It is named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and is associated with European colonization and world trade following his 1492 voyage.
The Columbian exchange of "diseases, food, and ideas" between the Old and New Worlds that followed Columbus's 1492 voyage was, perhaps surprisingly, not without parallels. In fact, a better name for it might be Columbian extraction. The Columbian Exchange is the term given to the transfer of plants, animals, disease, and technology between the Old World where Columbus arrived and the New World he discovered. Some exchanges were intentional – explorers deliberately brought animals and food, named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, and associated with European colonization and global trade following his 1492 voyage. Some conversions are intentional; Some are accidental or unintended.
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