Answer:
The interconnection of the Eastern and Western hemispheres made possible by transoceanic voyaging
marked a key transformation of this period. Technological innovations helped to make transoceanic
connections possible. Changing patterns of long-distance trade included the global circulation of some
commodities and the formation of new regional markets and financial centers. Increased transregional
and global trade networks facilitated the spread of religion and other elements of culture as well
as the migration of large numbers of people. Germs carried to the Americas ravaged the indigenous
peoples, while the global exchange of crops and animals altered agriculture, diets, and populations
around the planet.
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