Turning Points in Modern History

1492 - The Columbian Exchange

Educational Feb 8, 2013 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E4: Without intending to, Christopher Columbus's search for Asia initiated an event that has been called the most important historical turning point of modern times. Investigate how Columbus's encounter with the Americas brought distant peoples together politically, culturally, and environmentally in ways that were simultaneously productive and deeply destructive.

Educational Feb 8, 2013 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2013
Run Time: 31 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.