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1. The Global Tapestry 23 files
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- 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.4 State Building in the Americas
- 1.5 State Building in Africa
- 1.6 Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
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- 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.4 State Building in the Americas
- 1.5 State Building in Africa
- 1.6 Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
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2. Networks of Exchange 22 files
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3. Land-Based Empires 17 files
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4. Transoceanic Interconnections 28 files
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- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
- 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750
Vocabulary
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- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
- 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750
Past Paper Questions
- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
Unit Tests
5. Revolutions 32 files
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Exercise walk-through slides
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.4 Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.5 Technology of the Industrial Age
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
- 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.4 Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.5 Technology of the Industrial Age
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
- 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
Past Paper Questions
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
Unit Tests
6. Consequences of Industrialization 26 files
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- 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
- 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
- 6.7 Effects of Migration
- 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
- 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
- 6.7 Effects of Migration
- 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age
Past Paper Questions
Unit Tests
7. Global Conflict 26 files
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8. Cold War and Decolonization 29 files
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- 8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization
- 8.2 The Cold War
- 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
- 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
- 8.5 Decolonization After 1900
- 8.6 Newly Independent States
- 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
- 8.8 End of the Cold War
- 8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization
- 8.2 The Cold War
- 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
- 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
- 8.5 Decolonization After 1900
- 8.6 Newly Independent States
- 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
- 8.8 End of the Cold War
- 8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
Past Paper Questions
Unit Tests
9. Globalization 26 files
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Exercise walk-through slides
- 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
- 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- 9.4 Economics in the Global Age
- 9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
- 9.6 Globalized Culture After 1900
- 9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900
- 9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
- 9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
- 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- 9.4 Economics in the Global Age
- 9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
- 9.6 Globalized Culture After 1900
- 9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900
- 9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
- 9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Past Paper Questions
Unit Tests
2026 1 files
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- AP World History: Modern — Question index
- 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 2.1 The Silk Roads
- 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
- 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
- 2.7 Comparison of Economic Exchange
- 3.1 Empires Expand
- 3.2 Empires: Administration
- 3.3 Empires: Belief Systems
- 3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires
- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
- 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
- 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900
- 7.4 Economy in the Interwar Period
- 7.6 Causes of World War II
- 8.2 The Cold War
- 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
- 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
- 8.5 Decolonization After 1900
- 8.6 Newly Independent States
- 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
- 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- 9.4 Economics in the Global Age
Topic quizzes
- 1. The Global Tapestry
- 2. Networks of Exchange
- 3. Land-Based Empires
- 4. Transoceanic Interconnections
- 5. Revolutions
- 6. Consequences of Industrialization
- 7. Global Conflict
- 8. Cold War and Decolonization
- 9. Globalization
Unit tests
- 1. The Global Tapestry
- 3. Land-Based Empires
- 4. Transoceanic Interconnections
- 5. Revolutions
- 6. Consequences of Industrialization
- 7. Global Conflict
- 8. Cold War and Decolonization
- 9. Globalization
Mock papers
Course companion
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Topic handouts
- 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.4 State Building in the Americas
- 1.5 State Building in Africa
- 1.6 Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 2.1 The Silk Roads
- 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
- 2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean
- 2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
- 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
- 2.6 Environmental Consequences of Connectivity
- 2.7 Comparison of Economic Exchange
- 3.1 Empires Expand
- 3.2 Empires: Administration
- 3.3 Empires: Belief Systems
- 3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires
- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
- 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.4 Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.5 Technology of the Industrial Age
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
- 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
- 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
- 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
- 6.7 Effects of Migration
- 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age
- 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900
- 7.2 Causes of World War I
- 7.3 Conducting World War I
- 7.4 Economy in the Interwar Period
- 7.5 Unresolved Tensions After World War I
- 7.6 Causes of World War II
- 7.7 Conducting World War II
- 7.8 Mass Atrocities After 1900
