AP World Unit 5
A Wealth of Haitian Revolution Resources
Discussion of recently published resources for teaching the Haitian Revolution
“They Forge Their Own Iron Work”: The Transatlantic Slave System, African Iron Working, the Industrial Revolution, and Reflecting on Our Work
Discussion of teaching the African influences on the Industrial Revolution
“Study and Understand the Psyche of Our Neighbors”: Palestinian and Zionist Exchanges, 1899-1914
Discussion of teaching Palestinian and Zionist encounters at the beginning of the twentieth century
“Palestine Is Our Ever-Memorable Historic Home”: The Development of Zionism and the First Zionists in Ottoman Palestine
Discussion of teaching the origins of Zionism
“When I Came to Jerusalem”: Teaching the Social Changes of Industrialization using Nineteenth Century Jerusalem
Teaching the social effects of industrialization
“The Young Man Loved Jaffa”: Ottoman Palestine in the Late Nineteenth Century
Discussion of teaching late nineteenth-century Ottoman Palestine
“Identity is Always Complex”: Teaching the Shared Histories of Israelis and Palestinians
Discussion of how to move beyond teaching the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and instead teach the shared histories of Palestinians and Israelis from a world-historical perspective
“A Time for Telling”: Lectures and Narratives in a Decolonized History Course
Discussion of how we can use lectures in world history classes with a focus on the Atlantic Revolutions
“A World Shaped by Enlightenment Ideas of Race and White Supremacy”: Rethinking How We Teach the Enlightenment
Discussion of how to teach the racism of the Enlightenment
“We Should All Wear the Fez”: Ottoman Jews in the Late Nineteenth Century
Istanbul has long been one of my favorite cities. Whenever I go there, I explore a new neighborhood or visit a new site. Every trip to Istanbul leads to some new insight or anecdote relevant to teaching world history. My last visit was no different. In the summer of 2022,
