COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE BOOKLET
COVER: MAKE A COVER FOR YOUR BOOKLET. Your cover should include the title,
“Columbian Exchange”; your name, period and date; and a picture that is representative of the
Columbian Exchange.
MAPS: MAKE 3 MAPS FOR YOUR BOOKLET. You will be provided the template maps for
the Columbian Exchange. Make sure your work is neat and colorful. Each map will have a map
key with symbols representing the information presented on the map. Make sure to color those
symbols!!!
PART 1: DISEASE EXCHANGE
DIRECTIONS:
1. Draw the four disease routes for the following destinations on the world map provided.
2. Make a color key that shows the disease. For example, a “red” dot on the arrow on your
map represents “small pox”.
3. Title your map, “Disease Spread in the Columbian Exchange”
- DISEASES AND THEIR DESTINATION Europe to Americas
small pox
measles
diphtheria
typhus
the flu
tuberculosis
Americas to Europe
syphilis
hepatitis
Europe to Africa
syphilis
Africa to Americas
malaria
yellow fever
PART 2: PRODUCT EXCHANGE
DIRECTIONS:
1. On a NEW map, draw the four product routes for the following destinations. This is very
similar to the first map, only it’s with products, not diseases.
2. Make symbols for the products exchanged and include these on your map. Make a key that
tells what those symbols mean.
3. Title your map, “Trade Routes in the Columbian Exchange”
- PRODUCTS AND THEIR DESTINATION Europe to Americas
horses
cows
Americas to Europe
sugar
tobacco
molasses
rice
indigo (blue dye)
lumber
potatoes
cocoa
corn (maize)
wheat
grapes
Europe to Africa
clothing
guns
cloth
beer
iron
Africa to Americas
slaves
ivory
PART 3: PEOPLE MOVEMENT
DIRECTIONS:
1. On a NEW map, draw the five slave routes to the different parts of the New World for the
following destinations.
2. Make a symbol for a slave and include this on your map. NOTE: FOR THIS ACTIVITY,
MAKE ONE SLAVE “SYMBOL” EQUAL TO 100,000 SLAVES. THEREFORE,
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE AS MANY SYMBOLS AS NEEDED TO SHOW
HOW MANY SLAVES ACTUALLY WENT TO THESE DESTINATIONS. For
example, 400,000 slaves went to South America, so you should include 4 “slave symbols” on
this arrow. Then have little arrows breaking off from the big one to show which cities in
South America the slaves went to. For India, 1.5 million slaves went there. So you should
include 15 “slave symbols”.
3. Title your map, “People Movement in the Columbian Exchange”
- SLAVES AND THEIR DESTINATION Africa to South America
(4,300,000)
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Salvador da Bahia
Africa to Mesoamerica
(12,000,000)
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Mexico City
Yucatan Peninsula
Africa to Europe/N. Africa
(1,500,000)
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Africa to Asia
(1,500,000)
India
Egypt
Africa to Mid East
(500,000)
Saudi Arabia
Columbian Exchange Booklet Rubric
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Booklet Cover
Name / Period / Date
Proper Title
Illustration / Picture
_____/ 25
Disease Exchange Map
Proper Title
Color Key
Disease Routes Drawn
_____/ 25
Product Exchange Map
Proper Title
Symbol Key
Trade Routes Drawn
_____/ 25
People Movement Map
Proper Title
Symbol Key
Slave Destinations Drawn
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Submitted By Deadline
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Submitted After Deadline
Total = Test Grade