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.
“I Saved My People”: State Building in Africa, 1200 - 1450
Discussion of teaching African state-building between 1200 and 1450
Visualizing State-Building in the Americas
Discussion of visual sources for teaching pre-conquest American states
“Practice the Religion of the Buddha”: State Formation in South and Southeast Asia, 1200 - 1450
Discussion of teaching the role of Buddhism in the Sukhothai Kingdom
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam in South and Southeast Asia
Visualizing religious diversity in South and Southeast Asia
Visualizing the Spread of Chess
Discussion of visual primary sources showing the spread of chess
“The Name of Allah Comes from Alif”: Sufism and the Spread of Islam Among Indian Women
Discussion of teaching the spread of Islam in South Asia
Abu Zayd and Turks in Dar al-Islam
Discussion of using paintings to teach about the spread of Turks in Dar al-Islam
“People of All Tongues”: Teaching the Continuity of Religious Diversity in Dar al-Islam
Discussion of teaching the continutity of religious diversity in Dar al-Islam
“Famous Fabric Stores”: Song Chinese Silk
Discussion of teaching silk production in Song China
The Popularity of East Asian Buddhist Woodblock Prints
Discussion of using images to teach continuity of Buddhism in East Asia