garlic came from the old world in the columbian exchange.
garlic came from the old world in the columbian exchange.
where did garlic come from in the columbian exchange?
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the columbian exchange, also known as the columbian interchange, named for christopher columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the americas, west africa, and the old world in the 15th and 16th centuries. it also relates to european colonization and trade following christopher columbus's 1492 voyage. invasive species, including communicable diseases, were a byproduct of the exchange. the changes in agriculture significantly altered global populations. the most significant immediate impact of the columbian exchange was the cultural exchanges and the transfer of people (both free and enslaved) between continents.
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the columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492 is a 1972 book on the columbian exchange by alfred w. crosby.









































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various academic authorities have reviewed the book. in the foreword to the 2003 edition of the book, j. r. mcneill says that in 1972 "crosby's ideas met with indifference from most historians, neglect from many publishers, and hostility from at least some reviewers, (but) they now figure prominently in conventional presentations of modern history."
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