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The Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement for AP World History
The Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement is an illustrative example for the Indigenous Responses to State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World...
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The Zulu Kingdom for AP World History
The Zulu Kingdom is an illustrative example for the Indigenous Responses to State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World History. You...
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The Sokoto Caliphate for AP World History
The Sokoto Caliphate is an illustrative example for the Indigenous Responses to State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World History. You...
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The Yaa Asantewaa War in West Africa for AP World History
The Yaa Asantewaa War is an illustrative example for the Indigenous Responses to State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World History....
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Samory Touré’s Military Battles in West Africa for AP World History
Samory Touré’s military battles in West Africa are an illustrative example for the Indigenous Responses to State Expansion topic in Unit...
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France in West Africa for AP World History
The French in West Africa is an illustrative example for the State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World History. This is an example you...
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Belgium in the Congo for AP World History
Belgium in the Congo is an illustrative example for the State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World History. This is an example you could...
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Britain in West Africa for AP World History
Britain in West Africa is an illustrative example for the State Expansion topic in Unit 6 of AP World History. This is an example you...
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The Shift from the Private Ownership of the Congo by King Leopold II to the Belgium Government
The shift of ownership of the Congo from King Leopold II to the Belgium government is an illustrative example for the State Expansion...
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The Resistance of Queen Nzinga for AP World History
The resistance of Queen Nzinga is an illustrative example in the Internal and External Challenges to State Power topic of Unit 4 of AP...
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All About the Morocco-Songhai Conflict for AP World History
The Morocco-Songhai conflict is an illustrative example in the Expanding Empires topic of both Unit 3 and Unit 4 of AP World History....
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The Story of Bananas in Africa for AP World History
The introduction of bananas from Southeast Asia to Africa is an illustrative example in the Environmental Consequences of Connectivity...
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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 Importance of Caravans for Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Caravans are an illustrative example in the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes topic of Unit 2 of AP World History. Read more about the...
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The Importance of the Camel Saddle for Unit 2 of AP World History
The camel saddle is an illustrative example in the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes topic of Unit 2 of AP World History. Read more about the...
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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 Swahili Civilization for Unit 1 of AP World History
The Swahili Civilization is an African civilization that is one of the most influential cultures in the history of the world. Through a...
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The Mali Empire for Unit 1 of AP World History
Mali, once the most powerful and influential empire in West Africa, is a fascinating case study in how empires of the past both rose to...
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The Hausa Kingdoms for Unit 1 of AP World History
Do you want to learn about an ancient African history that has shaped the modern world? Drawing influence from the intricate Hausa...
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Great Zimbabwe for Unit 1 of AP World History
In our exploration of Unit 1: The Global Tapestry in AP World History, we turn our attention to the intriguing story of Great Zimbabwe, a...
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