World History › Section Q · The Atlantic world and a global economy › Topic Q.6
The rise of a global economy
By the 1700s, silver mined in the Andes paid for tea drunk in London, and a war between European powers was fought on four continents at once. This topic traces how American silver, Asian goods and imperial rivalry wove the world into a single economy, and how Asian and African states shaped and resisted it.
In this topic
- One world of trade
- Silver from the Americas
- China's demand and the Manila galleons
- Worked example: following the silver
- The Seven Years' War: a world war
- Company rule in India
- Qing China and the Canton system
- Worked example: reading Qianlong's reply
- Resistance in Africa
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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