European Age of Exploration Lesson

Multiple Choice

True or False? In 1492, Christopher Columbus was the first explorer from the Eastern hemisphere to reach the Americas

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which nation explored the world in the largest wooden ships ever built?

• China

• England

• Spain

• France

Open Ended

What Renaissance inventions and new technologies improved exploration abilities?

Multiple Choice

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• A historical event where Columbus discovered America

• An exchange of diseases, plants, animals, and humans between the Old World and the New World

• A type of currency used during the Columbian era

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

Explanation Slide...

The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases, plants, animals, and humans between the Old World and the New World, not just the discovery of America by Columbus.

Categorize

Options (10)

Tobacco

Tomato

Cacoa Bean (Chocolate)

Peppers

Turkey

Horses

Citrus Fruits

Sugar Cane

Coffee

Honeybee

Organize these options into the right categories

New World (Americas) Product

Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia) Product

Multiple Select

What new kinds of products were introduced to the New World (Americas) from the Old World (Europe, Africa,and Asia)?​ ​ ​ ​

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• Turkeys

• Pumpkins

• Horses

• Wheat

Multiple Choice

According to the map, why was the Columbian Exchange a bad thing for people living in the Americas?

• It brought new foods

• It brought new animals

• It brought new diseases

Word Cloud

How would you sum up the Age of Discovery and/or the Columbian Exchange in a word or two?