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“The Invaders Will Know No Tranquility”: The Transition to New Imperialism, 1840-1880

A discussion of how to teach European imperialism between 1840 and 1880.

“The Invaders Will Know No Tranquility”: The Transition to New Imperialism, 1840-1880
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“Pilfering Our Resources”: Teaching the Causes of New Imperialism with Primary Sources

A discussion of how to teach the causes of New Imperialism using primary sources.

“Pilfering Our Resources”: Teaching the Causes of New Imperialism with Primary Sources
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“A Right Notion of Life”: The Ottomans in 1700

A discussion of teaching the Ottoman Empire in 1700 using an image of the Sultan’s mother drinking coffee.

“A Right Notion of Life”: The Ottomans in 1700
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An Elephant in Belgrade: The Ottoman Empire as an Afroeurasian Empire in the Sixteenth Century

A discussion of teaching the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century as an Afroeurasia empire using an image from the Süleymanname.

An Elephant in Belgrade: The Ottoman Empire as an Afroeurasian Empire in the Sixteenth Century
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“Addicted to the Coffeehouse”: Snapshots from the Ottoman Empire

A discussion of the challenges of teaching the Ottomans in world history courses and how to use an Ottoman coffeehouse to teach about the empire

“Addicted to the Coffeehouse”: Snapshots from the Ottoman Empire
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Monthly Digest: September 2022

On the last day of each month, I will send out a post that includes some brief reflections on the past month, a recap of all the posts published during the previous month, and my monthly travel tale. My crazy dream has become reality Liberating Narratives began as a blog

Monthly Digest: September 2022
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From Dublin to Shandong: Slavery and Slaving in Afroeurasia before 1400 C.E.

A discussion of how to provide some historical context of Afroeurasian slavery to help students understand the Transatlantic slave system.

From Dublin to Shandong: Slavery and Slaving in Afroeurasia before 1400 C.E.
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Revolutionary Revolutions: Rethinking how we teach the political revolutions between 1750 and 1900

Dear #APworld teachers, if you want a fresh, global approach to teaching revolutions, come check out our #whapchat discussion this week led by @ERBeckman and @bramhubbell - I know I’m spending some time this weekend revamping my lessons! #sschat #worldhistory #historyteacher https://t.co/Av5nMPkyfp — Angela A. Lee (@mrshistorylee)

Revolutionary Revolutions: Rethinking how we teach the political revolutions between 1750 and 1900
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Two Views of Global Lisbon

In October of 2016, I was exploring the Navy Museum in Lisbon. For a country with such a rich maritime history, I was somewhat disappointed with the museum itself. But as I was wandering through the bookstore on my way out, I came across this incredible book by edited by

Two Views of Global Lisbon
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More than Four Turtles: Global Renaissances in the Fifteenth Century (Part I)

After spending two days setting up the big picture of the revival of Afroeurasia in the fifteenth century, we dive into the Renaissance, or Renaissances, on the third day. I use two different readings with the students and set up the class in a sort of a modified Harkness style

More than Four Turtles: Global Renaissances in the Fifteenth Century (Part I)