What was the Columbian Exchange? Give specific examples of biological and cultural exchanges that occurred between the Old and New Worlds after 1500. In your answer show how increases in exploration and trade in Asia and the Americas influenced Western understandings of human bodies, health, and diseases? Use specific examples and details to support your answer.

What was the Columbian Exchange? Give specific examples of biological and cultural exchanges that occurred between the Old and New Worlds after 1500. In your answer show how increases in exploration and trade in Asia and the Americas influenced Western understandings of human bodies, health, and diseases? Use specific examples and details to support your answer.