When most people think about slavery in the United States, they think of large agricultural plantations and picture slaves working in the fields harvesting …
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Episode 48: Indian Ocean Trade and European Dominance
In the late 15th century, Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope and conquered the Indian Ocean, bringing the rich trade under the direct control of the …
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Episode 47: Indian Ocean Trade from its Origins to the Eve of Imperialism
Every American schoolchild knows that Columbus sailed west to reach Asia with the hopes of finding precious metals, expensive fabrics, and exotic spices: all …
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