Side by side depictions of an Asian woman and European woman from 1500s

Teaching the Module “What is Modern? China & Europe 1500-21st c”

Date of recording:

November 24, 2024

Duration:

17:49 min

Bram Hubbell introduces the module “What is Modern? China & Europe: 1500–21st,” which places ideas about modernity in a global perspective. Especially useful to AP World History teachers, the presentation and module compares China and Europe in the silver trade, the industrial revolution, population growth and other areas and discusses the importance the role of continuity played in China.

About the Speaker

Bram Hubbell, Historian, former New York City teacher and author of Liberating Narratives.

Slides for Classroom Use

Teaching the Module “What is Modern? China & Europe 1500-21st c” – Presentation PDF [3 MB]