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Last
update -
09 November 2017 |
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Unit
3 - Does trade and exchange promote
cooperation or lead to exploitation? |
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Key Questions, Words and Skills |
Lesson material |
Additional materials and external links |
| What were
some of the key trades and trading routes? |
On the spice trade see
pages 44-5 of Thomas and Rogers. The
silk trade, pages 46-7 of textbook.
December 27, 2013
Silk Road Ensemble: The Road to Beijing
Jeopardy Game
Download map of the Silk Road |
Short
video about the
history of the spice trade The silk road
trading game and other activities from Stanford University
Unesco on the Silk Road Ted-ed
video on the Silk Road
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Was the Opium War the most shameful war in
British history? |
Introductory
video lecture.
PowerPoint from the lesson and
worksheet. |
A
more advanced
worksheet
from my European School website.
The
Opium War, a feature film made in 1997.
Why did Europe colonize China and not the other
way around? Interesting
extract and
fuller version from Jared Steel's bestselling Guns, Germs
and Steel. Also see the
video. |
| How can
interactions lead to exploitation and hostility? |
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Video -
Episode
2 of the PBS adaptation of Jared Diamond's
best selling history 'Guns, Germs and Steel'. |
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Online
worksheet to be completed. |
For more see the
PBS site. |
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What was the reality of the slave trade?
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Working with sources, activity on page 64. In addition to the
OPVL of Sources I and J for question 2, you should also examine
the film extract.
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Film
extract from
Amistad. |
| End of
Unit
Test. |
Self assessment after test |
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