the columbian exchange
The Columbian Exchange refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, technology, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) after Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492.
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