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INQUIRY QUESTIONS What is the nature of colonisation? What are the features of pre-colonial indigenous cultures? What is the nature of contact between the indigenous and non-indigenous peoples? What are the responses of indigenous and non- indigenous peoples to colonisation? What are the consequences of colonisation? What are the experiences of colonisation?
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Colonisation and Settlement
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INQUIRY QUESTIONS
• What is the nature of colonisation?• What are the features of pre-colonial indigenous
cultures? • What is the nature of contact between the
indigenous and non-indigenous peoples?• What are the responses of indigenous and non-
indigenous peoples to colonisation?• What are the consequences of colonisation?• What are the experiences of colonisation?
What is the nature of colonisation?
Metropole: Mother city
Colony
EMPIRE
A few important terms:Colony – a territory under control of another country.
Colonialism - is creating colonies by taking over and controlling the territory of other people.
Empire - a group of colonies united and ruled by a single country, often under a monarch (King or Queen).
Draw a picture that shows the meaning of the terms above and their relationships to one another.
How did colonisation take place?Renaissance
(C14th-C16th)Age of Discovery
(C15th-C17th)Contact Colonisation
Europeans discover that the world is
round and develop new technologies
Europeans use new technologies to
travel AROUND the world
After contact, explorers return home with exotic
goods and amazing stories of wealth
European Kings send colonists to seize new lands
Why did Colonisation take place?Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents. The reasons for the practice of colonialism at this time include:
•Money – there was money to be made, selling exotic goods in Europe and European goods in colonies•Power – through conquest, increasing the land, subjects (people) and wealth of the King or Queen •Opportunity – Europeans could escape harsh rulers and religious persecution by starting a new life in a colony •Mission – Many colonists believed that non-Europeans were backwards and needed civilising
