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Topic 4.1: Technological Innovations

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 4.1: Technological Innovations 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

2.1 India and International Connections

46–48

3.3 The Swahili Coast

91–94

4.1 A Connected Islamic World

120–123

4.2 The Ottoman Empire

134–137

5.2 Crossing the Atlantic

165–167

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

OpenStax Text materials are © 1999-2025, Rice University. Except where otherwise noted, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Video Resources

The following video resources are have been created by various authors and supplement the Topic 4.1: Technological Innovations from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

Technology in Sea-Based Empires

"Technology in Sea-Based Empires" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History (YouTube).

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