Columbian Exchange

Explore the Columbian Exchange: trade, culture, and its lasting impact. History worksheet for high school.

Use this text to answer the questions bellow. Answer in complete sentences where appropriate. Based on the text, sort the trade goods (Plants based on where they originated. For goods from the Americas sort them in the New World Category. For items originating from Africa, Europe, and Asia, sor them in the Old World Category. The New World (North South America) tomatoes squash pineapples tobacco cacao beans potatoes corn The Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia) horses cattle sheep pigs bananas wheat rice Explain one positive impact the Columbian Exchange had on the world. Based on the information in the text answer ONE of the following question: What is one dish that would not be possible to make in the "New World" (North South America) before the Columbian Exchange? Explain why.ORWhat is one dish that would not be possible to make in the "The Old World" (Europe, Africa, Asia) before the Columbian Exchange? Explain why. What was one major negative thing exchanged during the Columbian Exchange, AND how did it impact people? Why specifically did Europeans bring African slaves to the Americas? How did African Kingdoms acquire slaves, and what did they trade the slaves for? What shot term an long term effects did the slave trade have on Africa?