Short Post
Weekly posts (published on Monday or Tuesday) highlighting a primary source (either textual or visual) that aligns with the AP Modern World History Curriculum.
“Despierta, borinqueño”: Teaching Early Puerto Rican Nationalism
Teaching Puerto Rican nationalism
“The Example of the United States”: Simon Bolivar’s Mixed Feelings
Discussion of Simón Bolivar’s views of the United States
Teaching the Origins of Nationalism
Discussion of how we can teach the global origins of nationalism
“Wages of Females Shall Be Equal”: Early Feminism in the Lowell Mills
Discussion of early feminism focused on economic equality
“Ought to Be Abolished”: Teaching Black Influence on the Abolitionist Movement
Discussion of emphasizing Black influence on the abolitionist movement
“One May Be a Qadi, a Mullah, or a Sheikh, a Yogi”: Teaching the Origins of Sikhism
Discussion of teaching the historical context of Sikhism
“Frequently Invaded Iran”: Relations between the Ottoman and Safavid Empires
Discussion of teaching the Ottomans & Safavids in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Visualizing Christianity, c.1500 - c.1725
Discussion of teaching the Reformation
“The Tax Officials are to Pay Installments”: Ottoman Tax Farming in the Fifteenth Century
Discussion of teaching tax farming
“Erect Lofty Buildings”: Monumental Architecture and Imperial Legitimacy in the Mughal Empire
Discussion of Akbar using monumental architecture to legitimize his rule
