Question

What was an effect of the discovery of the New World in the late fifteenth century?

-depletion of resources
-global exchange of plant life
-shift to a sedentary lifestyle
-domestication of animals

Answer 1

One major effect of the discovery of the New World in the late fifteenth century was a "global exchange of plant life," since this was referred to as the "Columbian Exchange," and led to wide-spread cultural and organic diffusion.