EPISODE · Apr 13, 2026 · 5 MIN
No Discovery
from What If? – A Journey Through Alternate Histories · host Arran Gowdy
If Columbus never reached the Americas, Indigenous civilizations like the Aztec and Inca would continue developing without collapse from disease or conquest. Global contact would occur centuries later through gradual trade, likely involving Asia and Africa first. Colonization would be far weaker, cultural exchange more balanced, and the Americas would emerge as equal centers of civilization rather than conquered territories.
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