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๐ŸŒAP World History: Modern Review

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Land & Sea Empires - Slides

๐ŸŒAP World History: Modern
Review

Land & Sea Empires - Slides

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

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After the Columbian Exchange, the economy was more globalized than ever before and this directly led to the rise of new land and sea empires that expanded in this era. The connection of the New and Old World dramatically increased the available food sources, so populations increased across Afro-Eurasia. As a result, land & sea empires increased productivity and expanded rapidly.