Scramble for Africa

Hello World History Students!
Let’s learn about Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa.

This Activity has FOUR parts. Make sure to complete all the parts and make sure you complete them in order.

FIRST
Take a few minutes to read the background piece about the emergence of advanced Imperialism in Africa.

SECOND
Answer the following questions based on the background piece and the Scramble for Africa cartoon. Answer on your own paper and  in complete sentences.  Make sure to label this as the SECOND assignment on The Scramble for Africa.

1. According to the cartoon, which European countries were fighting for a position in Africa?
2. Based on the background reading and your knowledge of Imperialism, does the cartoon really show what was going on during the time? Why or why not?
3. How did the Berlin Conference lead to the situation shown in the cartoon? Use the background reading to remind you of the Berlin Conference.
4. What happened to the Boers at the end of the Boer war?
5. Could you draw a better cartoon to represent the Scramble for Africa? How? Draw one on your paper.

THIRD
Examine the Maps: #1:  Africa 1880 and #2:  Africa 1885-1914. Then answer the following questions on your own paper in complete sentences.  Make sure to label it the THIRD assignment on the Scramble for Africa.

1. What is the main DIFFERENCE between the two maps?
2. What part did the Berlin Conference play in the creation of the 2nd Map?
3. What happened to the independent states in Africa by the year 1914?
4. According to the 2nd map–which 2 European Nations had the most territory in Africa between 1885 and 1914?

FOURTH
Examine the Percentage of Africa Controlled by European Countries in 1913 Pie Graph.

Then answer the questions on your own paper.  Make sure to label it the FOURTH assignment on the Scramble for Africa.

1. What percentage of Africa was colonized by 1913?
2. Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa? Is this the same answer as #4 from the Map Comparison Questions?
3. What percentage of Africa was controlled by the rest of the countries (exclude the 2 countries mentioned in number 2)?
4. Critical Thinking–Would the borders of colonial Africa (as shown in the pie cart and the 2nd Map) have been the same if their had never been a Berlin Conference? Explain your answer in full detail.

Lesson adapted from Mr. Steven Laredo of Nantucket High School in Maine.  Special Thanks to him!

November 18th, 2011

Pre-AP:

Review Renaissance and Reformation with Fling the Teacher/Walk the Plank games (linked on BB).

Update Notebooks.  Add in Unit 8: Mesoamerica and Exploration

Page 36–Warmups

Page 37–Vocabulary

Page 38–Mesoamerica BrainPops

Page 39–Mesoamerica BrainPops

NO HOMEWORK over the break!  Have a happy and safe break!

 

WHAP:

Essays!  Go over your essay with your classmates.  Make any necessary changes to it.  Turn in today if you feel confident that it is finished.  If not, you may turn in on MONDAY after the break.

Remember to email me your study group information and COMPLETE your Thanksgiving Flash Card assignment (and the extra credit assignment if you want).

 

Have a Happy and Safe Break!

November 16th and 17th, 2011

Pre-AP: Finish watching Luther, turn in History Alive Strategy (over ONE: Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, or English Reformation), complete Luther Movie Written assignment and turn in.

 

WHAP: Present Trade Cities Advertisements.  Write Compare/Contrast Essay.  Turn in Ch. 16 Reading Notes.

Remember to EMAIL me your study group name and members by Friday.  Remember to get busy on your Thanksgiving assignment ASAP, don’t wait until the last minute to get your credit for the MANDATORY flashcards and for the OPTIONAL extra credit.  Good luck!

 

November 14th and 15th, 2011

Pre-AP:

Ch. 12 Reading Test

Luther Movie Cover It Live:

1st period: Click Here

8th period: Click Here

Homework: Luther Movie Summative Assignment (due at the END of next class on Wednesday/Thursday).

 

WHAPsters: Finish your Trade Cities Advertisement projects!  You have 30 minutes until we begin presentations (you will turn your presentation in on BlackBoard).

 

November 10th and 11th, 2011

PreAP:

Warm-up: Who was Henry VIII? What was his role in the English Reformation? No laptops.

Class work:

1.NB page 35: Compare/Contrast.  Create a Double Bubble or Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the English Reformation and the Protestant Reformation (Use Ch. 12).  Make sure to have 3 differences on each side and 3 similarities in the middle.

2.Pick up the Ren and Ref Assignments from the Pre-AP folder at the front of the room.  Get busy! You may work with a partner.

3.Create a History Alive piece on ONE of the following: Renaissance OR Protestant Reformation OR English Reformation

4.Make sure it is decorated and colored.  Complete the assignment on white or colored paper and make sure to label it.  Turn in to your class folder when you finish.

Homework:

Chapter 12 Reading Test NEXT Class!

History Alive piece due NEXT class (if you don’t finish today).

WHAP:

Warm-up: Sit with your partner/partners. Laptops on ASAP!  Open the Project Directions from BlackBoard and read over them. Use the resources I provided for you on BB. —Have your Ch. 15 Reading HW on your desk for me to collect.

—Class work:

◦Get busy working on  your projects!  Remember to CONSTANTLY refer to the directions to make sure you don’t miss anything.

—Homework: 

◦Finish projects

◦Ch. 16 Reading Guide (Due Nov. 16th and 17th)

November 8th and 9th, 2011

Pre-AP:

Warm-up: What is humanism? What role did it play in the Renaissance?

