THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGEREVIEW ACTIVITIES

Miss Jenkins’WORLD HISTORY

Westlake HS

OBJECTIVE

After today’s lesson, you should be able to define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic

and cultural impact.

(SSWH10b)

How is your life affected by the Columbian Exchange?

Think about what you ate today. Many plants and animals that we consume each day were not native to the Americas. Without the Columbian Exchange, our diets might be drastically different. The Columbian Exchange also introduced new people, diseases, farming techniques, and religions to the Old and New Worlds.

Activity #1 You are having a dinner party for your World History classmates. The menu is all planned, but you’ll need to do some shopping. In your town, there are 2 grocery stores. You have to decide where to shop for each of the items that you need for your party.

The NEW WORLD GROCERY STORE only sells products that came from the Americas, “The New World.” These products were taken to Europe, Africa and Asia through the Columbian Exchange.

The OLD WORLD GROCERY only sells products that came from Asia, Africa, and Europe, “ The Old World.” These products were taken to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange.

On the next page is your menu. Each item that you need to shop for is linked to a web page that will tell you if the item was native to the Old World or to the New World. You’ll need to complete a grocery list before you shop. Keep track of each item by creating a T-Chart with Old World items in one column and New World Items in the second column.

Drinks: Lemonade and Chocolate Milk< Lemons, Sugar> <Cow’s Milk, Cocoa , sugar>

Appetizer: Garden Salad<Lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper, olive oil, lemon juice>

Main Course: Steak & Baked Potato<beef, potato>

Dessert: Fruit Salad<strawberries, bananas, pineapple, peaches, vanilla>

Type your shopping list for each store in the left hand column below the store’s name. When you are finished, delete the clipboard picture to see if your answers are correct.

OLD WORLD GROCERY NEW WORLD GROCERYLemonSugarMilkLettuceOlive oilBeefBananaPeaches

CocoaTomatoesGreen PeppersPotatoesStrawberriesPineappleVanilla

CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO DINNER MENUActivity #2 ReviewWhich of the maps below shows Columbus’ proposed route to the Indies?

You are correct.Sorry. This picture is the sea route to India established by Vasco da Gama in 1488.

Correct. Good for you.Sorry. This is daGama’s route to India. Columbus sailed west from Europe.Delete this box if you think the picture above is the correct answer.

Delete this box if you think the picture above is the correct answer

Which of the following dishes includes New World foods?

Delete the picture that you believe shows the correct answer to see if you are right.

Correct!

Chocolate covered strawberries

Strawberry Ice Cream

Sorry, milk is Old

World

Activity #3 The Columbian Exchange involved more than just food items. It also included animals and diseases to the Old and New Worlds.

To complete this activity, you will use the given links to find out more about the animals and diseases that were part of the Columbian Exchange. Proceed to the next page to begin.

Use the arrow tool from the drawing menu to draw lines in the yellow box below showing which animals and

diseases came from the “Old World” and which came from the “New World.” The links below will help you find

the answers. Delete the star when you are finished to see if your answers are correct.

Link: The Columbian Biological Exchange

OLD WORLD

NEW WORLD

Chicken Pox

Malaria

Horses

Chicken

Turkey

Llama

Activity #4 Vocabulary Review

1) Click on the given link (on the next page) and enter the word diffusion in the Dictionary search box.

2) Find the definition that best describes what took place during the Columbian Exchange.

3) Copy and paste the definition in the first text box on the next page.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Click in the text box below to paste your definition.

Now that you have a definition, use your own words to write a short paragraph that explains how the activities of the Columbian Exchange fit your chosen definition. Click in the text box below to begin writing

By now you should be able to describe the cultural diffusion that resulted from the Columbian Exchange. You should also be able to tell the difference between the “Old World” and the “New World.” If not, you should go through the activity again.

Click here to go to a PowerPoint Tutorial.

Congratulations! You have finished the Columbian Exchange activities.

*** Now send this file to Miss Jenkins: Use your first and last name as the file name.

1) Go to the file menu and choose “Save As.”

2) Enter your name as the “File name.”3) “Save In” your student folder.4) Go back to the file menu and choose

“Send To.”5) Click “Mail Recipient” as attachment.6) Type Jamie.jenkins@hotmail. Com in the

“To” box.7) Send!