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ap world history - period 4 review: trade & empires

originally streamed in 2020 with Dylan BlackStudent
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Review session covering AP World History Period 4 (1450-1750), including trade networks, exploration, the Columbian Exchange, labor systems, and empire consolidation. This live session walks through key concepts, historical developments, and exam str ...more

curriculum note

This video uses the old "Period 4" label from a previous AP World History curriculum. In the current AP World History: Modern course, this content is covered in Unit 3 (Land-Based Empires, 1450–1750) and Unit 4 (Global Connections: 1450–1750).

covered in this stream

units
Unit 3 – Land-Based Empires (1450-1750)Unit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
topics
3.1 Expansion of Land-Based Empires3.2 Governments of Land-Based Empires3.3 Belief Systems of Land-Based Empires3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 17504.2 Exploration4.3 Columbian Exchange4.4 Maritime Empires Established4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed4.6 Resistance to European Expansion4.7 Class and Race from 1450-17504.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Setup

  • 0:31

    Period 4 Overview

  • 1:32

    Periodization 1450

  • 2:34

    Trade Continuities

  • 4:05

    Globalization Networks

  • 5:40

    New Technologies

  • 6:42

    Columbian Exchange

  • 8:18

    Spread of Religion

  • 9:49

    Arts Innovations

  • 10:54

    Diseases Impact

  • 12:28

    Key Explorers

  • 14:32

    Exploration Routes

  • 15:36

    Zheng He Voyages

  • 16:38

    Triangular Trade

  • 18:12

    Middle Passage

  • 20:46

    Visual Arts Rise

  • 22:20

    Renaissance Details

  • 24:22

    Scientific Revolution

  • 25:25

    Q&A Session 1

  • 28:34

    Maritime Empires

  • 31:08

    Social Organization

  • 32:44

    Coerced Labor Systems

  • 34:51

    Chattel Slavery

  • 36:24

    New Elites

  • 37:27

    Casta System

  • 39:33

    Urban Entrepreneurs

  • 42:10

    Q&A Session 2

  • 46:20

    State Consolidation

  • 49:58

    Land vs Maritime Empires

  • 52:03

    Religious Legitimization

  • 53:36

    Art for Power

  • 55:38

    World Maps Comparison

  • 57:44

    Art and Architecture

  • 59:17

    Renaissance Paintings

  • 1:02:27

    Tokugawa Isolationism

  • 1:04:31

    Taj Mahal

  • 1:06:03

    Palace of Versailles

  • 1:07:36

    Final Q&A Start

  • 1:09:44

    Empires Rise and Fall

  • 1:12:18

    Trade Continuities

  • 1:13:51

    Continuity Explanation

  • 1:16:57

    Major Empires Achievements

  • 1:20:34

    Monopoly Definition

  • 1:22:40

    Exam Advice

  • 1:25:17

    Multiple Choice Examples

  • 1:28:53

    Resources Recommendation

  • 1:30:58

    APUSH Discussion

  • 1:33:32

    Session Wrap-Up

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