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Topic 2.1: The Silk Roads

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 2.1: The Silk Roads from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

OpenStax Text

The following references and links are to the OpenStax Text, World History Volume 2, from 1400.

Resource

Book Page(s)

Online

2.3 Exchange in East Asia

61–66

3.1 The Roots of African Trade

77–80

4.1 A Connected Islamic World

113–118

Kordas, Ann, Ryan J Lynch, Brooke Nelson, and Julie Tatlock. World History Volume 2, from 1400. Houston, Texas: OpenStax, 2025.

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Video Resources

The following video resources are have been created by various authors and supplement the Topic 2.1: The Silk Roads from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1400–Present].

The Silk Roads

"The Silk Roads" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History Channel (YouTube).

Deep Dive: Paper Money, Banking Houses, and Bills of Exchange

"Deep Dive: Paper Money, Banking Houses, and Bills of Exchange" by Emily Glankler from Anti-Social Studies Channel (YouTube).

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