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| AE World History Vol 2 | |
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| Preface | |
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| Correlation Guide | |
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| Topic Guide | |
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| Internet References | |
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| The World and the West, 1500ndash;1900 Unit Overview | |
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| Aztecs: A New Perspective | |
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| History Today,December 2002 Who were the Aztecs? | |
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| What were their accomplishments? What caused their downfall? | |
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| For centuries, the answers to these questions were shrouded in mystery and misinterpretation | |
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| Pohl offers a freshinterpretationof the Aztecs and theircivilization,by writing from theperspectiveof our twenty-first century world | |
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| The Peopling of Canada | |
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| History Today,November 1993 Canada was the creation of twoimperial powers-France and England-during two distinct time periods | |
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| At first a Frenchcolonyand later a British one, Canada experienced dramatically differentimmigrationpatterns | |
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| During the earlier French phase,emigrationto Canada was painfully slow. However, during the later British phase, the emigration rate rose dramatically, creating a cultural dichotomy that still affects Canada today | |
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| 400 Years of the East India Company | |
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| History Today,July 2000 Elizabeth I granted a charter to theEast India Companyin 1600, and in the two centuries to follow, it became a powerful vehicle for economic and imperial expansion | |
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| It was important for extendingBritish influenceintoChinaandIndia,and it even played a role in starting the American Revolution | |
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| The Ottomans in Europe | |
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| History Today,March 2001 In its contacts with thenon-Western world,Europe usually gained the upper hand | |
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| However, one non-Western power was able to fightWestern Europeto a standstill and sometimes threatened its very existence | |
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| For a few centuries, theOttoman Turkswere a problem that Europe couldn’t ignore | |
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| Queen of the India Trade | |
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| World,November/December 2005 Favorably situated on the Red Sea, Jiddah has been the gateway for trade fromIndiato theSuez Canal | |
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| It also served as a stopping point for those eastern Muslims making the pilgrimage toMakkah | |
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| How American Slavery Led to the Birth of Liberia | |
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| The New York Times Upfront,September 22, 2003 Liberia was founded by African-Americans whoemigratedfrom the United States in the 1820s | |
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| Their descendents dominated the politics of the region until a bloody coup by native Africans ended their rule | |
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| Fighting the Afghans in the 19th Century | |
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| History Today,December 2001 British involvement in 19th centuryAfghanistanproduced troubles and eventually a brokered peace | |
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| The problems the British faced are similar to those facing the United States today | |
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| New Light on the ‘Heart of Darkness’ | |
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| History Today,December 1999 In 1899, Joseph Conrad’s novel attackedBritish imperialismin Africa and theSocial Darwinistprinciples that were its foundation | |
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| It also spawned a stronghumanitarianmovement to end wide-spread abuses against Africa’s people | |
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| The Ferment of the West, 1500ndash;1900 Unit Overview | |
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| The World, the Flesh and the Devil | |
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| History Today,November 2006 The image of women as witches was a staple of European life for centuries | |
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| It took modern rationalism to finally putwitch huntsto an end, but this did not occur before many had suffered at the hands ofreligiousandpoliticalleaders | |
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| The Luther Legacy | |
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| History Today,May 2007 Martin Luther was a seminal figure in theProtestant Reformation | |
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| He left a legacy that still touches human lives at every level-individual, family, church, and state | |
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| Elizabeth I: Gender, Power & Politics | |
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| History Today,May 2003 Historians who judge Elizabeth I’s rule seem preoccupied with the gender issue | |
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| Some, today, find claims of her being "the Britishfeminist icon'''' to be overstated | |
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| Her greatest legacy may be that she proved that a woman could be an exceptionally successful ruler | |
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| The Return of Catherine the Great | |
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| History Today,December 1996 Catherine the Great of Russia (1762ndash;1796) was one of a group of national leaders known asenlightened despots,rulers who governed with an iron fist, but tried in varying degrees to initiate reforms to help their people | |
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| A fascinating character, she ultimately failed to bringEnlightenmentvalues to Russia | |
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| Benjamin Franklin: An American in London | |
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| History Today,March 2000 From 1757 to 1775, Franklin, anAmerican colonist,lived in London and witnessed the growing rift between thecoloniesand themother country | |
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| His peculiar perspective allowed him to see both sides of the coming struggle, but eventually, British policies led to his support for the cause ofcolonial independencefrom England | |
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| From Mercantilism to the ‘Wealth of Nations’ | |
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| The World & I,May 1999 Jean-Baptiste Colbert developedmercantilist economic ideasunder Louis XIV in an attempt to create a favorablebalance of tradefor France | |
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| His ideas clashed with the laterfree tradethoughts of Adam Smith of Scotland | |
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| The controversy continues today because nations still worry about unfavorable trade flows | |
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| As Good as Gold? | |
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| Smithsonian,September 2000 Wampum, bales of tobacco, coins, paper, and gold have all been used asmoney-a "medium of exchange'''' as the economists call it-in theUnited States | |
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| Now, paychecks are issued electronically and money is an electric current | |
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| A Woman Writ Large in Our History and Hearts | |
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| Smithsonian,December 1996 She wrote novels, smoked cigars, wore men’s clothing, had a string of love affairs, and adopted a man’s name | |
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| Living in France,George Sandset an example of freedom forwomento pursue a profession as well as to care for a household | |
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| The Industrial and Scientific Revolutions Unit Overview | |
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| Eyes Wide Open | |
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| TheNew York Times Magazine,April 18, 1999 An obscureArabin the tenth century resolved a question that had bothered thinkers for 800 years-did light travel from the eye to an object or was it the reverse? | |
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| Ibn al-Haythaminvited people to observe the sun, and realized from the results that light tr | |