AP World Unit 1
“Under God’s Guidance to the Lands of the Swahili Coast”: East Africa Before 1500
Discussion of teaching East African history before 1500
“A Mixed Population of Muslims and Zanj”: Teaching East Africa in World History, c.1000 to Present
Discussion of teaching East Africa Africa in World History
“Going Through the Lands of the Franks without Impediment”: Making and Maintaining Peace in the Levant
Discussion of teaching peacemaking during the Crusades
“Piles of Corpses Were Found Everywhere”: The Motives and Immediate Consequences of the First Crusade
Discussion of teaching the First Crusade
“Come Christians and Jews”: The Eleventh-Century Eastern Mediterranean and Europe
Discussion of teaching the eleventh-century causes of the First Crusade
“The Meeting Place of Muslim and Christian Merchants”: Teaching the Crusades in World History
Discussion of teaching the Crusades in World History classrooms
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
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in Europe
Visualizing religious diversity in late medieval Europe
“Little Rain During the Monsoon”: The Culture of the Little Ice Age in Europe and India
Discussion of teaching the Little Ice Age in India
“I Saved My People”: State Building in Africa, 1200 - 1450
Discussion of teaching African state-building between 1200 and 1450
