Exploring the Impact of the Columbian Exchange and Spanish Conquest

The video explores the Colombian Exchange, highlighting its transformative impact on societies, economies, and environments across Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It delves into the devastating effects of diseases like smallpox on native populations, the exchange of food and animals that altered diets and agriculture, and the economic implications of mineral wealth. The video also discusses the movement of people, including the enslavement of Africans and the role of mercantilism in colonization efforts.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The transfer of goods, people, and diseases between Africa, Europe, and the Americas

• The migration of Europeans to the Americas

• A military alliance between European nations

Which disease had the most significant impact on Native American populations?

• Malaria

• Influenza

• Smallpox

• Bubonic plague

What was the population of the Inca Empire in 1530 before the arrival of Europeans?

• 3 million

• 40 million

• 9 million

• 500,000

Which food item was NOT introduced to Europe from the Americas?

• Maize

• Tomatoes

• Potatoes

• Rice

Which animal introduced by Europeans had the most significant impact on Native American farming and warfare?

• Chickens

• Cattle

• Pigs

• Horses

What was the primary mineral plundered by the Spanish from the Incan and Aztec empires?

• Iron

• Platinum

• Copper

• Gold

What economic system was hastened to an end by the influx of wealth from the Americas?

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

What was the Middle Passage?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean

• A military campaign by the Spanish

• The migration of Europeans to the Americas

Which economic policy drove the Spanish colonization effort?

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

What funding model did other nations innovate upon for exploration?

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

• Joint stock companies

• State-driven funding