Question

Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, technologies, and cultures?

a. samuel de champlain
c. bartolomé de las casas
b. christopher columbus
d. hernan cortés

Answer 1

That would be Christopher Columbus and the Triangular Trade.

Answer 2

Christopher Columbus

Step-by-step explanation:

Christopher Columbus an Italian navigator started the widespread of global exchange that consisted of animals, people, plants, culture, technology, and ideas between the continents of America, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries. This act by him is now referred to as Columbian exchange, or Columbian interchange. His activities led to changes in agriculture which significantly altered global populations.