Globalization: Issue Two

To what extent should contemporary society respond to the legacies of historical globalization?

Our general outcome

• Students will assess the impacts of historical globalization on indigenous and non-indigenous peoples…..

• OR What is globalization?.......how did it begin?

• How has it impacted/affected indigenous and non-indigenous peoples?

• What are specific examples?

• What do I think about all of this?

New Terms This Unit

• Assimilation capitalism

• Colonialism industrial revolution

• Imperialism mercantilism

• Historical globalization

• First Contact

• Segregation

CH 5- TO WHAT EXTENT DID EARLY GLOBALIZATION AFFECT PEOPLES OF THE WORLD?

Why and how did globalization begin?

Apple merchants of the middle east

Apple merchants

• 5-8 mins to buy and sell your apples

• What made it hard?

• What made it easy?

• What improvements could be made?

Why and how did globalization begin?

China

Rome

Why and how did globalization begin?

• The Silk Road is an early example of globalization

• Trade of goods along the silk road brought Chinese silk along the trade routes allowing other peoples to gain new goods and new ideas from traders travelling along the trade route

• Our number system developed out of a need to make trade easier amongst the countries along the silk road

Watch & Identify

• Political impact• Social Impact• Economic Impact

• Crash Course: Crash Course-Silk Road

• Think Pair Share

Theory: Rounds of globalization?......pg.117

• First round: Goods and Ideas• “Arab civilizations transferred knowledge of

science, math, literature and medicine to Europe”• Second round: late 1400’s• Europe used ideas from first round to build ships to

travel to new worlds• The age of IMPERIALISM

• Third round: NOW!• Evolved from rapid growth of world markets after WWII

•The Second Round is what is most commonly known as historical globalization

Group Work – elbow buddies

• With your desk partner work through and answer the questions below. You may use your text book.

• How do you define historical globalization?• What are some benefits it brought to peoples lives in this time period?• What are some drawbacks?• How do you answer the question… Why did globalization develop in

this time period?• How do you answer the question….How did globalization develop in

this time period? Use specific examples to support your answer.

Considering perspectives

• Pg. 118

• What is the main argument here?

• Whose viewpoints are competing here?

• What are the two main viewpoints?

How did historical globalization affect people? – THE SIMPLE VERSION

The easiest trick I have to remember is………

These things….

•Bigger Ships!

•Compasses and navigational knowledge!!!!

•Gunpowder!!!

Made these things better and possible!!

•World travel

• Exploration for

• new goods for trade = more money if I sell them back

home = more power

• ideas = science, knowledge of new practices like

medcine and food preparation

• “Because…. what if I want everything I find there in

order to make me a rich business back home…

•but someone who lives in the place I sail to says I can’t

just ‘take it’…..

•What do I do? I’ll just promise them a small royalty

of my sales or some good I have back home….

• AND…if they still says now I always have gunpowder!”

CONQUEST!!!

Crash Course Investigation

• The Indian Ocean & Sea Trade

• Read over your questions first

• Hint: Desk Partners rotate which questions to answer

Exit Ticket

Each student must hand in an answer

In alone or in pairs, read pg. 122.

HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN IMPERIALISM TO SOMEONE WHO RANDOMLY ASKED YOU WHAT IT MEANT?

* Why would it benefit European Monarchs?

* Who would it affect in a negative way? Why?

Imperialism….What is it?

• The definition of imperialism is the practice of a larger country or government growing stronger by taking over poorer or weaker countries that have important resources.

• An example: Europe’s practices of colonizing Africa, North America, The Caribbean…….

• Dictionary of Human Geography, is "an unequal human and territorial relationship, usually in the form of an empire, based on ideas of superiority and practices of dominance, and involving the extension of authority and control of one state or people over another."

Age of imperialism (according to Wikipedia)

• The Age of Imperialism was a time period

beginning around 1700 when modern, relatively

developed nations were taking over less developed

areas, colonizing them, or influencing them in

order to expand their own power

How did the consequences of historical globalization affect people?

