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Innovations in Commercial Practices in the later Middle Ages - Stream Slides

Innovations in Commercial Practices in the later Middle Ages - Stream Slides

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

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In this stream, former AP® World History student Varoon Kodithala discusses major commercial transformations during the Post-Classical Period from 1200 CE to 1450 CE that worked to change the course of human history. Join Varoon for an informative stream discussing essential concepts in the AP® World History: Modern curriculum (i.e. the Silk Roads, bills of exchange, the formation of credit, and the Roman Catholic Church' permittance of usury).