Columbian Exchange

What are TWO challenges that European explorers faced?

• Their maps are too detailed.

• They often had conflicts with Native Americans and crewmembers.

• No valuable resources available in the New World.

• They're voyages were so easy that they were not prepared for difficult living situations.

• Lack of supplies on long voyages

What were the TWO main motivations for Spanish exploration?

• To learn about the cultures of the Native Americans

• To trade with the French and English colonists

• To gain wealth and riches

• To keep from fighting with their neighbors

• To convert the "uncivilized" Native Americans to Christianity

The Europeans got new food sources from the New World. What effect did that have on the Old World?

• It led to many Europeans dying of diseases.

• It caused a famine in Europe because people couldn't grow new foods.

• It lowered demand, so prices went up.

• It improved the diets of Europeans and allowed the population to grow.

What is one MAIN impact the Columbian Exchange had on the world?

• Africa and Europe began to exchange ideas about religion.

• The number of ships and explorers decreased around the world.

• Global changes occur due to the exchange of plants, animals, resources, and ideas.

• The Ottomans closed trade routes to Asia.

About 90% of Native Americans died from Old World diseases because:

• they had no immunity to Old World diseases

• the did not have warm clothes and proper housing

• the Europeans would not give them any medicine

• they didn't have clean water to drink or food to eat.

This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Sir Frances Drake

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer conquered the Inca Empire in South America?

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando DeSoto

• Francisco Pizarro (and his brothers)

Which TWO reasons allowed the Spanish to easily conquer the Aztecs and the Incas?

• The Aztecs sacrificed all their own people til no one was left.

• Spanish had superior weapons

• Spanish knew everything about the land and people before they landed

• European diseases weakened the Aztec and Inca populations

• Spanish had better food

Which event was the first event in a massive chain that changed the world forever?

• The discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Balboa

• The conquest of the Aztec Empire

• Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World

• The arrival of the British colonists to New England

What are the TWO main reasons that Columbus and others were looking for a shorter trade route to Asia?

• Demand for goods from Asia was down, so the price was up.

• The Ottomans made travel along the Silk Road too dangerous and costly.

• Taxes were too high in Europe, so they wanted to go to Asia to trade.

• Better ships allowed people to sail farther.

• Spices were in high demand and could bring a huge profit.