Question

11. Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange that occurred during the Age of Discovery? A. It was a genetic shift due to population interbreeding. B. It was a religious transformation. C. It was an exchange of trade foods only. D. It was an ecological transformation

Answer 1

None of these statements accurately describe the Columbian Exchange well which occurred during the Age of Discovery. However, answer (C) it was an exchange of trade foods only is partially true. The Columbian Exchange was the name given to the new trade routes and migration routes between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas following Columbus' expeditions in the Americas.