The Story of the World Activity Book, Volume Four Revised Edition Student Pages www.welltrainedmind.com Chapter One: Complete the Outline Victoria’s England I. The Great Exhibition was filled with exhibits from all parts of the British Empire. A. B. C. II. The British spread their empire for two reasons. A. B. The Sepoy Mutiny I. The East India Company took control of Bengal in three stages. A. B. C. II. When the East India Company took control of more of India, it angered the sepoys in five different ways. A. B. C. D. E. Chapter 1 — Britain’s Empire Student Page 1 1: The Sepoy Mutiny Chapter 1 — Britain’s Empire Student Page 3 Queen Victoria Visits the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace Chapter 1 — Britain’s Empire Student Page 4 Crystal palace template } 2. fold all of the dotted lines “down” (the dots should be on top of the fold) 1. cut all of the solid lines to the inside of this “wall” 3. tape these gray rectangles 3. tape these gray rectangles } Chapter 1 — Britain’s Empire Student Page 5 The Charge Of The Light Brigade Alfred, Lord Tennyson Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!’ he said: Into the valley of Death Flash’d all their sabres bare, Rode the six hundred. Flash’d as they turn’d in air Sabring the gunners there, Forward, the Light Brigade!’ Charging an army, while Was there a man dismay’d ? All the world wonder’d: Not tho’ the soldier knew Plunged in the battery-smoke Some one had blunder’d: Right thro’ the line they broke; Their’s not to make reply, Cossack and Russian Their’s not to reason why, Reel’d from the sabre-stroke Their’s but to do and die: Shatter’d and sunder’d. Into the valley of Death Then they rode back, but not Rode the six hundred. Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d; Volley’d and thunder’d; Storm’d at with shot and shell, Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, While horse and hero fell, Into the jaws of Death, They that had fought so well Into the mouth of Hell Came thro’ the jaws of Death, Rode the six hundred. Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder’d. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred! Top illustration from The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Richard Caton Woodville Bottom illustration from All That Was Left of Them by Richard Caton Woodville Chapter 2 — West Against East Student Page 11 A Lion Attacks David Livingstone Chapter 3 — British Invasions Student Page 16 Taiping Tien Kuo Coins Chapter 4 — Resurrection and Rebellion Student Page 23 Chapter Five Complete the Outline: South Against North I. Events that led to the beginning of the Civil War A. Disagreement between B. Election of C. Capture of II. Three sides A. Confederate states: B. Neutral states: C. Union states (those states on the map that aren’t Confederate or Neutral): III. Two generals A. B. Complete the Outline: After the Civil War I. Lincoln’s death A. Assassinated by B. Died II. The United States after Lincoln’s death A. Hatred B. Hatred III. The Thirteenth Amendment A. B. IV. Reconstruction A. Supposed to be B. Free blacks Chapter 5 — The American Civil War Student Page 25 South Against North Chapter 5 — The American Civil War Student Page 27 Chapter 5 — The 5 — The Chapter WarAmericanCivil The Gettysburg Address Oh Captain! My Captain! Abraham Lincoln Walt Whitman Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, the proposition that all men are created equal. The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that But O heart! heart! heart! nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long O the bleeding drops of red, endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have Where on the deck my Captain lies, come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place Fallen cold and dead. for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up —for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills, But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding, consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far Here Captain! dear father! above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little This arm beneath your head! note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never It is some dream that on the deck, forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be You’ve fallen cold and dead. dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won; resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this Exult O shores, and ring O bells! Student Page 29 Page Student nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that But I with mournful tread, government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall Walk the deck my Captain lies, not perish from the earth. Fallen cold and dead. Canada’s Original Four Provinces Use your atlas and the section from Volume 4 of The Story of the World to answer these ques- tions about Canada’s four original provinces. Write the solution on the line. Write whichever letters land in the “O” in the spaces at the bot- tom of the page to find out the English translation of Canada’s motto, “A Mari usque ad Mare.” 1. Nova Scotia’s capital: 2. New Brunswick’s capital: 3. Man who led the 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada: 4. The western-most Great Lake: 5. The French-Canadians who agreed with Papineau: 6. Modern province once known as “Lower Canada”: 7. Modern province originally known as “Upper Canada”: Canada’s motto: Chapter 6 — Two Tries For Freedom Student Page 34 Thomas Edison, Mrs. Edison, and the Laboratory Chapter 8 — Becoming Modern Student Page 44 The Rebel Queen Chapter 9 — Two More Empires, Two Rebellions Student Page 49 The Scramble for Africa (Spain) (Italy) (France) (Italy) (Britain) (Germany) (Britain) (Britain) (France) LIBERIA (Britain) ETHIOPIA (Germany) (Italy) (France) (Belgium) (Germany) (Portugal) (Portugal) (France) (Germany) (Britain) Chapter 11 — The Far Parts of the World Student Page 58.