Which of these is an accurate comparison of the results of

the Columbian Exchange?
(1 point)
Europe benefited the most because ideas from the
New World sparked the Renaissance.
Both Europeans and Native Americans benefited from
the trade, but the harm done to the Native Americans
was greater.
Native Americans benefited greatly from European
plants and animals, but it took Europe several hundred
years to find value in the Americas.
Both Europeans and Native Americans found new and
useful things in the exchange, but Native American
foods turned out to be poisonous to many European
populations

3 answers

The most accurate comparison of the results of the Columbian Exchange from the options provided is:

Both Europeans and Native Americans benefited from the trade, but the harm done to the Native Americans was greater.

This statement acknowledges that while both groups gained new crops, technologies, and livestock through the exchange, it also recognizes the severe negative impact on Native American populations, including disease, displacement, and violence, which resulted in significant loss of life and culture.

Which explorer is credited as being the first to
circumnavigate Earth?
(1 point)
Leif Ericson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan

The explorer credited as being the first to circumnavigate Earth is Ferdinand Magellan. Although Magellan himself did not complete the journey (he was killed in the Philippines), his expedition continued on and successfully returned to Spain in 1522, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.