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The Columbian Exchange, also known as the Columbian Transfer (Eng. Columbian Exchange), refers to the widespread exchange of diseases, ideas, foodstuffs, and populations between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia, including the Eastern Hemisphere) following Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas in 1492. This process permanently altered the ecology, agriculture, culture, and demographic structure of both hemispheres. It began abruptly, leading to the