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Topic 5.1: The Enlightenment

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 5.1: The Enlightenment 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

7.1 The Enlightenment

249–256

7.2 The Exchange of Ideas in the Public Square

256–261

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 TTopic 5.1: The Enlightenment from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

The Enlightenment, Explained

"The Enlightenment Explained" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History (YouTube).

The Renaissance — Was it a Thing?

"The Renaissance – Was it a Thing: Crash Course World History #22" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

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