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Asking Questions and Not Teaching Feudalism, Manorialism, and Serfdom in Late Medieval Europe
Discussion of (not) teaching feudalism, manorialism, and serfdom in late medieval Europe
“We Set Sail in Search of New Spain”: The Forgotten Folks Who Made the Manila Galleons Possible
Discussion of teaching the contributions of Africans, Asians, and Indigenous people to the development of the Manila galleons trade route.
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in Europe
Visualizing religious diversity in late medieval Europe
“The Longest and Most Dreadful Voyage in the World”: Trans-Pacific Slavery and the Early Modern Pacific, c. 1500 - c.1800
Discussion of teaching the early modern trans-Pacific slave trade
“Little Rain During the Monsoon”: The Culture of the Little Ice Age in Europe and India
Discussion of teaching the Little Ice Age in India
“I Saved My People”: State Building in Africa, 1200 - 1450
Discussion of teaching African state-building between 1200 and 1450
“The Severe Cold in Syria”: The Little Ice Age and the Black Death in the Middle East
Discussion of teaching the intersection of the Little Ice Age and the Black Death in the Middle East
Visualizing State-Building in the Americas
Discussion of visual sources for teaching pre-conquest American states
Monthly Digest: August 2024
Monthly Digest for August 2024
“Six Months of Winter”: New France, the Little Ice Age, and European Colonization of the Americas
Discussion of teaching the effects of the Little Ice Age on French colonization of North America
