10/23 Social Studies Assignment

In what year did Diego Colón sail across the Atlantic Ocean and return home with all sorts of wild stories?

• 1900

• 1494

• 1769

• 2000

Who gave Diego Colón his name?

• Theodor de Bry

• Johann Moritz Rugendas

• Christopher Columbus

• Willem van de Velde

After returning home, Diego Colón told his friends and family about what country?

The people on the two sides of the Atlantic quickly exchanged many things when they came into contact with one another? Which was NOT one of them?

• People

• Plants

• Diseases

• Churches

The exchange of goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia was called what?

• Sioux and the Comanche

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Great Divide

• The Slave Trade

Without the Columbian Exchange, _____ would never have invented pizza.

Without the Columbian Exchange, what country would never have grown potatoes?

• Spain

• Africa

• Ireland

• Asia

Which of the following animals DID NOT change economic life in the Americas?

• Pigs

• Sheep

• Cattle

• Pirates

Riding ______ was a much faster form of transportation than following bison herds on foot.

Which of the following did the European settlers NOT bring with them during the Columbian Exchange?

• Olives

• Citrus

• Sugarcane

• Corn