Quiz on the Columbian Exchange and Colonization of Latin America

What countries explored and colonized Latin America?

• Netherlands, England and Belgium

• Italy, Greece and Germany

• Spain, Portugal and France

• France, Japan and England

What is a key difference between the Columbian Exchange and the Triangular Trade?

• One involves exchange of goods, the other forced migration

• Both involve the exchange of spices

• Both focus on trade for profit

• One involves the exchange of silk, the other tea

What was one result of the forced migration of Africans to Latin America?

• Preservation of African cultures

• Blended customs

• Complete cultural isolation

• Return to homeland

What type of meet was not part of Natives diet but is part of many people's diets today?

• Rabbit

• Fish

• Beef
• Buffalo

Which music genre in Jamaica has roots in West African influence?

• Reggae

• Jazz

• Blues

• Rock

What was not part of the Native diet before the Triangular Trade?

• Cattle, pork, and chicken

• Fish and seafood

• Corn and beans

• Fruits and vegetables

Which Brazilian music genre has roots in West African influence?

• Samba

• Tango

• Flamenco

• Salsa

What language is primarily spoken in Brazil?

• Spanish

• French

• Portuguese

• English

The Columbian Exchange included the movement of crops, people and ​ (a)   . Primarily Spain and ​ (b)   colonized Latin America. That's why most of Latin America speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Exceptions include Haiti as that was colonized by the ​ (c)  

• diseases
• Portugal
• French
• cars
• England
• China

The ​ (a)   began in the 16th centry when the Atlantic slave trade began. Originally, colonists attempted to enslave the Native people, but msot people had died from diseases like ​ (b)   . Afticans were taken from tehir homelands and forcibly moved to the ​ (c)   . Although many slaves were separated from their families and their community, they still found ways to celebrate aspects of their culture, they intertwined local culture as well, this is called ​ (d)  

• Triangular Trade
• smallpox
• Americas
• blended customs
• Columbian Exchange
• Black Death
• Europe
• cultural appropriation