Week 20:
European Encounters in Asia
Unit Era: 1800 to 1914
Unit VI
Lesson 3: Europe and the Muslim WorldL.G.1: I can explain how internal and external pressures shaped the Muslim world.L.G.2: I can identify the challenges facing the Ottoman empire and Persia.L.G.3: I can describe the ways Egypt tried to modernize, including the opening of the Suez Canal. Lesson 4: India Becomes a British ColonyL.G.1: I understand the causes and effects of the Sepoy Rebellion.L.G.2: I can explain the impact of the British rule on India.L.G.3: I can describe how the British and Indians viewed one another.L.G.4: I can trace the origins of the Indian nationalism. Lesson 5: China and the WestL.G.1: I can describe how Westerners tried to gain trade rights in China.L.G.2: I can explain how reformers tried to strengthen China.L.G.3: I understand why the Qing dynasty fell.Assigned Readings
Make sure you know the vocabulary terms on the right, as you may be quizzed on them this week.
- Mahdi
- Sultan
- Genocide
- Sati
- Sepoy
- Extraterritoriality
- Taiping Rebellion
- Open Door Policy
- Boxer Rebellion
- Opium War
Monday: MLK Day
No School Today
Tuesday: Europe and the Islamic World
MSDE II.C.10 | Assess the causes and impacts of the Tanzimat Reformers on the Ottoman Empire (3, 4). MSDE II.C.14 | Analyze how nationalism was a source of tension and conflict in places such as the Ottoman Empire (2, 3, and 5).MSDE II.B.6 | Analyzing the causes of the economic gap between industrialized and non-industrialized countries and regions by comparing the positions of Britain, China, the African continent, and India at the end of the 19th Century (3, 4). MSDE II.C.3 | Examining how warfare, technology, and/or diplomacy were employed by industrialized nations to establish and strengthen control over colonial possessions (3, 4). MSDE II.C.4 | Examining the influence of European ideology, culture, and religious norms on the creation of new political relationships, national identities, and social systems on the peoples of Africa, India, and China (1, 2, and 5). Opener: How to be Successful
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Identify the three most important things that make some countries more successful than others. Explain why you chose these three.
Lesson: Europe and the Islamic World
I. Notes: Europe and the Islamic World
Closing: Great Race | The Middle East - Geography
Identify the ten countries of the Middle East based on the map provided within the notes.
Resources | The Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Graph | Chinese Opium Wars
Wednesday: China and the West
MSDE II.B.6 | Analyze the causes of the economic gap between industrialized and non-industrialized countries and regions by comparing the positions of Britain, China, the African continent, and India at the end of the 19th Century (3, 4). MSDE II.C.3 | Examine how warfare, technology, and/or diplomacy were employed by industrialized nations to establish and strengthen control over colonial possessions (3, 4). MSDE II.C.4 | Examine the influence of European ideology, culture, and religious norms on the creation of new political relationships, national identities, and social systems on the peoples of Africa, India, and China (1, 2, and 5)Opener: Chart Analysis | The Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two armed conflicts between Western countries and China in the 19th century. The first occurred from 1839-1842. The second lasted from 1856-1860.
Using the graph how did the Opium Wars impact the Chinese import of opium?
Lesson: China and the West
I. Notes: China and the West
Closing: Great Race | East Asia - Geography
Identify the ten countries of East Asia based on the map provided within the notes.
Resources | India during the British Raj (c. 1858 to 1947)
Thursday: The Late Ottoman Empire
MSDE II.C.10 | Assess the causes and impacts of the Tanzimat Reformers on the Ottoman Empire (3, 4). MSDE II.C.14 | Analyze how nationalism was a source of tension and conflict in places such as the Ottoman Empire (2, 3, and 5).Opener: Vocabulary Quiz | European Encounters in the Islamic Heartland, India, and China
Complete the vocabulary quiz based on the words from this week's readings. In the event that you did not do well you are welcome to earn the points back by submitting definitions for the vocabulary terms using the Frayer Model (click for example).
Lesson: The Late Ottoman Empire
I. Worksheet: Using the primary source documents, complete the "What Do Sources Tell Us About the Late Ottoman Empire?" worksheet
Closing: Essential Question | Were the reforms successful?
By reading the primary sources you should have a better understanding of the modernization taking place in the Ottoman Empire during the late 1800s.
Were the reforms that sought to modernize the Ottoman Empire in the period 1890 to 1914 successful? Explain.
Resources | The Late Qing Dynasty (c. 1839 to 1911)
Friday: Foreign Influence in China
MSDE II.C.9 | Analyze how and why Qing/Manchu China resisted industrialization and trade with Europe and the effectiveness of the Taiping Uprising and the Boxer Rebellion in resisting economic imperialism (3, 4, 5). Opener: Image Analysis | "Commerce vs. Conquest," Puck magazine 1898.
Use the TACOS strategy to analyze the 1898 political cartoon, Commerce vs. Conquest, by Puck.
Lesson: Chinese Rebellions and Economic Imperialism
Use the Western Intrusion in China - Boxer Rebellion primary source set to answer the handout related to the impact of the West in China
Closing: Essential Question | Were the rebellions successful?
Based on your understanding of the documents, were the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions successful in resisting the economic imperialism of the West?
Resources | Foreign Influence in China (c. 1839 to 1911)
[ YouTube] CCWH 2.13 - Asian Responses to Imperialism
[ YouTube ] Extra Credits - First Opium War
Why do Some Nations Industrialize and Others Not?
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze the regional causes and interregional growth of Industrialization by:
II.B.6 | Analyzing the causes of the economic gap between industrialized and non-industrialized countries and regions by comparing the positions of Britain, China, the African continent, and India at the end of the 19th Century (3, 4).
Was Imperialism Mutually Beneficial?
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will compare how regional powers attempted to meet the challenges of modernization and interregional territorial expansion by:
II.C.3 | Examining how warfare, technology, and/or diplomacy were employed by industrialized nations to establish and strengthen control over colonial possessions (3, 4).
II.C.4 | Examining the influence of European ideology, culture, and religious norms on the creation of new political relationships, national identities, and social systems on the peoples of Africa, India, and China (1, 2, and 5).
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze how and why regional industrialized nations were able to create global imperial empires by :
II.C.9 | Analyzing how and why Qing/Manchu China resisted industrialization and trade with Europe and the effectiveness of the Taiping Uprising and the Boxer Rebellion in resisting economic imperialism (3, 4, 5).
II.C.10 | Assessing the causes and impacts of the Tanzimat Reformers on the Ottoman Empire (3, 4).
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will anlyze the regional causes and interregional and global impacts of nationalism during the 18th and 19th centuries by:
II.C.14 | Analyzing how nationalism was a source of tension and conflict in places such as the Ottoman Empire (2, 3, and 5).