Exploring Globalization - McGraw-Hill Ryerson

Chapter 6Legacies ofHistoricalGlobalizationTo what extent dothe legacies ofhistoricalglobalizationaffect peoples ofthe world?Values and Attitudes2.1 recognize and appreciatehistorical and contemporaryconsequences of Europeancontact, historicalglobalization and imperialismon Aboriginal societies (TCC,CC, I, GC)2.2 exhibit a globalconsciousness with respect tothe human condition (GC, C)2.4 recognize and appreciatethe validity of oral histories(TCC, CC)2.5 recognize and appreciatevarious perspectivesregarding the prevalence andimpacts of Eurocentrism(TCC, CC, I)Knowledge andUnderstanding2.6 examine impacts ofcultural contact betweenindigenous andnonindigenous peoples(exchange of goods andtechnologies, depopulation,influences on governmentand social institutions)(TCC, CC, GC)2.9 examine multipleperspectives on the political,economic and social impactsof historical globalization andWhat are some legaciesof historicalglobalization?How has cultural contactaffected people?How has the exchange ofgoods and technologiesaffected people?Exploration of what a legacy is;how cultural contact andimperialism affected peoples (e.g.,ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism andexported social values; empirebuilding; spread of Europeanlanguages and empires;depopulation; King Léopold and thescramble for Africa)Ideas and Your Turn: Three Albertastudents discuss the question: Howethnocentric are you?Exploration of the effects ofimperialist policies and practices inthe Americas, Africa, and India(e.g., consequences of colonial rulefor Indigenous peoples; patterns ofhistorical change; languagelegacies; legacies of migration,displacement, and depopulation)Profile: Chinua Achebe — ThingsFall ApartPoints of View: Dadabhai Naoroji,Atiku Abubakar, and the DalaiLama on the legacies that imperialpowers leave to conquered peoplesExploration of contact and culturalchange and imperialist economicpolicies (e.g., exchanging goodsand technologies; imperialism andcolonialism in North America,Identifying andAnalyzing Cause-and-Effect RelationshipsMcGraw-Hill Ryerson, 300 Water Street, Whitby ON, L1N 9B6 Tel: (905) 430-5000, Fax: (905) 430-5194Toll Free Order: 1-800-565-5758, Toll Free Fax: 1-800-463-5885 www.mcgrawhill.ca/school10