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A Connected Islamic World
Season 2
By the sixteenth century, the religion of Islam had spread far beyond its point of origin in Southwest Asia. Islamic communities, large empires, and …
2 years, 2 months ago
Revolutions: America, France, and Haiti
Over the course of the eighteenth century, a series of famines and economic crises deepened wealth inequality and narrowed access to political power …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Exchange of Ideas in the Public Sphere
Season 2
Over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the public sphere became an increasingly important component in the spread and developme…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Enlightenment
Season 2
The eighteenth century marked the beginning of a new spirit of intellectual exchange in Europe known as the Enlightenment. Inspired by the Scientific…
2 years, 9 months ago
Capitalism and the First Industrial Revolution
Season 2
Mechanization and industrialization, motivated and enabled by capitalism, created tremendous wealth for eighteenth- and nineteenth-century business o…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Rise of a Global Economy
Season 2
The Seven Years’ War (1754–1763) established a new balance of power in Europe in which Britain emerged as the dominant empire. The French surrendered…
2 years, 9 months ago
European Colonization in the Americas
Season 2
European settlers in North America were a diverse group with a wide array of motives. Many Spaniards came as part of a broader search for “God, Gold,…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Season 2
To extract wealth from their colonies, over the course of the late fifteenth through the early nineteenth centuries, European nations shipped approxi…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Mercantilist Economy
Season 2
According to mercantilist theory, to achieve power, nations must maximize their store of precious metals by importing as few goods as possible while …
2 years, 9 months ago
The Protestant Reformation
Season 2
In the sixteenth century, many European Christians were critical of practices within the Catholic Church. Some scholars in northern Europe had turned…
2 years, 9 months ago