O Brave New World

O Brave New World

Pages 128 -137. Linked Here

European Imperialism

Please complete questions by Wednesday March 4 for your progress interviews.

Objective: What does the European treatment of people they came into contact with reveal about their worldview?

1.) Define the following terms:

a.) Imperialism:

b.) Immunity:

2.) Look at the picture on page 130.  Why do you think the artist included native people
(that Columbus had kidnapped from the Americas and Africa) in the painting to celebrate
Columbus’s return to Spain?

3.) How did King Phillip II view Sir Francis Drake?  How did Queen Elizabeth I view Drake?
How would you describe him - pirate or hero, and why?

4.) What attitude did Europeans have toward indigenous people they found in the new
territories that partly resulted in imperialism?

5.) Why did Spain and Portugal turn to the Pope to help solve their agreement? 
Why did they keep it secret from the rest of Europe?

6.) What was England and France’s response to this secret Treaty of Tordesilles?  Pg. 132

7.) Spain became the richest country in Europe for many years. 
How did Britain react to this wealth? What technology did the British create to take riches
from the Spanish ships?

Not just Columbus | Zheng He, Prince Henry and de Gama

Please have the following questions completed by Wednesday March 4 for your progress interviews:

• Where did Zheng He lead his voyages?

• Zheng He wasn’t an explorer his voyages were more of what?

• Prince Henry the Navigator was not a navigator.  What was he?

• Prince was looking for two things, what were they?

• When de Gama and Portugal got to the Indian Ocean what did they do?

• What mistake did Columbus make?

• How did Pope Alexander settle a dispute between Portugal and Spain?

• How many journeys did Columbus make?

• Which country funded Columbus?

Reducing Inequalities--SDG Goal #10 Writing Assignment

Please answer the same questions for the three photos below

1. Describe what you see in the photo. Don’t analyze it at this stage; just say what you see, such as “a man is standing up and speaking into a bullhorn.”

2. How does the photo make you feel? Explain what it is in the photo that evokes those feelings.

3. What can you infer from what you’ve seen? For example, in what setting do you think the photograph was taken? Why do you think so? What, if anything, do you think the people in the photo have in common? Why do you think so? What do you think the photographer was aiming to show? To answer this last question, imagine some other picture the photographer might have taken at the same event, and how that other shot might affect viewers like you.

4. What stereotypes have you heard about age? They may be stereotypes that you’ve heard about people your age or about people in other age groups. What stereotypes do these photos contradict? How do they do so?

Please see vocabulary in previous post on gender bias for support.

Photo A

Photo: Dan Crdiff

Photo B

Photo: Dan Cardiff

Photo C

Photo: Dan Cardiff

https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/using-photographs-to-teach-social-justice-affirming-our

Gender Bias--SDG Goal #5 Writing Assignment

Vocabulary

bias [ bahy-uhs ] (noun) prejudice for or against a person, group of people, or idea

competence [ kom-pi-tuhns ] (noun) the ability to do a job well

perpetuate [ per-pech-oo-yet ] (verb) to keep something going

stereotype [ ster-ee-uh-tahyp ] (noun) a widely held unfair view about a group of people with similar characteristics

Please answer the questions below referring to the pictures posted:

Questions 1-10 Due in class Monday March 2

1. Do you think the woman is a construction worker? Why or why not?

2. What features in the photograph emphasize the woman’s competence?

3. What features in the photograph emphasize the woman’s beauty?

4. What is missing from the photo that you might expect to see?

5. Overall, what do you think of the woman in the photo? Why?



6. Do you think the woman is a construction worker? Why or why not?

7. What features in the photograph emphasize the woman’s competence?

8. What features in the photograph emphasize the woman’s beauty?

9. What is missing from the photo that you might expect to see?

10. Overall, what do you think of the woman in the photo? Why?

https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/using-photographs-to-teach-social-justice-exposing-gender

Girl Rising

Please complete the graphic organizer from class, pictured above

All chapters of the film can be viewed here online, each separated into countries.

Human Development Index [HDI] and Gender Inequality Index [GII] link.

Long answer question for quiz:

What is heresy and why were so many ‘enlightened’ people

in the renaissance called heretics?

S D G ' ssssss

The Sustainable Development Goals are humanity’s to-do list for a sustainable planet, a clear
roadmap for a better future.

Please make a list of 50 of the 170 below:

170 things to transform our world

Then go through your list of 50 and select 20 of the top things you believe you could to commit to and possibly share with the class in a presentation in the future