Subject: The Columbian Exchange. When did “world” as opposed to regional history really start, and why did it start then?

2. What has declined in number and variety continuously since that date?

3. Estimates of the percentage of New World natives that died due to European diseases range between what two figures?

4. List at least three diseases responsible for killing Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange.

5. What happened to both the Inca and Aztec kings who were ruling shortly before the Spanish conquest?

6. How did diseases keep killing indirectly?

7. Which disease was transmitted from the New World to Europe?

8. Which New World crop would exact a heavy death toll on those who used it?

9. List three domesticated Old World animals which revolutionized life in the New World.

10. Religious and political freedom aside, what was a major reason Europeans migrated to the Americas?

11. What primary beast of burden did the Incas use before contact with Europeans?
12. How did the introduction of horses change native cultures on the Great Plains?

13. Name five significant foods that emerged from the New World.

14. What primary result happened because of New World crops?

15. What two advantages did New World crops have over European plant foods?
16. What drawback did the potato have for the Irish? (9:08)

17. What New World crop has been the main animal feed in Europe for centuries?
18. What people group came to the Americas overwhelmingly against their will?

19. What did the Columbian Exchange lead to when it came to human genetics?
20. Name one positive and one negative result of the Columbian Exchange.