1 / 10

What is an empire and how did the British Empire begin?

What is an empire and how did the British Empire begin?. L/O – To define what an empire is and explore how the British Empire began. Starter – What is an empire? Come up with a definition of your own . What was the British Empire?. What does the map suggest about Britain’s power in 1890?.

elisa
Download Presentation

What is an empire and how did the British Empire begin?

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. What is an empire and how did the British Empire begin? L/O – To define what an empire is and explore how the British Empire began Starter – What is an empire? Come up with a definition of your own

  2. What was the British Empire? What does the map suggest about Britain’s power in 1890?

  3. What is an Empire? • Empire = a collection of tribes, regions, territories, states or even countries that are ruled over and controlled by one leader or ‘mother’ country. • Areas controlled by the ‘mother country’ are usually called colonies, but sometimes are called protectorates, dominions or dependencies. 1. In your own words, explain what is meant by the terms ‘empire’ and ‘colony’. 2. Why do you think the term ‘mother country’ is sometimes used when describing empire nations?

  4. How does a country get an empire? • Force is the main method used by a country to build up an empire. Rich and powerful countries with plenty of soldiers would march in and take over other countries. • Sometimes deals were made to avoid war – but in general, it was large, well-organised countries with big armies who were the ‘empire-builders’.

  5. Why do countries want empires? • There are lots of reasons why countries take over others. Can you think of any? • Resources/Trade – Get rich • Punishment – As a result of war • Competition – To get the biggest empire • Strategic Reasons – To protect vital sea lanes and trade routes • Religious Beliefs – To bring the word of ‘God’ to ‘uncivilised savages’ 3. Write a paragraph explaining each of these reasons in your book. 4. What is the most significant reason for having an empire?

  6. How did the British Empire begin? • The British Empire began on 5th March 1496. On this date the 1st Tudor King, Henry VII, asked an Italian explorer to go out and search the world for any ‘islands, countries, regions or provinces’ that were ‘unknown to all Christians’. • The explorer was instructed that, if he discovered any new lands, he was to claim them for England. Now read the hand-out and answer questions 1-3

  7. Plenary • What is an empire? • What is a colony? • What does the term ‘mother country’ mean? • Name 3 reasons why a country would want an empire • Which English King first started the British Empire? Did we meet our learning objective? L/O – To define what an empire is and explore how the British Empire began

More Related