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Unit 1 - The Global Tapestry7 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450Materials
- Topic 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450Materials
- Topic 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450Materials
- Topic 1.4 State Building in the AmericasMaterials
- Topic 1.5 State Building in AfricaMaterials
- Topic 1.6 Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450Materials
- Topic 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450Materials
Unit 2 - Networks of Exchange7 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 2.1 The Silk RoadsMaterials
- Topic 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern WorldMaterials
- Topic 2.3 Exchange in the Indian OceanMaterials
- Topic 2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade RoutesMaterials
- Topic 2.5 Cultural Consequences of ConnectivityMaterials
- Topic 2.6 Environmental Consequences of ConnectivityMaterials
- Topic 2.7 Comparison of Economic ExchangeMaterials
Unit 3 - Land-Based Empires4 topics
Open this unit →Unit 4 - Transoceanic Interconnections8 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750Materials
- Topic 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750Materials
- Topic 4.3 Columbian ExchangeMaterials
- Topic 4.4 Maritime Empires EstablishedMaterials
- Topic 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and DevelopedMaterials
- Topic 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750Materials
- Topic 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750Materials
- Topic 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750Materials
Unit 5 - Revolutions10 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 5.1 The EnlightenmentMaterials
- Topic 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 5.3 Industrial Revolution BeginsMaterials
- Topic 5.4 Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 5.5 Technology of the Industrial AgeMaterials
- Topic 5.6 Industrialization: Government's Role from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial AgeMaterials
- Topic 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 5.9 Society and the Industrial AgeMaterials
- Topic 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial AgeMaterials
Unit 6 - Consequences of Industrialization8 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900Materials
- Topic 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected WorldMaterials
- Topic 6.7 Effects of MigrationMaterials
- Topic 6.8 Causation in the Imperial AgeMaterials
Unit 7 - Global Conflict9 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900Materials
- Topic 7.2 Causes of World War IMaterials
- Topic 7.3 Conducting World War IMaterials
- Topic 7.4 The Economy in the Interwar PeriodMaterials
- Topic 7.5 Unresolved Tensions After World War IMaterials
- Topic 7.6 Causes of World War IIMaterials
- Topic 7.7 Conducting World War IIMaterials
- Topic 7.8 Mass Atrocities After 1900Materials
- Topic 7.9 Causation in Global ConflictMaterials
Unit 8 - Cold War and Decolonization9 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and DecolonizationMaterials
- Topic 8.2 The Cold WarMaterials
- Topic 8.3 Effects of the Cold WarMaterials
- Topic 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900Materials
- Topic 8.5 Decolonization After 1900Materials
- Topic 8.6 Newly Independent StatesMaterials
- Topic 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Order After 1900Materials
- Topic 8.8 End of the Cold WarMaterials
- Topic 8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and DecolonizationMaterials
Unit 9 - Globalization9 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900Materials
- Topic 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: DiseaseMaterials
- Topic 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900Materials
- Topic 9.4 Economics in the Global AgeMaterials
- Topic 9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900Materials
- Topic 9.6 Globalized Culture After 1900Materials
- Topic 9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900Materials
- Topic 9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized WorldMaterials
- Topic 9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized WorldMaterials