1. What has been the impact on plant an animal species since Columbus visited the New World?
2. What is the estimated percentage of Natives who died as a result of European arrival? What diseases (in addition to smallpox) killed them?
3. What was the impact of the death of the various native kings?
4. What disease was brought back to Europe?
5. What animals were imported to the Americas? What is an example of one animal’s impact?
6. What New World plants were sent back to Europe, Asia and Africa? What was the impact?
7. How many pounds of potatoes did the average Irish worker eat?
8. Do you agree with Crosby? Do you think the Columbian Exchange is a positive thing or a negative one? Why?
1. What was Prince Henry’s role in helping Portugal’s exploration?
2. What areas did the Portuguese make contact with? What goods did they begin to import into Europe?
3. What is the difference between the Portuguese and Spanish trade styles?
4. From the perspective of Europeans, the colonization model is based primarily on what two ideas/goals?
5. What was the impact of Magellan’s voyage?
6. How did Europeans use the local populaces (other than slavery).
