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Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750

AP World History: Modern

Maritime technology

Navigation technology

Gunpowder technology

The printing press

Knowledge transfer and cultural exchange

Caravel ship — Caption: Replica of a Portuguese caravel with lateen sails. The caravel's maneuverability made it ideal for coastal exploration. Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

Military technology and conquest

Primary sources

Duarte Pacheco Pereira on Portuguese navigation (c. 1505)

Francesco Guicciardini on gunpowder (c. 1540)

Antonio Pigafetta on Magellan's voyage (c. 1522)

Key figures

Key events summary

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Vocabulary

Unit 4 topics

Unit 4 overview 4.10Comparison of Coerced Labor Systems 4.1Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750 4.2Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750 4.3Columbian Exchange 4.4Maritime Empires Established 4.5Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed 4.6Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750 4.7Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750 4.8Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750 4.9The Atlantic Slave Trade

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