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Colonialism Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of people or government that takes over and creates a settlement in another place is a

a)

Colonizer

b)

Colonized

2.

An indigenous people or place that is taken over and settled in by another group of people is

a)

Colonizer

b)

Colonized

3.

This is an example of how Europeans imposed their beliefs on the people and places they colonized.

a)

West African people were captured, shipped across the Atlantic, and sold into slavery

b)

Traders along the Silk Road shared their religions and ideas with each other, resulting in Indian Buddhism in Japan, and Arabic Algebra in Europe.

c)

Chicken Tikka Masala is now a national dish in England, although it originated in India.

d)

People in most colonies controlled by Europe were forced to follow and believe in Christianity, speak the language of the country that controlled them, and follow the laws of the colonizing country.

4.

Select all that could fit:

People from England set up _________on native land in what is now the east coast of the U.S.

a)

Colonies

b)

Settlements

c)

Towns

d)

Krusty Krab franchises

5.

Exploitation means

a)

You were paid well for the work you did.

b)

You worked long hours, but you made overtime, so it's worth it.

c)

Someone else made you work very hard, took your natural resources, and didn't pay you in money, land, or food.

d)

Getting to go to the Bahamas for a week.

6.

Creating a settlement is like...

a)

Taking all the natural resources and leaving

b)

Controlling a place from far away

c)

Moving in, clearing land for farming, and building towns like you're going to stay awhile

d)

Being welcomed into the homes of the indigenous people and learning their ways without forcing your beliefs upon them..wouldn't that be nice?

7.

Which group would say this:

We learned new ways of farming and medicine from our rulers.

a)

Colonized

b)

Colonizer

8.
Schools need to be established to educate the savages in our language and ways so that they can follow our orders and buy our products.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
9.
We will work hard but probably won't be paid much if anything at all. Our lives will be difficult and we might be injured or killed if we do not perform.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
10.
We have an identity that is unique to our homeland, you should leave us alone.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
11.
Natural resources and raw materials are stolen from us.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
12.

We must build railways and infrastructure to transport our products so that we can make lots of money.

a)

Colonized

b)

Colonizer

13.
We are expected to give up our culture for their ways (assimilate).
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
14.
It is our duty to spread our ideas to others to help them make a better society.  Our language, religion, and customs are the best!  We are civilized and they are savages.  This is our "White Man's Burden."
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
15.

We can redraw the borders of African countries any way we want and there won't be any negative effects (or so we think).

a)

Colonized

b)

Colonizer

16.
We must abandon our old government and tribal ways for a new foreign government.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
17.
We are enslaved to benefit outsiders.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
18.
Outside influences are destroying our culture and society.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
19.
England
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
20.
India
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer
21.

Germany and France

a)

Colonized

b)

Colonizers

22.
Industrialization and technology made us powerful enough to defeat countries we want to control.
a)
Colonized
b)
Colonizer