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THE LAST KEY CONCEPTS! 6.1.I.A – new modes of communication – including the Internet, radio communication, and cellular communication – and transportation reduced the problem of geographic distance. 6.1.I.C – Medical innovations, such as vaccines and antibiotics, increased the ability of humans to survive and live longer lives. 6.1.I.D – Energy technologies, including the use … Continue reading "Episode 33 – Globalization"
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A lengthy list of KCs for this episode: 6.1.I.B – The Green Revolution and commercial agriculture increased productivity and sustained the earth’s growing population as it spread chemically and genetically modified forms of agriculture. 6.2.I.C – After the end of World War II, some colonies negotiated their independence, while other colonies achieved independence through armed … Continue reading "Episode 32 – Decolonization"
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Presenting to you the Key Concepts for WWII and the Cold War… 6.1.III.C – New military technology and new tactics and the waging of “total war” led to increased levels of wartime casualties. 6.2.III.C – The rise of extremist groups in power led to the annihilation of specific populations, notably in the Holocaust doing World … Continue reading "Episode 31 – World War II and the Cold War"
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Probably not as many KCs as you expected… 6.1.I.A – New modes of communication – including the Internet, radio communication, and cellular communication – and transportation reduced the problem of geographic distance. 6.2.I.B – Between the two world wars, European imperial states often maintained control over their colonies and in some cases gained additional territories. … Continue reading "Episode 30 – The Interwar Years"
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The Key Concepts in this episode are a bit less than you are used to seeing: 6.1.III.A – Diseases associated with poverty persisted, while other diseases emerged as new epidemics and threats to human survival. In addition, increased longevity led to a higher incidence of certain diseases. (The 1918 influenza pandemic) 6.1.III.C – New military … Continue reading "Episode 29 – World War I"
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Here are your last Key Concepts of Period 5: 5.1.I.D – As the new methods of industrial production became more common in parts of northwestern Europe, they spread to other parts of Europe and the United States, Russia, and Japan. 5.1.II.C – The global economy of the 19th century expanded dramatically from the previous period … Continue reading "Episode 28 – The Ottomans, China, Japan, and Russia and Confront Modern Era"
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This episode tackles the following Key Concepts: 5.1.II.A – The need for raw materials for the factories and increased food supplies for the growing population in urban centers led to the growth of export economies around the world that specialized in commercial extraction of natural resources and the production of food and industrial crops. The … Continue reading "Episode 27 – The Age of Imperialism"
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A laundry list of KCs in this episode: 5.1.I.A – A variety of factors that led to the rise of industrial production and eventually resulted in the Industrial Revolution included: Europe’s location on the Atlantic Ocean, the geographical distribution of coal, iron, and timber, European demographic changes, urbanization, improved agricultural productivity, legal protection of private … Continue reading "Episode 26 – The Industrial Revolution"
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Here are the first Key Concepts of Period 5 addressed in the pod… 5.1.III.A – The ideological inspiration for economic changes lies in the development of capitalism and classical liberalism associated with Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill. 5.3.I.A – Enlightenment philosophies applied new ways of understanding and empiricist approaches to both the natural world … Continue reading "Episode 25 – The Age of Revolutions"
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4.1.I.A – The intensification of trade brought prosperity and economic disruption to the merchants and governments in the trading region of the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Sahara, and overland Eurasia. 4.1.IV.A – European merchants’ role in Asian trade was characterized mostly by transporting goods from one Asian country to another market in Asia or … Continue reading "Episode 24 – East Asia and the Early Modern World"
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This episode’s Key Concepts include: 4.1.IV – The increase in interactions between newly connected hemispheres and intensification of connections within hemispheres expanded the spread and reform of existing religions and contributed to both religious conflicts and the creation of syncretic belief systems and practices. (The intensification of Sunni-Shi’a split by the political rivalries between the … Continue reading "Episode 23 – Early Modern Islamic Empires"
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Here are the Key Concepts this episode tackles: 4.1.IV.D – The Atlantic system involved the movement of goods, wealth, and free and unfree laborers and the mixing of African, American, and European cultures and people. 4.1.V.B – American foods became staple crops in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Cash crops were grown primarily … Continue reading "Episode 22 – Africa and the Atlantic World"
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Here are (all) of the Key Concepts this episode addresses: 4.1.IV.B – Commercialization and the creation of a global economy were intimately connected to new global circulation of silver from the Americas. 4.1.IV.C – Mercantilist policies and practices were used by European rulers to expand and control their economies and claim overseas territories, and joint-stock … Continue reading "Episode 21 – Integration of the Americas"
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Here are your Russian Key Concepts: 4.1.VII – As merchants’ profits increased and governments collected more taxes, funding for the visual and performing arts, even for popular audiences, increased along with an expansion of literacy and increased focus on innovation and scientific inquiry. 4.2.II.A – Peasant and artisan labor intensified in many regions. 4.2.III.B – … Continue reading "Episode 20 – Early Modern Russia"
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Here are the Key Concepts covered in this episode: 4.1.IV.B – Commercialization and the creation of a global economy were intimately connected to new global circulation of silver from the Americas. 4.1.IV.C – Mercantilist policies and practices were used by European rulers to expand and control their economies and claim overseas territories, and join-stock companies, … Continue reading "Episode 19 – The Transformation of Western Europe"
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Key Concepts addressed in this episode: 4.1.I.A – The intensification of trade brought prosperity and economic disruption to the merchants and governments in the trading region of the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Sahara, and overland Eurasia. 4.1.II.A – The developments included the production of new tools, innovations in ship designs, and an improved understanding … Continue reading "Episode 18 – Transoceanic Connections"
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The Key Concepts for this episode are listed below: 3.1.II.B – Some migrations had a significant environmental impact, including the maritime migrations of the Polynesian peoples who cultivated transplanted foods and domesticated animals as they moved to new islands. 3.2.II.A – Technological and cultural transfers were taking place during Chinese maritime activity led by Ming … Continue reading "Episode 17 – Expanding Global Contacts"
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Key Concepts discussed in this episode (specifics mentioned in parentheses) 3.1.I.E – The expansion of empires – including the Mongols – facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks. 3.1.II.A – The expansion and intensification of long-distance trade routes often depended on environmental knowledge and technological … Continue reading "Episode 16 – The Mongols"
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Key Concepts Discussed 3.1.I.E – The expansion of empires – including China – facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks. (Korea and Japan especially, though Japan wasn’t conquered) 3.1.III.B – In key places along important trade routes, merchants set up diasporic communities where they introduced … Continue reading "Episode 15 – The Sinification of Japan, Korea, and China"
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Key Concepts discussed in the episode (specifics in parentheses): 3.1.I.C – The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by significant innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies-including the caravanserai, compass use, the astrolabe, and larger ship designs in sea travel-and new forms of credit and the development of money economies. 3.1.I.D … Continue reading "Episode 14 – The Golden Age of China"
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