Imperialism and Colonies

• Imperial European countries often built colonies (settlements or camps) in countries they travelled too. ESPECIALLY if they found raw materials like wood, gold, fur, etc. that could be made into expensive finished products for sale back in their home country.

• These good were cheap and could be sold for high profits back home

• Imperial powers also prohibited the local people in the colony from trading with any other Imperial powers, therefore keeping control of the raw materials for themselves

Imperialism + Colonies + Mercantilism

• The big imperial powers made sure they exported more than they brought in (imported).

• Also the big powers often refused to allow a colony to use their raw goods to make a finished product (keeping them poor and in need of the big power)

• This meant the colony had to buy the finished product made from the raw materials on their land!!

• This economic policy and relationship was known as MERCANTILISM.

WHY MERCANTILISM SUCKS

• The colony could only buy new exciting goods from the imperial power that ruled them.

• They weren’t allowed to make those goods in their own country

• They had to sell their raw goods cheap to make a product in the home country that they in turn would buy at a high price

• There was no competition therefore the imperial power controlled the price of all goods

Take a notes moment:

• How do you define?.......

• Imperialism• Colonialism• Mercantilism

• How do you explain this?• Imperialism Colonialism Mercantilism

How did you define it?

•Quick discussion

• Brain web?

•Word wall?

CH 5 Summative - Short essay questions

• Why and how did globalization begin?

• How did the foundations of historical globalization affect people?

• How did the consequences of historical globalization affect people?

Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada

• CASE STUDY:

Library of parliament

Background Paper: Addressing the Legacy of Residential Schools

CH.7

Residential Schools and Assimilation

• Residential schools were another assimilation policy of the government

• Unlike the Indian Act, residential schools were more ‘in your face’ in regards to the changes it expected First Nations people to make.

• For a long time, the Canadian government denied any negative outcomes in the schooling system.

• HOWEVER, First nations people openly protested the school and its effects since the first school opened

Assimilation

• Cultural assimilation is the process by which a person or a group's language and, or culture come to resemble those of another group.

Reading like a historian

• It is important when examining an issue to do your research and look at the topic from as many different sources and angles as possible. The Ojibwa believed that this was the only true way to come to know an issue amongst men.

• OUR GUDING QUESTION: Students will assess the impacts of historical globalization on indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. 

Let’s try• What do you see?

• What questions does it create?

What themes pop out?

Before and After

Why would he say this?

Things to consider when reading historical texts

Bias

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• What biases might the author of your texts/documents hold? How is this effecting the messages and information delivered to people?

Where is the bias?...who’s story is this?

Reading like a historian: Document A

• In analyzing and interpreting historical documents its important to always be asking questions. Think of the five W’s. • Sometimes you may not answer all in one source but it helps to

focus your reading

• Task: Break into your groups and as a group read through and answer the focus questions.

• Task: Class discussion

LIVING WITH THE LEGACIES OF HISTORICAL GLOBALIZATION

The Rwanda Genocide

Ch.8

Rwanda

• Claimed by the Germans in the scramble for Africa

• Two main groups of people in Rwanda:• TUTSI’s• HUTUS

Tutsi’s were seen as more European and therefore given better jobs and social status than the Hutu’s

given jobs in government and trade which equalled more wealth for Tutsi’s

How would you feel if you were the HUTUS?

• All Rwandan’s were to keep identification cards on them to allow for quick distinction

• After WWII the Germans were defeated and GAVE the country to Belgium

• Belgium eventually gave the country back to the people

Social Anger

• Once Rwanda was free it was a scary time

• The Hutus were much larger in population (85%) than the Tutsis (14%) and were voted into power as the first independent government

Genocide

•A mass killing of human beings. •Usually of a specific group defined by race, ethnicity, religion or gender

Webquest

• The History Channel

Focus Questions

• What was the defining moment that was seen as setting the genocide in action?

What was the international response? Was it timely?

What duty do you think people in First World countries such as Europe and North America have in maintaining peace in Africa?

What degree of responsibility (if any) do you think is on 'our' shoulders for this genocide occurring?

Is there a bias is this document?

Globalization ----a summary.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnR-e0S6Ic