WHITEWASHING HISTORY
EARLY CIVILIZATION
DEHUMAN-IZATION
INDUSTRIAL-IZATION
RANDOM NUGGETS OF GOODNESS
100
What school board is looking to remove some of the language pertaining to the slave trade?
What is Texas
100
Define "Afrocentric".
Centered or focused on Africa or African peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence
100
What are 2 examples of human cargo/dehumanization that we talked about in class.
1) Human Trafficking 2) The Slave Trade 3) Child Labor
100
Where did Industrialization first start?
What is England
100
If Martell, Matt, Roemello and Tyreece spent half as much time researching their independent study information as they did watching NBA highlights, how much better do you think they'd do on it?
Much, much, much better :)
200
What are the "3 legs" of the transantlantic slave trade?
1) Europe to Africa 2) Africa to Caribbean/North America 3) North America to Europe
200
Define "Eurocentric"
Centered or focused on European peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence
200
Explain the conditions slaves saw during the second leg of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
-600 people in a boat that would fit 300 -nowhere to use the bathroom -people dying -lack of food/water/privacy -etc.
200
Define Industrialization.
Industrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one.
200
When is your Independent study due, and how many possible options did you have to pick from?
April 18th, and there are 8 different options.
300
What word did Texas want to replace with "Imperialism"?
What is "Expansionism"
300
What is "Historiography".
What is the act of "doing history".
300
Why did the slave shippers treat the slaves like cargo in the first place?
Because once you remove human qualities from a person, you're less likely to feel remorse for your actions.
300
What was Africa's role in the Industrial Revolution?
European Imperial powers would go into the settled colonies and pull resources (*think back to the African Scramble*)
300
What is the name of the Halifax B-Boy / B-Girl Program that has break-dancers coming to schools and putting on seminars that I mentioned last Friday?
Concrete Roots
400
What did the Texas school board want to change the term "slave trade" to?
What is the Atlantic Triangular trade.
400
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY** Why is culture so hard to define?
Because there is so much that makes up a culture (i.e. beliefs, ethnicity, behavior, art, etc.), it's hard to give it a "set definition"
400
What is a sweatshop?
A sweatshop is a factory that employs people (often children) to work strenuous labor/long hours at a low pay in poor working conditions.
400
Name an invention of the Industrial Revolution era, a fuel that was used, and how it made work more effective.
Inventions: Spinning Jenny, Cotton Gin, Assembly lines, Factories, etc. Fuel Source: Coal, Steam, Water, Electricity These inventions made workers less dependent on doing things by hand, or using animal power
400
Am I going to miss you guys?
Of course not. Kidding. Yes I am.
500
Why do some historians feel the idea of "whitewashing history" to be so dangerous?
Because they feel that just because we are not proud of what some people have done in the past, does not mean we can pretend it didn't happen.
500
When looking at the early civilizations of Africa, why would it be beneficial to live by water?
Access to water source, fishing, transportation, etc.
500
Human Trafficking is the 3rd largest money maker in the world; what are 1 and 2?
1) Organized Crime 2) Drug Trafficking
500
What was the group that flourished during the time of the Industrial Revolution?
What is the Industrial Capitalists.
500
What is my wife's name and Mrs. Welcher's son's name? Huh? What is it?
Andrea and Xavier
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