Drive Thru History: Columbus & the New World
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesHost Dave Stotts investigates the "confluence of events" that resulted in Columbus' discovery of America. In a broad sweep of history, he connects Marco Polo's writings to Kublai Khan, to the siege of Constantinople, to the closure of the Silk Road, and finally to the need to discover new trade routes to India and China.
Media Details
Runtime: 25 minutes 27 seconds
- Topic: Geography, History
- Subtopic: U.S. History - Precolonial-1774, World Geography, World History - 1000-1449, World History - 1450-1799
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2007
- Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
- Series: Drive Thru History
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