Grade: High School Subject: World History Goes with Pages: 1-17 Colonialism Through Maps What Your Student is Learning: Colonialism has lasting global impacts. What are the global impacts of colonialism? Background and Context for Parents: During the 16th century, European nations began an era of global colonization that lasted well into the 20th century. This long lasting era of global colonization left nearly no continent untouched by Europe. This scramble for colonies across the globe had many lasting global effects on the economies, cultures, governments, societies, and environments. Ways to support your student: What are the impacts of colonization? Define colonization. Why would a nation colonize another? How did colonization change over time? Online Resources for Students: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Colonisation2.gif Colonialism Through Map Use the maps and organizers below to describe how colonialism has changed over time. 1 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? 2 Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 3 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or 4 contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 5 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? 6 What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? How has colonialism changed over time? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 7 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about 8 colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? How has colonialism changed over time? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 9 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about 10 colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? How has colonialism changed over time? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 11 12 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? How has colonialism changed over time? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 13 Observe 14 What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? How has colonialism changed over time? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? Colonialism Through Map 15 16 Observe What do you notice first? What type of map is this? What is the title of the map? What era or period in history is this about? What do you know about this period in history? Reflect Does this map help you define colonialism? Explain. What information does the map add to the textbook’s account of colonialism? What new information does the map add or contradict to your prior knowledge about colonialism? List 3 important things the map tells you about colonialism. Conclusion Summarize the map in one sentence? How has colonialism changed over time? According to the map, what are the global impacts of colonialism? 17 Grade: High School Subject:World History Goes with Pages: _____ Topic: Understanding Colonialism What Your Student is Learning: Colonialism has lasting global impacts. What are the global impacts of colonialism? Background and Context for Parents: During the 16th century, European nations began an era of global colonization that lasted well into the 20th century. This long lasting era of global colonization left nearly no continent untouched by Europe. This scramble for colonies across the globe had many lasting global effects on the economies, cultures, governments, societies, and environments. Ways to support your student: What are the impacts of colonization? Define colonization. Why would a nation colonize another? Online Resources for Students: Colonialism Facts https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/colonialism/ 1 Focus Question: What are the global impacts of colonialism? Text Notes Colonialism is defined as “control by one power Define colonialism. over a dependent area or people.” It occurs when one nation subjugates another, conquering its What is synonym for subjugate? population and exploiting it, often while forcing its own language and cultural values upon its people. Define exploiting By 1914, a large majority of the world's nations had What impact does colonialism have on language and culture values? been colonized by Europeans at some point. What questions do you still have about the text or colonialism? The concept of colonialism is closely linked to that What is the difference between colonialism and Imperialism? of imperialism, which is the policy or ethos of using power and influence to control another nation or What questions do you still have about the text or colonialism? people that underlies colonialism. What words or phrases are you unfamiliar with in this portion of the text? Reflection and Conclusion How does this text add or contradict the information learned from the maps you studied in the previous lesson? Summarize the impacts of colonialism. 2 Focus Question: What are the global impacts of colonialism? Text Notes After reading this portion of the text, what questions do you have about the text or colonialism? Modern colonialism began during what’s also known as the Age of Discovery. Beginning in the Summarize the first paragraph. 15th century, Portugal began looking for new trade routes and searching for civilizations outside of How long did Portugal colonize or held colonies? Does that shock you? Why or Europe. In 1415, Portuguese explorers conquered why not? Ceuta, a coastal town in North Africa, kicking off an What if any new learnings did you gain from this paragraph? Explain. empire that would last until 1999. Summarize the second paragraph. Soon the Portuguese had conquered and populated islands like Madeira and Cape Verde, and their rival nation, Spain, decided to try exploration, too. In 1492, Christopher Columbus began looking for a western route to India and China. Instead, he landed in the Bahamas, kicking off the Spanish Empire. Spain and Portugal became locked in competition for new territories and took over indigenous lands in the Americas, India, Africa, and Asia. What new learning did you gain from this portion of the text? Explain. England, the Netherlands, France, and Germany What questions do you still have about the text or colonialism? quickly began their own empire building overseas, fighting Spain and Portugal for the right to lands they had already conquered. Despite the growth of What does the author mean by the phrase, “the Eastern Hemisphere 3 European colonies in the New World, most continued to tempt European colonial powers?” Cite evidence from the countries managed to gain independence during text.