CRASH COURSE REAL EXAM 2025 80 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS //ALREADY GRADED A+
Before _____ we couldn't really talk about a world history at all, we could only
take about the different historians of separate regions, but Columbus changed
all of that, and everything else. - ANSWER-1492
The Columbian Exchange irrevocably homogenized the world's ______
landscape. Since Columbus, the number of plant and animals species has
continuously diminished, and the variation in species from place to place has
diminished dramatically. - ANSWER-Biological
While animals and diseases completely reshaped the New World, it was New
World plants that had the biggest affect on _____. - ANSWER-Eurasia
Plants like ____ and _____ could grow in soils that were useless for Old World
crops. - ANSWER-corn and potatoes
Maniaqua Cassava is a New World plant with roots that provide more calories
than any other plant on earth; provided they are properly processed
(otherwise they're _______.) - ANSWER-poisonous
Manioc is so prevalent in ______that many Africans swear that the plant is
native to the continent, but it isn't. - ANSWER-Africa
New World grains never replaced rice in Southeast, or East Asia, the _______
was so common that it is known as the "poor person‛s staple" in China. -
ANSWER-sweet potato's
Alright, so last but not least, the Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of
lots of _______. Again, in the early stages this movement was mostly one way,
with Europeans
, and Africans - the Africans usually against their will - making their way to the
Americas. - ANSWER-People
The Columbian Exchange led to the ___________ of the New World following
the disease devastation of the initial encounter. And better nutrition allowed
the population of the Old World to grow which in turn placed population
pressure on Eurasia which led to more people coming to the Americas. In the
process, the world's human inhabitants became more genetically and
ethnically connected. But it also led to the horrors of Atlantic slavery. What are
we to make of the Columbian Exchange. - ANSWER-repopulation
It devastated the population of the Americas, it led to the widespread
___________ of Africans, but it also allowed for a
worldwide population ___________ and the lives of some Natives including
Plains tribes like the Lakota became better and more secure, at least for a
while. - ANSWER-Slavery increase
Fewer people have starved since the Columbian Exchange began, but the
___________ of life on Earth has diminished dramatically and planting crops
where they don't belong has
hurt the ___________. - ANSWER-diversity environment
From China, ______________, who, when it comes to ocean-going voyages was
the first major figure of the 15th century. - ANSWER-Zheng He
_______________________, from scrappy little Portugal, who managed to
introduce Europeans to the Indian Ocean trade network. - ANSWER-Viscos de
Gama
From Genoa, Italy, we have _________________, who sailed west for the
Spanish and discovered the New World - ANSWER-Columbus
CORRECT ANSWERS //ALREADY GRADED A+
Before _____ we couldn't really talk about a world history at all, we could only
take about the different historians of separate regions, but Columbus changed
all of that, and everything else. - ANSWER-1492
The Columbian Exchange irrevocably homogenized the world's ______
landscape. Since Columbus, the number of plant and animals species has
continuously diminished, and the variation in species from place to place has
diminished dramatically. - ANSWER-Biological
While animals and diseases completely reshaped the New World, it was New
World plants that had the biggest affect on _____. - ANSWER-Eurasia
Plants like ____ and _____ could grow in soils that were useless for Old World
crops. - ANSWER-corn and potatoes
Maniaqua Cassava is a New World plant with roots that provide more calories
than any other plant on earth; provided they are properly processed
(otherwise they're _______.) - ANSWER-poisonous
Manioc is so prevalent in ______that many Africans swear that the plant is
native to the continent, but it isn't. - ANSWER-Africa
New World grains never replaced rice in Southeast, or East Asia, the _______
was so common that it is known as the "poor person‛s staple" in China. -
ANSWER-sweet potato's
Alright, so last but not least, the Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of
lots of _______. Again, in the early stages this movement was mostly one way,
with Europeans
, and Africans - the Africans usually against their will - making their way to the
Americas. - ANSWER-People
The Columbian Exchange led to the ___________ of the New World following
the disease devastation of the initial encounter. And better nutrition allowed
the population of the Old World to grow which in turn placed population
pressure on Eurasia which led to more people coming to the Americas. In the
process, the world's human inhabitants became more genetically and
ethnically connected. But it also led to the horrors of Atlantic slavery. What are
we to make of the Columbian Exchange. - ANSWER-repopulation
It devastated the population of the Americas, it led to the widespread
___________ of Africans, but it also allowed for a
worldwide population ___________ and the lives of some Natives including
Plains tribes like the Lakota became better and more secure, at least for a
while. - ANSWER-Slavery increase
Fewer people have starved since the Columbian Exchange began, but the
___________ of life on Earth has diminished dramatically and planting crops
where they don't belong has
hurt the ___________. - ANSWER-diversity environment
From China, ______________, who, when it comes to ocean-going voyages was
the first major figure of the 15th century. - ANSWER-Zheng He
_______________________, from scrappy little Portugal, who managed to
introduce Europeans to the Indian Ocean trade network. - ANSWER-Viscos de
Gama
From Genoa, Italy, we have _________________, who sailed west for the
Spanish and discovered the New World - ANSWER-Columbus
