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What is a present term for the 15th and 16th century transfer of plants, food crops, animals, culture, people...........

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What is a present term for the 15th and 16th century transfer of plants, food crops, animals, culture, people, technology, diseases, and ideas between the "New World" of the Americas and the "Old World"?

posted Jun 22, 2022 by Nimish

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The Columbian Exchange
The term was first used in 1972 by American historian Alfred W. Crosby in his environmental history book "The Columbian Exchange".

answer Jun 23, 2022 by Mridul
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