Historic Globalization

During the 1800's, what was the scramble in Africa?

• Wars in Europe to control parts of Africa.

• A spelling bee to find the strongest readers.

• A time when merchants wanted better materials.

Define Eurocentrism

• Belief that the best shopping is in Europe

• Belief the the world needed the Europeans to make their country better

• Belief that the world cup of soccer should always be in Europe.

Define ethnocentric

• Belief that you are the most important person in a discussion

• Belief that multicultural views are important

• Belief that your ethnicity or race is superior

Define paternalism

• treating other cultures and races as partners

• treating other cultures and races as inferior, like they are children needing help

• treating other cultures and races as the superior to your own

Check the answers that represent the political impacts of imperialism

• Various tribe were divided or pushed together in Africa

• Slavery was used around the world

• Christian missionaries in Hawaii took over

• Dominance of the British citizens of India

Check the answers that represent the economic impact of imperialism

• Slavery

• Encouragement of cash crops

• Slavery

• Great materials sent to Canda

Choose the answers that reflect the social impacts of imperialism

• Various tribes being divided or pushed together in Africa

• Slavery and the growth of racism towards African-Americans

• Converting people to Christianity

• Destruction of Indigenous cultures

• Dominance of the oceans

Check the ways the Silk road changed the world?

• A trading route that brought ideas from Asia to Europe.

• A trading route that allowed people to buy multicultural food.

• A trading route that brought goods from Asia to Europe.

The Silk Road was important because

• it changed the world more than anything else in history

• it existed for so many years

• it allowed people to move around and find their best homes

The Silk Road consisted of

• Sea routes

• Overland routes that merchants carried goods on

• 2 routes: East meditteranean to Asia, Asia to China

• The shortest distance between the meditteranean and Asia