StellarThe most far-reaching consequence of transoceanic exploration was the unprecedented biological and cultural interchange between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres known as the Columbian Exchange. Beginning with Columbus’s arrival in the Caribbean, the world experienced a circulation of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas that reshaped every continent. No previous historical process had altered ecosystems and human societies so completely or so rapidly.
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4.3 Columbian Exchange
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- 4.1Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750Preview lesson
- 4.2Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750Preview lesson
- 4.3Columbian ExchangeThis lesson
- 4.4Maritime Empires EstablishedPreview lesson
- 4.5Maritime Empires Maintained and DevelopedPreview lesson
- 4.6Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750Preview lesson
- 4.7Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750Open lesson
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