Post on 02-Jul-2015
Journal #1:Colonization Motivations
What are some of the motivations for colonization in Africa?
Who was involved?
The Scramble for Africa
What was the impact on native populations?
Disease & Death
Resistance = Death
“…destruction of important parts of cultures and loss of
their histories”(38).
Cash Crops ?
• Banning activities (hunting)
• Imposing taxes
• Forcing people work
• Slavery
The m e of all th is?
C hange .
POLITICAL
-Borders created- types of government & control-New conflict
ECONOMIC• Infrastructure (railroads)• Transporting raw materials out of Africa,
but Europeans getting the profit
SOCIAL• New languages• Religion: Christianity• Clothing• Relationships with other people and land
The Coming of the Pink Cheeks
Pronunciation Key (if you don’t know, and don’t want to try to guess)
Kabongo – ka-bung-go
Kimani – kim-an-ie
Muramati – mur-am-uh-tee
Mbari – em-bar-ie
Ngai (god) – na-guy
Munene -- moo-nay-nee
Muthungu – moo-thung-goo
Journal #3: Poem
Choose a person from the reading ‘The Coming of the Pink Cheeks’, and write a
poem from their point of view.
Express the pertson’s thoughts and feelings towards colonization,
or a specific event that occurred in the story.
Journal #4: Reflection
What were in implications of colonization on the Kikuyu? Why were these
implications/changes significant?