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Unit 3 Frames

Unit 3 Frames

The connection of Afro-Eurasia with the Americas created the first truly global network, but these changes did not have the same results for all.

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


  1. 01:11 Why was the Columbian Exchange the world’s first global system, according to the video?
  2. 02:25 How did European entry to the Americans—and the conquest that followed—change communities?
  3. 03:04 What were the large land-based empires that existed at the beginning of this period in and around former Mongol territory? Why did the dominance of these empires begin to fade?
  4. 04:12 What were some large changes in this period related to the production and distribution frames?
  5. 04:12 What were some large changes in this period related to the networks frame?