The Northwest Passage

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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When European explorers set off from Europe, many of them chased things that didn’t exist. The Fountain of Youth, the City of El Dorado, and Prester John were all things they pursued but came up empty-handed. However, there was one thing that these European explorers searched for that actually did exist, but not in the way they had hoped. While it was never historically relevant, it could play a much bigger role in the future. Learn more about the Northwest Passage, its discovery, and its future on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the thrilling world of sports and entertainment with DraftKings, where every day is game day! Join the millions of fans who have already discovered the ultimate destination for fantasy sports and sports betting. Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code EVERYTHING to score two hundred dollars in bonus bets instantly when you bet just five dollars! Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! ButcherBox ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. ButcherBox.com/Daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When European explorers set off from Europe, many of them chased things that didn't exist.
0:04.5	The Fountain of Youth, the city of El Dorado, and Prester-John were all things they pursued but came up empty-handed.
0:10.5	However, there was one thing that these European explorers search for that actually did exist, but not in the way that they had hoped.
0:17.0	While it was never historically relevant, it may end up playing a much bigger role in the future.
0:22.0	Learn more about the Northwest Passage, its discovery, and its future,
0:26.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The story of the Northwest Passage actually begins not in the courts of European monarchs, but in the Ottoman Empire.
0:49.0	In the 15th century, the Ottomans had established a monopoly on all trade between Europe and Asia.
0:55.0	All of the spices, silks, and other goods that went from east to west or vice versa, whether by land or by sea,
1:01.0	had to go through the Ottoman Empire.
1:03.6	Like any good monopolist, the Ottomans used this control of trade routes
1:06.8	to their advantage.
1:08.0	This resulted in goods either increasing in price
1:10.0	dramatically or being completely eliminated.
1:13.0	As I've said in previous episodes, this Ottoman control of trade routes, unbeknownst to anyone
1:18.0	at the time, ended up becoming one of the most important events in world history. The monopoly of trade annoyed the Europeans
1:25.2	who sawed a way to get around the Ottoman monopoly. The first attempt to get around it was
1:30.3	the most obvious. Portuguese explorers set out to sail around the southern tip of Africa to get to Asia.
1:36.4	In 1488 Bartola Moodyus became the first known person to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
1:43.1	He never went all the way around Africa.
1:45.2	He just got far enough to realize that the coast was starting to turn north,
1:48.5	declared victory, and headed back.
1:51.3	With the knowledge that it was possible to sail around Africa in 1498, Vosko de Gama managed to go all the way,
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