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Free Reading Presentation on the Vijayanagara Empire for Unit 1 of AP World History
The Vijayanagara Empire is an illustrative example for the Developments in South and Southeast Asia section of Unit 1 of AP World...
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Free Reading Passage on Sufism for Unit 1 of AP World History
Sufism is an illustrative example for the Developments in South and Southeast Asia section of Unit 1 of AP World History. You could...
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Free Reading Passage on the Bhakti Movement for Unit 1 of AP World History
The Bhakti movement is an illustrative example for the Developments in South and Southeast Asia section of Unit 1 of AP World History....
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Free Reading Passage on the Scholarly and Cultural Transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain for Unit 1 of AP World History
The scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain is an illustrative example for the Developments in Dar al-Islam...
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Free Reading Passage on the House of Wisdom in Abbasid Baghdad for Unit 1 of AP World History
The House of Wisdom in Abbasid Baghdad is an illustrative example for the Developments in Dar al-Islam section of Unit 1 of AP World...
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Free Reading Passage on Preservation and Commentaries on Greek Moral and Natural Philosophy for Unit 1 of AP World History
The preservation and commentaries on Greek moral and natural philosophy is an illustrative example for the Developments in Dar al-Islam...
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Free Reading Passage on Advances in Medicine for Unit 1 of AP World History
Advances in Medicine in Dar al-Islam is an illustrative example for the Developments in Dar al-Islam section of Unit 1 of AP World...
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Free Reading Passage on Advances in Literature by ‘A’ishah al-Ba’uniyyah for Unit 1 of AP World History
Advances in Literature by ‘A’ishah al-Ba’uniyyah of Dar al-Islam is an illustrative example for the Developments in Dar al-Islam section...
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Free Reading Passage on Advances in Mathematics by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi for Unit 1 of AP World History
Advances in mathematics by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi of Dar al-Islam is an illustrative example for the Developments in Dar al-Islam section...
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The Songhai Promotion of Islam for AP World History
The Songhai promotion of Islam is an illustrative example in the Empires: Administration topic of Unit 3 of AP World History. Read more...
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The Spread of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia for AP World History
The spread of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is an illustrative example in the Cultural Consequences of Connectivity topic of Unit...
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The Effects of Cross-Cultural Interactions for AP World History
By 1200, people were traveling all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, mostly for trade. This increased connectivity impacted...
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The Abbasid Dynasty for Unit 1 of AP World History
The Abbasid Dynasty, sometimes referred to as the Islamic Golden Age, was an incredibly influential period in human history. From...
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The Umayyad Dynasty for Unit 1 of AP World History
Are you curious about the history of the Umayyad Dynasty and its impact on the world today? Established in the 7th century in Damascus,...
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The Mamluk Sultanate for Unit 1 of AP World History
Ruling Egypt, the Mamluk Sultanate was comprised of slave soldiers, and its impact still reverberates today. If you’re enrolled in Unit 1...
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The Seljuk Empire for Unit 1 of AP World History
Did you know that the Seljuk Empire was once the largest contiguous land empire in the world? At its height in the 11th century, this...
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An Overview of Islam for Unit 1 of AP World History
Are you taking an AP World History class and curious to learn more about the history and culture of Islam? Through this article, you will...
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