20.3k views
1 vote
What was the Colombian exchange

User GPY
by
5.0k points

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:

The Columbian Exchange, or Grand Exchange, was the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable diseases, technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15th and 16th centuries, after Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Peter Baer
by
5.0k points
2 votes
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.
User MushinNoShin
by
5.5k points