Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections
Topic 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
Learning Objectives
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Explain how cross-cultural interactions resulted in the diffusion of technology and facilitated changes in patterns of trade and travel from 1450 to 1750.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 191-192
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Topic 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
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Describe the role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450 to 1750.
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Explain the economic causes and effects of maritime exploration by the various European states.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 199-202
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Topic 4.3 Columbian Exchange
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Explain the causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effects on the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 209-214
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Topic 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
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Explain the process of state building and expansion among various empires and states in the period from 1450 to 1750.
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Explain the continuities and changes in economic systems and labor systems from 1450 to 1750.
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Explain changes and continuities in systems of slavery in the period from 1450 to 1750.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 218-224
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Topic 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
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Explain how rulers employed economic strategies to consolidate and maintain power throughout the period from 1450 to 1750.
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Explain the continuities and changes in networks of exchange from 1450 to 1750.
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Explain how political, economic, and cultural factors affected society from 1450 to 1750.
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Explain the similarities and differences in how various belief systems affected societies from 1450 to 1750.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 232-237
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Topic 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750.
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Topic 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 243-246
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Topic 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
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Class Activities
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Explain how social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained or have changed over time.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 251-255
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Topic 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750 - REVIEW
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Explain how economic developments from 1450 to 1750 affected social structures over time.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 261-264
