Studies Weekly: Week 9: Where Old and New Meet

In the 1500s, ships crossed the

Ocean as they brought goods, ideas, and people from the Old World to the New World.

Standards

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Arctic

What items were transferred from the old world to the new world?

• peppers

• turkey

• bananas

• potatoes

What was transferred from New World to the Old World?

• Tea

• lemons

• beans

• honey bees

What are negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?

• diseases

• slavery

• exchange of ideas

• exchange of food

What is the name of the group that introduced chocolate to European explorers?

• Pueblans

• Cortez

• Navajo

• Aztec

Which country established a settlement on the eastern coast of the United States?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Britain

Which country introduced sheep, pigs, chickens and horses to the Americas?

• Netherlands

• Spain

• France

• Britain

• Portugal

What is the name of the 700-year-long religious conflict between the Christians and Muslims in Europe?

• Inquisition

• Reformation

• Counter-Reformation

• Reconquista

Gunpowder was originally developed in _________about 1,100 years ago.

• China

• Africa

• United States

• Spain

• Netherlands

Because of grains, the United States was nicknamed the ______________ of the world.

• grain center

• grainbasket

• breadcenter

• breadbasket