Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus? He invented the term He was an expert on New World species His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange His voyages marked the Exchange's beginning During the Columbian Exchange, which way did plants, animals, diseases, and people flow? From west to east only From east to west only
So broad in scope that it's hard to review. It's actually broader than the 900-1900 AD in the title; the first chapter goes all the way back to Pangaea. The book is a generalization of the author's earlier thesis about how the diseases, plants, and animals from Europe were very important in the conflict between Europeans and American Indians ...