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Topic 4.4: Maritime Empires Link Regions

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 4.4 Maritime Empires Link Regions 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

3.4 The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade

98–106

5.4 The Atlantic Slave Trade

187–197

6.1 European Colonization in the Americas

206–217

6.2 The Rise of a Global Economy

228–232

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 1.2: Developments in Dar al-Islam from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1400–Present].

Sea-Based Empires Established

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

Columbus, De Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners

"Columbus, De Gama, and Zheng He 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

The Atlantic Slave Trade

"The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation

"The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

The Seven Years War

"The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

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