Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video

1. 01:58 Why, according to the video, start a course like this in 1750?
2. 02:40 What was the world generally like in terms of the production and distribution of goods, according to the video?
3. 02:56 What was the world generally like in terms of networks, according to the video?
4. 03:21 What was the world generally like in terms of communities, according to the video?
5. 04:19 The video argues that the world of 1750 was also changing. What examples does it give?
6. 05:42 How did the Qianlong Emperor and Lord Macartney have different views of the world when they met?
7. 06:49 How was Britain’s growing wealth based partly on its control of Bengal in this period?
8. 08:30 What does the map of British ship journeys around the world tell us about global trading patterns?