12345678910 The Columbian Exchange was A) the first great banking and trading house in South America. B) the exchange of precious metals between the old and new worlds. C) the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds. D) the movement of the army of Simon Bolivar across Gran Columbia. Submit Hint Latin America & Canada (SS6H1. B) Spanish & Portuguese Influence ID: 4483

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12345678910 The Columbian Exchange was A) the first great banking and trading house in South America. B) the exchange of precious metals between the old and new worlds. C) the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds. D) the movement of the army of Simon Bolivar across Gran Columbia. Submit Hint Latin America & Canada (SS6H1. B) Spanish & Portuguese Influence ID: 4483

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Answer:C) the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds.

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The Colombian exchange, named after Christopher Columbus, started with the European colonization after Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage which introduce the trade involving the exchange of plants, animals, culture, technology, diseases, and ideas between the new and old worlds ie between Americas, West Africa, and the Old World during the 15th and 16th centuries.