Colonization
what language is the text mainly about?
the language is english
what century saw improvement in farming techniques?
17th century
what is the internet called?
the eight continent
who gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to colonize new lands?
queen Elizabeth 1
Name one American invention that helped spread knowledge more easily?
Steamships, railways, the telephone, newspapers
if you said one you get 200 points
when was the world wide web created?
it was created in 1991
80%
What was one major consequence for Britain after World War II?
massive debts and a lost empire
how did english change as it spread to new colonies?
it took on new flavors as speakers of other languages had to learn english
Name two famous American capitalists mentioned in the text?
Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt
the text mentions several borrowed words like "juggernaut" and "safari". what does this suggest about the influence of colonization on english vocabulary?
english absorbed words from different languages due to interactions with colonized cultures