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Course: World History Project AP® > Unit 4
Lesson 3: 4.2—Transoceanic Empires: Empires and Resistance- READ: Survey of Transoceanic Empires, 1450 to 1750
- READ: Yasuke – Graphic Biography
- READ: Overview of New Economic Systems
- READ: European Colonies in the Americas
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Colonization and Resistance - Through a Pueblo Lens
- WATCH: Colonization and Resistance: Through a Pueblo Lens | World History Project
- READ: Amonute – Graphic Biography
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: The Spanish Empire, Silver, and Runaway Inflation - Crash Course World History #25
- WATCH: The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation
- READ: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz – Graphic Biography
- READ: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
- READ: The Disastrous Effects of Increased Global Interactions c. 1500 to c. 1600
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Impact of the Slave Trade - Through a Ghanaian Lens
- WATCH: Impact of the Slave Trade - Through a Ghanaian Lens
- READ: Domingos Álvares – Graphic Biography
- READ: State Centralization and Resistance
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: The Spanish Empire, Silver, and Runaway Inflation - Crash Course World History #25
Use the "Three Close Reads" approach as you watch the video below.
Before you watch
Before you watch the video, it’s a good idea to open and skim the video transcript. And always read the questions below so you know what to look and listen for as you watch.
While you watch
- How was the Aztec government and society structured?
- How did the Inca Empire’s administration work, and what were the differences between how the Aztec and Inca treated conquered peoples?
- What resource did the Spanish find instead of gold, and how did they extract this resource?
- What were the economic results of Spanish silver mining in the Americas?
- What other country had a problem with inflation? How did they try to deal with it, and were they successful?
- What were some effects of China’s new tax structure in the sixteenth century?
- What were the overall global effects of Spanish silver mining?
After you watch
- What evidence does this video provide to explain the continuities and changes in economic and labor systems from 1450 to 1750?
- John Green argues that Spanish silver mining had a huge impact that was both global and long-lasting. He claims that “this process led to the life that you have today, one where I can teach you history through the magic of the Internet.” Is his argument convincing? What other sources or facts support, extend, or challenge his argument?
Now that you know what to look for, it’s time to watch. Remember to return to these questions once you’ve finished watching.