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Columbian exchange
The Columbian Exchange is the transfer of plants, animals, diseases and people between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages from 1492. American crops such as maize, potatoes and cassava transformed nutrition worldwide, while Old World diseases devastated indigenous populations. It was a major consequence of the Spanish Empire, and New World crops supported population growth in the Qing Empire.
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