Columbian Exchange

== English == === Alternative forms === Columbian exchange === Etymology === First used in 1972 by American historian Alfred W. Crosby, in his eponymous work of environmental history, thereafter rapidly being adopted by other historians and journalists. === Proper noun === the Columbian Exchange The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable diseases, technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage. Synonym: Grand Exchange ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Columbian exchange on Wikipedia.Wikipedia