World
History
Blizzard
Bag Assignment
Columbian
Exchange
Hip
Hughes Video Questions
C
Block
(Excerpt from: Abhiniv M at Birla
Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani - Pilani Campus, Class of
2015)
The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of cultural and
biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants,
animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways
of life. Beginning after Columbus' discovery in 1492 the exchange lasted
throughout the years of expansion and discovery. The Columbian Exchange
impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic.
Advancements in agricultural production, evolution of warfare, increased
mortality rates and education are a few examples of the effect of the Columbian
Exchange on both Europeans and Native Americans.
Using the information above along
with the video by Hip Hughes about the Columbian Exchange, and the maps on the blog, answer the following
questions. Some questions have a
multiple choice option, others you have to answer on your own.
1.
What
continents made up the Old World?
2.
What
continents made up the New World?
3.
What
time period did the Columbian Exchange occur?
(Circle the best answer):
a.
1200’s b. after 1492 c. after 1800’s
4.
In
your own words, what was the Columbian Exchange?
(Hip
Hughes Video)
5.
What
was the primary cause for the death of almost 90% of the indigenous people in
the New World? (Circle the best answer)
a.
Food
Poisoning b. Disease c. Murder
6.
What
were some of the animals that were brought over from the Old World to the New
World?
7.
Which
animal that was brought from the Old World to the New World does Hip Hughes
suggest had the greatest impact on the Native Americans? (Circle the best answer) Why?
a.
Pig b. Dog C. horse
8.
What
are two animals that were sent by the New World to the Old World?
9.
What are three foods (plants) that had a large
impact on the Old World, coming out of the New World?
10. Where were potatoes originally from
(hint: not Ireland)? (Circle the best answer)
a.
South
America b. Mexico c. Alaska
11. What does the huge labor shortage in
the New World lead to?
12. The Old World introduces two
important (plants) crops into the New World, what are they?
13. What is one of the big “Wins” of a
crop that gets exported to Europe from the New World (according to Hip Hughes)?
(Circle the best answer)
a.
Bananas b. Tobacco c. Sugar
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