Blog
The Trans-Pacific Trade and the Problem with World History
Discussion of how we teach trans-Pacific trade in world history
“One of the Most Important Ports of the South Sea”: Acapulco as the Unlikely Entrepôt
Discussion of how to teach the marginalized communities of Acapulco involved in the global silver trade
Visualizing the Increased Use of Gunpowder
Teaching the use of gunpowder using paintings
“The City Can Neither Go On Nor Maintain Itself without these Chinese”: Manila’s Chinese Community in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Discussion of teaching the influence of Manila’s Chinese Community in the 16th and 17th centuries
Monthly Digest: September 2024
Monthly Digest for September 2024
“Because There Were No Horses”: The Colombian Exchange and Transporting Horses Across the Pacific
Discussion of the Trans-Pacific aspect of the Columbian Exchange.
“Throw Off the Yoke of the Spanish Dominion”: Early Filipino Resistance to Spanish Rule, 1521 - c.1750
Discussion of teaching early Filipino resistance to Spanish rule
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
