European Worldview and Identity

Student Notes

Mapping Changing Worldviews

As the Europeans were learning more about the world, they were also gaining a better understanding of power and wealth.  Once Portugal set up trading colonies on the Indian ocean shores, Portugal became the most powerful trading country in Europe.  As Spain conquered the Americas, Spain became the wealthiest country in Europe.  Eventually countries, such as France, England and the Netherlands saw that imperialism assisted in gaining power and control over other countries.  By the late Renaissance, the western European countries began to compete for these new markets and territories overseas.

Look at portrait of Queen Elizabeth I on page 141.  Read the information below the title "figure 6-13".

You have been assigned a Parlay Round Table. There is a link found in Workspace where you can go to find the assignemnt. 

Respond to the following questions:

1. IN what ways did Queen Elizabeth I rule/display actions that illustrated an imperialistic attitude?

2. How did Queen Elizabeth I's approach towards imperialism affect how the English people treated those people they came in contact with (outside Europe)?

3. Drawing from Queen Elizabeth I's imperialistic attitudes, how can you relate her approach to current global leaders' strategies in international relations?

You will be provided with Sentence Stems to help you generate a formal way to respond to the question.

New Idea:

1. I think / believe ___________ because _________.

2. One answer / solution might be ___________ .

3. My evidence / research suggests that __________ .

Build on:

1. I want to build on your point about ___________ .

2. I see a connection between ___________ and ___________ .

3. ___________ is interesting because ___________ .

Challenge a perspective:

1. I disagree with ___________ because ___________.

2. I understand your point about ___________, but ___________.

3. I have a concern about ___________ because ___________.