Unit 1 Overview Video (10:17)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:58 Why, according to the video, start a course like this in 1750?
- 02:40 What was the world generally like in terms of the production and distribution of goods, according to the video?
- 02:56 What was the world generally like in terms of networks, according to the video?
- 03:21 What was the world generally like in terms of communities, according to the video?
- 04:19 The video argues that the world of 1750 was also changing. What examples does it give?
- 05:42 How did the Qianlong Emperor and Lord Macartney have different views of the world when they met?
- 06:49 How was Britain’s growing wealth based partly on its control of Bengal in this period?
- 08:30 What does the map of British ship journeys around the world tell us about global trading patterns?