Skip to content

“Being Deeply Concerned with Agriculture”: The Spread of Champa Rice, and some surprises

Discussion of how to use different sources to teach the spread of Champa rice

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
4 min read
“Being Deeply Concerned with Agriculture”: The Spread of Champa Rice, and some surprises
From page 62 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description
From page 62 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description

Almost every AP World History teacher knows about Champa rice. There are even a surprising number of memes about its spread. Recently, I went down a rabbit hole about rice and learned that the history of Champa rice contains some surprises.

The Source


Related Posts

Members Public

“Do not Mention the Word Surrender”: New Imperialism and the Persistence of Resistance in French Indochina

Cambodians and Vietnamese repeatedly challenged French imperialism

“Do not Mention the Word Surrender”: New Imperialism and the Persistence of Resistance in French Indochina
Members Public

Greater East Asia and Second World War Propaganda

Teaching the East Asian theater of the Second World War using propaganda posters

Greater East Asia and Second World War Propaganda
Members Public

“A Situation of Complete Inertia and a Widespread Apathy”: Teaching Everyday Resistance to French Imperialism in Senegal in the 1920s and 1930s

What were the weapons of the weak in French Senegal?

“A Situation of Complete Inertia and a Widespread Apathy”: Teaching Everyday Resistance to French Imperialism in Senegal in the 1920s and 1930s