The Columbian Exchange Quiz

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• The transfer of plants, animals, cultures, germs, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World

• The trade of gold and silver between Europe and Asia

• The migration of people from Africa to Europe

• The exchange of spices between India and Europe

Who was the European explorer credited with initiating the Columbian Exchange in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernán Cortés

Why did Native Americans have less immunity to Old World diseases?

• They lived in large cities

• They had not been exposed to many diseases

• They had advanced medical technology

• They domesticated many animals

Which of the following goods was exported from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?

• Wheat

• Cassava

• Manioc

• Cacao

What was one of the main effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas' grasslands?

• Imported populations of horses, cattle, and sheep increased

• Native predators increased

• Farming decreased

• Forests expanded

Which direction did sugar and rice primarily travel during the Columbian Exchange?

• From Africa to the Americas

• From the Americas to Europe

• From Europe to Africa

• From Asia to Europe

Which group integrated the horse into their culture after the Columbian Exchange?

• The Mapuche of Chile

• The Taino of the Caribbean

• The Aztecs of Mexico

• The Inca of Peru

Which animal introduced by the Spanish changed the way Native Americans hunted buffalo on the Great Plains?

• Horses

• Cows

• Sheep

• Goats

Which disease is described as the most destructive force in the conquest of the New World?

• Measles

• Influenza

• Smallpox

• Malaria

Which religion became overwhelmingly dominant in Latin America as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Protestantism

• Islam

• Roman Catholicism

• Judaism