World history is full of the glorious fanfare of the expansion of Western civilization, but was it perceived that way by the Eastern hemisphere? High schoolers watch a video from Crash Course World History to learn more about how Western imperialism and nationalism led to both careful adaptation and outright rejection on the other side of the world.

Concepts

imperialism, western civilizations, asian history, the ottoman empire, muslim history, nationalism

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Connect to a lesson on Western and Eastern civilizations
• Have class members watch the video on their own, either at home or in a computer lab, and return to a class discussion about the relationship between the establishment of a city-state and imperialism

Classroom Considerations

• Narration moves quickly; if you plan on showing the video in class, consider pausing at key moments to elaborate
• Comment section is open to the public

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides a lesson plan and worksheet that aligns with the same themes from the video
• Entertaining and engaging

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9