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ap world history - trade routes: silk roads & networks

originally streamed in 2018 with Amanda DoAmaralTeacher
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Learn how major trade routes from 1200-1900 CE shaped world history in this AP World History review. We break down the Silk Roads, Indian Ocean networks, Trans-Saharan routes, and Mediterranean trade systems that connected civilizations and drove cul ...more

curriculum note

This video uses old AP World History period labels ('Period 2' for classical and 'Period 3' for post-classical, referencing '6 time periods'). In the current AP World History: Modern course, this content is covered in the 'Before 1200 CE' unit and Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200–1450).

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units
Unit 2 – Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)Before 1200 CEAP World History: Modern Exam
topics
2.1 Silk Roads2.3 Indian Ocean Trade Routes2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes2.5 Cultural Effects of Trade 2.7 Comparison in Trade from 1200-1450

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Classical Trade Routes Overview

  • 0:33

    College Board Time Periods

  • 1:35

    World Map and Regions

  • 2:07

    Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

  • 3:08

    Mediterranean Sea Roads

  • 4:10

    Eurasian Silk Roads

  • 4:42

    Indian Ocean Network

  • 5:47

    Regional Trade Connections

  • 6:47

    Trade on AP Exams

  • 7:18

    Diffusion of People

  • 8:19

    Jewish and Muslim Diasporas

  • 9:53

    Sogdian Merchants

  • 11:27

    Spread of Religions

  • 14:00

    Diffusion of Technology

  • 16:35

    Groups Dominating Trade

  • 17:07

    Changes and Continuities

  • 19:10

    CCOT Prompt Example

  • 21:13

    Indian Ocean Continuities

  • 24:16

    Indian Ocean Changes

  • 26:55

    Silk Roads Continuities

  • 28:27

    Silk Roads Changes

  • 30:01

    Mediterranean Trade

  • 32:07

    Trans-Saharan Network

  • 34:44

    Thesis Examples

  • 36:17

    Evidence for Theses

  • 39:26

    Alternative Thesis

  • 40:59

    Historical Lenses

  • 41:30

    Q&A on Trade Networks

  • 44:36

    Note-Taking Session Promo

  • 46:13

    Fiveable Membership

  • 47:44

    Balancing Study Time

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