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AP World History Unit 3.1 - Empires Expand (1450–1750), Gunpowder Empires Explained

Empires across Eurasia rose and transformed the world between 1450–1750. This lesson breaks down Unit 3.1: Empires Expand for AP World History.

We explore how the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Russian, Mi…

Published on 22 hours ago

AP World History Unit 3 Overview: Land-Based Empires (1450–1750)

Season 9 Episode 19

Explore the rise of the great land-based empires (1450–1750) — the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Qing, and Songhai Empires — in this clear and engaging overview for AP World History: Modern students.

In t…

Published on 4 days, 20 hours ago

AP World History: Comparison of Economic Exchange (2.7), Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Trans-Saharan

Season 9 Episode 18

From camels to caravans, dhows to junks—three great trade systems connected Afro-Eurasia long before the modern world.
In AP World History Topic 2.7: Comparison of Economic Exchange, compare the Silk …

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: Environmental Consequences of Connectivity (2.6) Champa Rice, Banana, Black Death

Season 9 Episode 17

The same routes that spread silk and spices also spread crops—and catastrophe.
In AP World History Topic 2.6: Environmental Consequences of Connectivity, explore how trade networks reshaped ecosystems…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: Cultural Consequences of Connectivity (2.5)

Season 9 Episode 16

Trade doesn’t just move goods—it moves beliefs, art, and ideas.
In AP World History Topic 2.5: Cultural Consequences of Connectivity, we trace how religions, technologies, and travelers transformed Af…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (2.4) — Mali, Mansa Musa, and the Gold–Salt Networks

Season 9 Episode 15

A sea of sand—and a highway of gold.

In AP World History Topic 2.4: Trans-Saharan Trade Routes, discover how camels, saddles, and Islamic networks transformed the Sahara from barrier to bridge, linkin…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: Exchange in the Indian Ocean (2.3)

Season 9 Episode 14

Armies conquer. Merchants connect.

In AP World History Topic 2.3: Exchange in the Indian Ocean, see how monsoon winds, maritime tech, and Muslim merchant diasporas turned the Indian Ocean into a globa…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World (2.2)

Season 9 Episode 13

They were feared as destroyers—but also builders of the first truly global network.

In this AP World History Modern lesson on Topic 2.2: The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World, explore h…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: The Silk Roads (2.1) — Revival, Abbasids, Mongols & Global Trade (1200–1450)

Season 9 Episode 12

“Trade doesn’t expand in a vacuum—it depends on governance, innovation, and trust.”

In this AP World History Modern lesson, explore Topic 2.1: The Silk Roads — how powerful empires, commercial innovat…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

AP World History: Unit 2 Overview — Networks of Exchange (1200–1450)

Season 9 Episode 11

Between 1200 and 1450, Afro-Eurasia became more connected than ever before. The Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, and Trans-Saharan routes carried not just goods—but also religions, technologies, crops, and …

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago