Practice Transfer Of Diseases (3.3) - Chapter 4: Age of Exploration and Its Impacts

Practice: Transfer of Diseases

Lesson 3.3Age of Exploration and Its Impacts

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Question 1.
What was a major disease that devastated Native American populations?
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Think of a disease that had a high mortality rate and was highly infectious.
Question 2.
Which disease is often argued to have been brought to Europe from the New World?
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Consider diseases that were not common in Europe before encounters with the Americas.
3Question 3.
What was the primary impact of Old World diseases on Native Americans?
- High immunity
- Population decline
- Cultural exchange
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Consider the lack of prior exposure and immunity.
4Question 4.
True or False: The major flow of disease was from the Americas to the Old World.
- True
- False
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Think about which populations were the most affected.
Question 5.
Evaluate the long-term social implications of the demographic shifts caused by diseases introduced to the Americas.
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Think about how populations interact and maintain their societies.
Question 6.
Analyze the contested history of syphilis and its implications for the understanding of the Columbian Exchange.
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Consider why understanding origins matters in historical context.

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