- 7.9 Causation in Global Conflict
- 8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization
- 8.2 The Cold War
- 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
- 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
- 8.5 Decolonization After 1900
- 8.6 Newly Independent States
- 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
- 8.8 End of the Cold War
- 8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
- 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
- 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- 9.4 Economics in the Global Age
- 9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
- 9.6 Globalized Culture After 1900
- 9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900
- 9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
- 9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Lesson slides
- 1. The Global Tapestry
- 2. Networks of Exchange
- 3. Land-Based Empires
- 4. Transoceanic Interconnections
- 5. Revolutions
- 6. Consequences of Industrialization
- 7. Global Conflict
- 8. Cold War and Decolonization
- 9. Globalization
Lesson slides
- 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.4 State Building in the Americas
- 1.5 State Building in Africa
- 1.6 Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 2.1 The Silk Roads
- 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
- 2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean
- 2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
- 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
- 2.6 Environmental Consequences of Connectivity
- 2.7 Comparison of Economic Exchange
- 3.1 Empires Expand
- 3.2 Empires: Administration
- 3.3 Empires: Belief Systems
- 3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires
- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
- 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.4 Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.5 Technology of the Industrial Age
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
- 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
- 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
- 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
- 6.7 Effects of Migration
- 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age
- 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900
- 7.2 Causes of World War I
- 7.3 Conducting World War I
- 7.4 Economy in the Interwar Period
- 7.5 Unresolved Tensions After World War I
- 7.6 Causes of World War II
- 7.7 Conducting World War II
- 7.8 Mass Atrocities After 1900
- 7.9 Causation in Global Conflict
- 8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization
- 8.2 The Cold War
- 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
- 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
- 8.5 Decolonization After 1900
- 8.6 Newly Independent States
- 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
- 8.8 End of the Cold War
- 8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
- 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
- 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- 9.4 Economics in the Global Age
- 9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
- 9.6 Globalized Culture After 1900
- 9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900
- 9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
- 9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Vocabulary lists
- 1. The Global Tapestry
- 2. Networks of Exchange
- 3. Land-Based Empires
- 4. Transoceanic Interconnections
- 5. Revolutions
- 6. Consequences of Industrialization
- 7. Global Conflict
- 8. Cold War and Decolonization
- 9. Globalization
Flashcards
Weekly vocab tests
- Week 1 · Topic 1 · The Global Tapestry
- Week 2 · Topics 1–2 · The Global Tapestry, Networks of Exchange
- Week 3 · Topic 2 · Networks of Exchange
- Week 4 · Topics 2–3 · Networks of Exchange, Land-Based Empires
- Week 5 · Topics 4–5 · Transoceanic Interconnections, Revolutions
- Week 6 · Topic 5 · Revolutions
- Week 7 · Topics 5–6 · Revolutions, Consequences of Industrialization
- Week 8 · Topics 6–7 · Consequences of Industrialization, Global Conflict
- Week 9 · Topic 7 · Global Conflict
- Week 10 · Topics 7–8 · Global Conflict, Cold War and Decolonization
- Week 11 · Topics 8–9 · Cold War and Decolonization, Globalization
- Week 12 · Topic 9 · Globalization
Weekly homework
Exercise sheets
- Complete pack — exercise sheets + past papers
- 1 The Global Tapestry — Part 1
- 1 The Global Tapestry — Part 2
- 2 Networks of Exchange — Part 1
- 2 Networks of Exchange — Part 2
- 3 Land-Based Empires — Part 1
- 3 Land-Based Empires — Part 2
- 4 Transoceanic Interconnections — Part 1
- 4 Transoceanic Interconnections — Part 2
- 5 Revolutions — Part 1
- 5 Revolutions — Part 2
- 6 Consequences of Industrialization — Part 1
- 6 Consequences of Industrialization — Part 2
- 7 Global Conflict — Part 1
- 7 Global Conflict — Part 2
- 8 Cold War and Decolonization — Part 1
- 8 Cold War and Decolonization — Part 2
- 9 Globalization — Part 1
- 9 Globalization — Part 2
Past papers
- 1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
- 2.1 The Silk Roads
- 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
- 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
- 2.7 Comparison of Economic Exchange
- 3.1 Empires Expand
- 3.2 Empires: Administration
- 3.3 Empires: Belief Systems
- 3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires
- 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
- 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
- 4.3 Columbian Exchange
- 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
- 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
- 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
- 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
- 5.1 The Enlightenment
- 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
- 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins
- 5.6 Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
- 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
- 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
- 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age
- 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
- 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
- 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
- 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900
- 7.4 Economy in the Interwar Period
- 7.6 Causes of World War II
- 8.2 The Cold War
- 8.3 Effects of the Cold War
- 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
- 8.5 Decolonization After 1900
- 8.6 Newly Independent States
- 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
- 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- 9.4 Economics in the Global Age
Tips
Comparison questions need both sides developed. An answer that describes one region well and mentions the other in a clause has answered half the question.
Anchor every claim in a time and a place. Global-scale statements without a named society, empire or network read as generalisation, and generalisation is what the rubric is designed to filter out.
Continuity matters as much as change. Prompts that ask what stayed the same are asking a real historical question, not offering an easier option.