Flashcards on European Expansion and Global Impact
European Expansion and Global Impact: Student Guide
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European exploration: Columbian Exchange & Contacts
9 cards
Card 1
Question: What do the terms 'Old World' and 'New World' refer to in the context of European exploration contacts?
Answer: The Old World refers to Europe, Asia and Africa; the New World refers to the Americas (the lands Europeans encountered across the Atlantic).
Card 2
Question: Name three diseases that were transferred from the Old World to the New World.
Answer: Smallpox, measles, and malaria (also listed: chicken pox, yellow fever, influenza, the common cold).
Card 3
Question: Which disease is listed as moving from the New World to the Old World?
Answer: Syphilis.
Card 4
Question: List four animals introduced from the Old World to the New World.
Answer: Horses, cattle, pigs, sheep (also goats and chickens).
Card 5
Question: Name three animals that went from the New World to the Old World.
Answer: Turkeys, llamas, guinea pigs (also 'sipaces' listed).
Card 6
Question: Give five plants that were transferred from the Old World to the New World.
Answer: Rice, wheat, barley, oats, coffee (also sugarcane, bananas, melons, olives, daisies, clover).
Card 7
Question: Give seven important crops that moved from the New World to the Old World.
Answer: Maize, potatoes, beans, tobacco, peanuts, squash, peppers (also tomatoes, pumpkins, pineapples, cacao, chicle, papayas, manioc, guavas, avocados).
Card 8
Question: Why might historians call this period the beginning of globalization based on the listed exchanges?
Answer: Because people, plants, animals and diseases were transported between Old World and New World, creating widespread biological and economic connections
Card 9
Question: According to the content, where did coffee originally come from and how is it shown in the exchange list?
Answer: Coffee originally came from the Sudan region of Africa, and it is listed as a plant moving from the Old World to the New World.