Fight for your rights, just without the Beastie Boys (sadly), in this episode. We’ll learn about the ideas of the Enlightenment first before diving into revolutions in the United States, France, Haiti, and throughout Latin America. We’ll also see the new ideologies and nationalistic passions that emerge from this turbulent time period.

Complicating the Narrative: Sources

Davis, Chris. “Before They Were Haitians: Examining Evidence for Kongolese Influence on the Haitian Revolution.” Journal of Haitian Studies 22, no. 2 (2016): 4-36. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44478387.

Thornton, John K. “”I Am the Subject of the King of Congo”: African Political Ideology and the Haitian Revolution.” Journal of World History 4, no. 2 (1993): 181-214. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20078560.

Document in Focus

Olympe de Gouges “The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen”

Battle of Vertières in 1803

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https://ia801506.us.archive.org/25/items/25AgeOfRevolutionsAndNationalism/25%20Age%20of%20Revolutions%20and%20Nationalism.mp3

This episode looks at Asia (particularly East Asia) and its interactions with the Early Modern World. I think this episode is best defined by change and continuity, so pay attention to those themes as you listen in on this one.

The Qianlong Emperor as Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom

I found this resource super helpful for my research on Qing Era religion and its connection to the state:

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https://ia801505.us.archive.org/0/items/24EastAsiaAndTheModernWorld/24%20East%20Asia%20and%20the%20Modern%20World.mp3

Today we will tackle the Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals by comparing how they were formed, what their societies looked like, and what led to their decline or demise.

Audrey Truschke’s article on Aurangzeb

Ottoman Miniature of the Suleymaniye Mosque (circa 1580s)

Once again, check out Head on History!

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Today we’ll explore Africa during the era of transoceanic interconnections and especially its connections to the Atlantic World. We will glance at the different regions of Africa seeing what is happening with them during this era but then take a particular interest in what is going on with West Africa and its role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Thanks to @paperlesshist for the resources, especially the fantastic maps! Give him a follow on Twitter.

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https://ia601505.us.archive.org/9/items/22AfricaAndTheAtlantic/22%20Africa%20and%20the%20Atlantic.mp3

Here we’ll narrow our focus to the Spanish and Portuguese conquest, administration, and reform of Latin American government and society at large. I’d like to re-establish our setting by placing this portion of history and its focus into the broader historical context for two reasons. First of all, this will help you to further appreciate what we mean by contextualizing and secondly, it will help you to understand how the developments taking place in Latin America make sense because they are grounded within a larger picture that helps to shape the course of history in this region during this particular time period.

15 Minute History Episode: https://15minutehistory.org/2016/04/13/episode-81-the-trans-pacific-silver-trade-and-early-modern-globalization/

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This episode focuses on some of the most important czars of Russia’s early modern era. We’ll chat about Ivan the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great. By the way, don’t get caught up on those “Great” or “Terrible” titles because each were great and terrible in their own, unique ways.

Russia: Land of the Tsars Video Clips:

Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtlRJSmSm_Y&list=PLY8duwCEfNUOfCAIf_MIfyJgJ7TFnm3lb

Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzhzFgbGL04&index=2&list=PLY8duwCEfNUOfCAIf_MIfyJgJ7TFnm3lb

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https://ia601507.us.archive.org/19/items/20EarlyModernRussia/20%20Early%20Modern%20Russia.mp3

Here’s a whirlwind tour of Western Europe from approximately 1450-1750 where we focus on the major political, economic, cultural, and social developments of the era. There are some major developments in Europe during this time that will impact world history for a long time to come, some developments more than others of course. What we are trying to do is establish a basic understanding of these developments so we may trace their impact across time and space as we move forward in class.

Smarthistory. art, history, conversation. – YouTube Links

The Ambassadors

The School of Athens

Four Apostles

Charles I at the Hunt

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp

The Arnolfini Portrait

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We’ll finally connect all of the world together by bringing the Americas fully into our global view. This episode will tackle the motives, technologies, and actions taken by Western European nations to begin exploring the world’s oceans. We’ll also look at the new economic practicies and theories influencing these developments. Most importantly, we’ll see how the world begins to be transformed by the processes of the Columbian Exchange, global silver trade, and transatlantic slave trade.

Lynda Shaffer’s “Southernization”

Image Source: http://worldhistoryeducatorsblog.blogspot.com/

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This episode the transition to a world increasingly shaped by European actions by discussing the major shift about to take place where we see Western Europe begin to grow its power throughout the world. However, it must be understood that this development was not destined to happen; rather, it took a lot of larger global and regional processes to unfold as they did historically in order for world history to play out as it did in the period from 1450-1750. But, before we begin to address those changes, we’ll wrap our heads around the global context that shaped the way these developments would emerge.

Article from The Atlantic on the old (beginning at 1450) proposition to change AP World:

Image source: http://www.alrahalah.com/2010/09/zheng-he/

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https://ia601507.us.archive.org/7/items/17GlobalContactsGrow/17%20Global%20Contacts%20Grow.mp3