Zoom-In: Boxer Zoom-In: Boxer RebellionRebellion

Directions:Keeping in mind the idea that “Photographs offer a perspective of an event and its impact on history,” examine the primary source carefully for clues and determine what questions you might ask to get the “big picture.”

Investigative Question: How might primary sources change our perception of historical events?

•What do you see?

•What new things do you see?

•When do you think this image was taken?

•Where do you think this image was taken?

•What new people or things do you see?

•Describe what you see in this image.

•What do you think happened before this picture was taken?

Unknown. (c1900). A Chinese Christian pastor and family - a class supremely hated by the fanatical "Boxers", Canton, China. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Sterograph Cards

• How did your perception of the image change as you saw more of it?

• Why do you think this image was created?

• Based on this image, how can you explain the impact of westernization on China?