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Topic 4.5: Maritime Empires Develop

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 4.5: Maritime Empires Develop 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.

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Book Page(s)

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5.3 The Mercantilist Economy

180–187

6.1 European Colonization in the Americas

206–217

6.2 The Rise of a Global Economy

218–226

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 4.5: Maritime Empires Develop from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

The Economics of Empire Building

"The Economics of Empire Building" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History (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).

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