Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/923237556/how-vikings-launched-globalization-1-0
In the year 1000 Vikings were the first individuals from Europe to discover North America. Eventually, they discovered that indigenous individuals were already there and began exchanging goods with them. This is the first known example of a good from one area in the world was able to be traded for a good in another region. There is even evidence of some form of coin being exchanged between the two groups.
Original Air Date: October 13, 2020
Length: 9 minutes 55 seconds