This Google folder contains the readings for unit 1: The Global Tapestry. You have to access this through your school account.

Heimler lays out the basics of the Song Dynasty and highlights the major ideas for WHAP Topic 1.1.

A TED Ed animation that provides some more detail on the discovery of gunpowder.

Khan Academy covers the difference between two schools of Buddhism. It also gives you a good foundation for Buddhism in general.

When we look back at history, we sometimes fail to consider the full spectrum of human actions. What were the views of medieval Europeans on sex and booze?

Originally found on Open Culture.