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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Unit Test

Question 1 • GA-GSE World History

Which of the following phrases best describes the Columbian Exchange?Select the best answer.

Answer
A
The exploration of Africa by European traders and explorers
B
The conquest of the Americas by European explorers
C
The transfer of new goods and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
D
The creation of new colonies in the Americas by European settlers

Explanation

The Columbian Exchange was the movement of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas after contact across the Atlantic. Choice C, “the transfer of new goods and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas,” best describes this exchange. The other choices describe exploration, conquest, or colonization rather than the broader exchange.

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