In the fourth episode of Podding Through Time, Jacob and Evan explore many topics related to trade and the bigness of the world:
- Who was Mansa Musa I of Mali, what did his mighty image signify for the people in the wider world of his time, and what did he establish that can be seen to this day?
- What were the histories of the Indonesian kingdoms of Srivijaya and Majapahit and how do they relate to the world of East and South Asia as well as New Guinea?
- What was the United States Expedition of Korea, which ended up becoming the first conflict between the two countries, nearly a century before the Korean War?
- How does the modern situation in Kashmir connect with the history of the region?
- How did pre-modern cultures map the world and what can we learn about how the world was viewed in historic times from these maps?
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