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Unit 1: The World in 1750

400 possible mastery points

About this unit

Go back in time to the year 1750 and learn about how life was similar—and different—from today. See why 1750 represents such a critical time period in human history and why it was selected as the starting point for this course.

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Level up on all the skills in this unit and collect up to 400 Mastery points!