitalism

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Columbus thought he had arrived at ___________ and therefore called the indigenous people he met Indians.

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India

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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The global exchange of plants, food, diseases, and people over continents

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Which of the following is a way exploration affected the Natives of the Americas?

• They contracted many diseases and many died
• They were treated well by the Europeans
• They were exposed to Llamas
• They were provided with potatoes by the Europeans

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They contracted many diseases and many died

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Match the term that best goes with: trading goods, ideas, and diseases from different continents.

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Columbian Exchange

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What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?

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To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing West

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How did the Columbian Exchange affect Europe?

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American food plants, such as corn and potatoes, improved the diet of Europeans

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What was the "New" World?

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The Americas

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Some historians view Henry the Navigator negatively. This is because he...

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was the architect of the Atlantic slave trade

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How did diseases help impact the New World?

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The Native America population decreased