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What was the name given to the trade routes that moved people and products to and from Europe, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere? *​

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Columbian Exchange

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The contact between Europe and the Americas produced what is known as the Columbian Exchange: the wide transfer of plants, animals, foods, human populations (including slaves), communicable diseases, and culture between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

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