Class work:

• Save the Reformation PP to your laptop.  Begin filling in the blanks (on your laptop).  We will discuss it as a class, but I want you to get started on filling in the blanks on your own first.
• After the PP…NB page 35: Compare/Contrast Protestant and English Reformation.  Create a Double Bubble or Venn Diagram. Make sure to have at least 3 differences on each side and 3 similarities in the middle.
• 95 Theses Rap

Homework:

• 12.3 and 12.4 Cornell Notes

WHAP:

—Warm-up: Get out your How Shall the Mongols Rule China Chart/assignment from last class.  Sit with your partner and read over what you decided.  Be ready to discuss with the class and make a decision.

——Class work:

◦How Shall the Mongols Rule China

◦Turn in the Marco Polo SOAPSTones

Update Notebooks/Binders (Add in SOAPSTone directions and must know dates). Use the Google Docs link on BB to keep yourself updated!

Begin Post Classical Trade Cities MiniProject!

—Homework:

◦Chapter 15 Reading Guide

◦Remember, you are responsible for Ch. 14 even though we did not have a notes assignment over it!

Complete your part of the Post Classical Trade Cities MiniProject Comparison Chart

November 4th and 7th, 2011

Pre-AP:

Warm-up: Make sure your vocabulary is finished.  Laptops on.

Class work:

• Renaissance Men: Michelangelo BP and Leonardo BP (Watch, take Graded Quiz, have BP email me your score: academyhistory@gmail.com).
• Renaissance Men Music Video (watch as a class)
• Begin Renaissance Notes (just fill in the blanks as we go over the PP in class): renaissancestudent(1).odp

Homework:

• 12.1 and 12.2 Cornell Notes (Ch. 12 Reading Test Nov 10th and 11th)

WHAP:

Warm-up: History Alive Strategies out!  Share with your table.  Pick TWO from your table to be presented to the class in a few minutes.

Class work:   How Shall the Mongols Rule China Activity

Homework: Marco Polo SOAPSTones (TWO), Chapter 14–READ it!, Update your folders/binders.  I’m checking them next class.

November 2nd and 3rd, 2011

Pre-AP:Warm-up: Review for your test!  Make sure Ch. 6 and Ch. 7 Notes packets are complete.

Classwork: Middle Ages in Asia (Ch. 6) and Africa (Ch. 7) Test.

After the test…go to BB, Assignments, Renaissance and Reformation.  Update your notebook, complete your vocabulary and play the Walk the Plank/Fling the Teacher Games.

WHAP:

Warm-up: What aspects of Chinese culture did the Vietnamese keep? What aspects did the Koreans keep?

On your desk: Laptops on, but CLOSED, Ch. 13 Notes, Ch. 8 Packet, Triple Venn Diagram of sinification.

Classwork:

Ch. 13 Test (on BlackBoard)

After the Test…Mongols Reading Assignment and History Alive Strategies AND Marco Polo SOAPStones

Homework:

History Alive Strategies

Marco Polo SOAPStones

October 31st and November 1st, 2011

Pre-AP:

Warm-up: Use what you learned last class and your textbook (Ch. 6 if you need it) to create a Compare/Contrast Double Bubble of the Abassid and Umayyad Dynasties.

Class work:

1.On your desk:

•News Article, Ch. 6 Reading Packet, Notebooks

2.African Assignments:

•Vocabulary (Hints: #1 is Resource and #8 starts with a C)

•Importing/Exporting (Numbers 1-4) NB page 30

•King Ezana (#1-2) and Mansa Musa (#1-4) NB page 31

•Trade Among African Kingdoms NB page 32

Homework: Ch. 7 Reading Packet.  Ch. 6 and Ch. 7 Test NEXT class!  It covers the reading packets and the assignments from the past few days.

WHAPsters:

• Warm-up: What is Sinification?  Where did it occur?
• Class work:
  • 20 minutes to make sure your Document Analysis Sheet (formative) and your DBQ Essay Outline (summative) are complete.
  • Time to use the Regular World History Textbook for Chapter 8 Reading Assignments (to help you review more from what Ch. 13 was in your WHAP textbook)
• Homework:
  • Ch. 13 (WHAP textbook) Reading Guide due
  • Ch. 8 (Regular textbook, Ch. 8 PDF is on BB under Resources) due
  • Compare and contrast the degree of Sinification in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam by creating a TRIPLE Venn DIAGRAM.

October 27th and 28th, 2011

Pre-AP

•Warm-up: Read ‘A Pilgrimage to Makkah’ on page 195.  For your warm-up, answer the three questions in the red box.  Answer in complete sentences.

•Classwork: Go to BlackBoard, Assignments, 2nd 6 Weeks and click on the UNIT 6 folder.

•Complete the Three assignments:

• –Timeline Activity
• –Muslim Governments: Then and Now
• –Muslim Dynasties

Homework: Ch. 6 Reading Guide Packet due NEXT class and I will be checking your three assignments from BB.  Make sure they are all complete.  They will be your first formative grades for the 3rd 6 weeks.

WHAP:

•Warm-up: Test CORRECTIONS!  You have 20 minutes to work on them now in class.  Make sure you look at BB to find tutoring info.

•Class work: The DBQ, oh my!  If you are absent, you need to send me an email so I can give you the information for the DBQ and you need to see in to pick up the handouts to complete your assignment.  Part of it is formative and the other part is summative and it counts for THIS SIX WEEKS so do not delay in completing your work.

•Homework:

• Ch. 13 Reading Notes.  Ch. 13 Reading Test NEXT class (by yourself, not with a partner, so be prepared).
• DBQ Document Analysis
• DBQ Essay Outline