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ap world history - dbq introduction: global silver flow

originally streamed in 2019 with Patrick LasseterTeacher
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Learn how to write a strong DBQ introduction for AP World History with this step-by-step guide to the global silver trade question. This video breaks down how to contextualize the silver flow between the Americas, Europe, and Asia (1450-1750) and cra ...more

curriculum note

This video is based on a 2006 AP World History DBQ exam question. The course has since been redesigned as AP World History: Modern, and the DBQ format and rubric have been updated — students should verify current rubric expectations before using this as a model.

covered in this stream

units
AP World History: Modern ExamUnit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
topics
4.3 Columbian Exchange

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction to Silver Flow

  • 0:08

    AP World History Overview

  • 0:39

    Major Silver Mines

  • 1:09

    Historical Context Map

  • 1:40

    Empires and Trade Hints

  • 2:10

    Spanish Peso de Ocho

  • 2:41

    Silver in China

  • 3:12

    Advantages Over Barter

  • 3:44

    Barter Economy Example

  • 4:15

    Currency Simplifies Transactions

  • 4:47

    Global Currency Emergence

  • 5:18

    Reducing Trade Barriers

  • 5:48

    Silver Mining Operations

  • 6:19

    Mita System Effects

  • 6:49

    Potosi and Zacatecas

  • 7:20

    Silver Production Scale

  • 7:51

    Effects in India

  • 8:21

    Effects in China

  • 8:52

    China's Silver Demand

  • 9:23

    Effects in Europe

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