Reading Question: How did the cosmologies (perspectives) of the British and the Igbo differ? Directions: Fill in the chart with the evidence gathered from the provided reading excerpts and discuss the reading question. British Igbo Political Indirect rule of colonies Power shared between men & women, (types of governments, who complementary, stable government through holds power) balance, meetings held at the market, became indirect rule (male chiefs selected) once the British arrived Social and Cultural Spread Western civilization, Christianity, Matriarchy, women important, women can employ (patriarchal v. matriarchal, racially superior, Social Darwinism, move change (sitting on the man), market was center of marriage, collective v. growing population social networking & sharing of information, became individual, religion) more patriarchal after the British arrived & power eroded women’s Economic Industrial Revolution driving factor, Market was very important, women dominated the (trade, markets, taxes) manufacturers needed natural resources and market, sold farm goods, loom goods, crafts, and markets for their goods, strong economies other domestic goods How did the cosmologies (perspectives) of the British and the Igbo differ? Reading Question: British had more hierarchical power. Igbo shared power, and allowed for women to be more involved in decision making. How can this evidence begin to help you develop an answer the lesson focus question? Reflection on Focus Question: influence began to erode with British ideas imposed. Women’s Prediction Question: How might the economic demands of WWI have changed how Britain related to its colonies? Increased demand for revenue may have led the British to place more demands on the colonies
Reading Question: How did the cosmologies (perspectives) of the British and the Igbo differ? Directions: Fill in the chart with the evidence gathered from the provided reading excerpts and discuss the reading question. British Igbo Political (types of governments, who holds power) Indirect rule of colonies Power shared between men & women, complementary, stable government through balance, meetings held at the market, became indirect rule (male chiefs selected) once the British arrived Social and Cultural (patriarchal v. matriarchal, marriage, collective v. individual, religion) Spread Western civilization, Christianity, racially superior, Social Darwinism, move growing population Matriarchy, women important, women can employ change (sitting on the man), market was center of social networking & sharing of information, became more patriarchal after the British arrived & women’s power eroded Economic (trade, markets, taxes) Industrial Revolution driving factor, manufacturers needed natural resources and markets for their goods, strong economies Market was very important, women dominated the market, sold farm goods, loom goods, crafts, and other domestic goods Reading Question: How did the cosmologies (perspectives) of the British and the Igbo differ? British had more hierarchical power. Igbo shared power, and allowed for women to be more involved in decision making. Reflection on Focus Question: How can this evidence begin to help you develop an answer the lesson focus question? Women’s influence began to erode with British ideas imposed. Prediction Question: How might the economic demands of WWI have changed how Britain related to its colonies? Increased demand for revenue may have led the British to place more demands on the colonies