Empire built by countries that wish to control ______outside of their borders.

• kings

• lands

Empire builders introduced new people, practices and rules to their new’ lands and used its resources for their own gain, at the expense of the indigenous people.

• Colonialism

• Materialism

The British Empire is a term used to describe all the places around the world that were once ruled by ________.

• Britain

• Spain

The British Empire grew to North America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Africa, as well as small parts of Central and South America.

• True

• False

The British Empire called "the empire on which the sun never sets" because it controlled a quarter of Earth’s land surface and ruling over one fifth of world population, as its peak in 1922.

• True

• False

Britain wanted more land overseas to build new communities, known as _______.

• countries

• colonies

Colonies provide ______ materials, which Britains could also sell to other countries.

• non-valuable

• valuable

Colonies also offered __________ opportunities for wealthy Englishmen and provided new places to live and new jobs for the poor and unemployed.

• job-making

• money-robbing

The indigenous people in the new colonies, also known as n_t_ves were presented to the British public as ‘uncivilized’.

The first English colonies were in North America, at the time known as the ‘___________‘.

• New World

• Mars World