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AP 24.746 What is Capitalism? (1 of 2)
cap·i·tal·ism (noun)
– an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
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AP 23.635 Illustrative Example – Puerto Rico (Writings of Lola Rodríguez del Tió)
Lola Rodríguez de Tió, (September 14, 1843 – November 10, 1924), was the first Puerto Rican-born woman poet to establish herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. A believer in women’s rights, she was also committed to the abolition of slavery and the independence of Puerto Rico.
Illustrative Examples (p 101) – Call for National Unification or Liberation
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AP 23.634 Illustrative Example – Maori Nationalism and New Zealand Wars
Illustrative Examples (p 101) – Call for National Unification or Liberation
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AP 23.633 Illustrative Example – Freeman-pedia (Propaganda Movement in the Philippines)
Illustrative Examples (p 101) – Call for National Unification or Liberation
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AP 23.569 Freeman-pedia: Dozendates Review 1603
You DO NOT have to know any dates for AP World Modern. BUT, Ben Freeman would argue knowing certain major events can give you an idea of the major themes and flow of the course.
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AP 23.566 Korea – Fire Turtle Ships
The Turtle ship, also known as Geobukseon (거북선), was a type of large Korean warship that was used intermittently by the Royal Korean Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century. It was used alongside the standard Korean Panokseon warships in the fight against invading Japanese naval ships. The ship’s name derives from its protective shell-like covering.Continue reading Post ID 27805
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AP 23.565 Movie Recommendation! Shogun
Set in the 17th Century, John Blackthorne, a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga’s struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shogun.
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AP 23.564 Movie Recommendation! The Last Samurai
Here is a PG-13 movie to watch with your parents!!!!! Please share with your family!
Although the movie takes place in the 1860s, the samurai culture is very well portrayed!
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AP 23.558 Japan – English Samurai (William Adams)
William Adams, known in Japanese as Miura Anjin, was an English navigator who, in 1600, was the first Englishman to reach Japan leading a five-ship expedition for a private Dutch fleet.
Life of Williams Adams
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AP 23.557 Japan – Black Samurai (Yasuke)
Yasuke was a slave turned samurai from Africa who lived in Japan in the sixteenth century.
African samurai: The enduring legacy of a black warrior in feudal Japan
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AP 23.554 Japan – The Forty-Seven Ronin
Ronin = “masterless samurai”
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AP 23.552 Japan – The Samurai Warrior (History Channel)
Warriors is a documentary series that airs on The History Channel in the United States. The show was hosted by Terry Schappert, a sergeant in the United States Army Special Forces. The show focused on historical warrior cultures, major battles, and military leaders.
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AP 23.551 Japan – “Those Who Serve”
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AP 23.547 Mankind Story (Pioneers 9)
Mankind continues to advance technologically, learning how to master nature. In North America, Siberia and Australia, ancient traditions are swept away in the name of trade, commerce and science. Within a hundred years, the irrational fear that produced a witch trial in Salem gives way to a very rational cry for freedom. American revolutionaries confront a mighty empire. The battle for the modern world begins.
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AP 23.546 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Palenques
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Slave Resistance (the establishment of Maroon societies in the Caribbean and Brazil)
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AP 23.545.1 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Home Team: A History of Jamaicans
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Slave Resistance (the establishment of Maroon societies in the Caribbean and Brazil)
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AP 23.545 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – The Story of Nanny of the Maroons
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Slave Resistance (the establishment of Maroon societies in the Caribbean and Brazil)
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AP 23.544 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion (sometimes called Cato’s Conspiracy or Cato’s Rebellion) was a slave rebellion that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 Africans killed.[1][2] The uprising was led by native Africans who were likely from the Central African Kingdom of Kongo, as some of the rebels spoke Portuguese.Illustrative Example (p 88) – North American Slave Resistance
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AP 23.543 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Metacom’s War (King Philip’s War)
King Philip’s War (sometimes called Metacom’s War) was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies. The war is named for Metacomet, the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Mayflower Pilgrims. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay in April 1678.
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Local Resistance
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AP 23.541 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Ana Nzinga’s resistance
One of the great women rulers of Africa, Queen Anna Nzinga (circa 1581-1663) of Angola fought against the slave trade and European influence in the seventeenth century. Known for being an astute diplomat and visionary military leader, she resisted Portuguese invasion and slave raids for 30 years.
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Local Resistance
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AP 23.539 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Maratha Conflict
Hindu nationalists revere the Maratha Empire, which originated among a Hindu warrior people of the western Deccan peninsula. Their reverence stems from the fact that it was this state that reversed centuries of steadily increasing Muslim political control over the subcontinent. By the mid 18th-century, it was the largest state in South Asia and the Mughal emperors in Delhi were its puppets.
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Local Resistance
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AP 23.536 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Fronde
The Fronde, (French: La Fronde), series of civil wars in France between 1648 and 1653, during the minority of Louis XIV. The Fronde (the name for the “sling” of a children’s game played in the streets of Paris in defiance of civil authorities) was in part an attempt to check the growing power of royal government; its failure prepared the way for the absolutism of Louis XIV’s personal reign.
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Local Resistance
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AP 23.535 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Pueblo Revolts
The Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico has been called the “single most successful act of resistance by native Americans against a European invader” (American Journeys, Wisconsin Historical Society, 2016)
Illustrative Example (p 88) – Local Resistance
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AP 23.526 Global conflict – The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War)
A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763.
Participants of the Seven Years’ War:
Great Britain, Prussia, Portugal, with Native American allies
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