List 1 fact you learned from the video/discussion yesterday.

What is the impact of colonization on the African continent?

Which African country has the most pyramids?

Warm-up 01/22 topic: “The Heart of Darkness”

Retrievers- 1 handout, green booksCollectors- Video responseAttendance- Name on handoutSupply- Probably colored pencils/crayonsO-managers- Your J.O.B.; groups organized and efficient.

The –isms(ish)Vocabulary of

Colonization and Imperialism

Definition: •The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies

• Think about the 13 Colonies!

Colonization

The practice of having power over a nation/region by gaining authority/control over political and economic activities.

Imperialism

To divide into parts or shares.

Partition(-ing)

Boundaries or borders that are not formed naturally.

Remember that artificial boundaries created in the Ottoman Empire?

Artificial Boundaries

Fight between opposing (opposite) groups within a country in hope to gain control.

Civil War

Use the green textbook (pg. 69) to complete the map on African colonization. It should be color coded by country and write in the independence dates for each.

Directions

In 7+ complete (strong) sentences explain the following: (compare the map you completed to the natural resource map in the book)

What did Africa have that Europeans wanted? And how/why did it lead to the Partitioning of Africa◦Use evidence from the maps (natural

resource/colonization) to defend your answer “In the map I saw, _______________________”

Closing

Why were the Europeans able to conquer the African continent and not vice versa? In other words, what factors were necessary??

Respond in 1-2 paragraphs.

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