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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