1. Colonization Essential Questions

2. What factors motivated colonization among European countries?

3. What factors motivated colonization among European countries?
God, Glory and Gold
Gain land for the country
Mercantilism
Build an empire across the world

4. In what ways did colonization affect the economies of European and colonized nations?

5. In what ways did colonization affect the economies of European and colonized nations?
Mercantilism: Took advantage of the colonies by taking the colonists natural resources and selling them finished products
Europeans took their resources and made the colonists less self-sufficient

6. What cultural beliefs did Europeans use to justify their colonization of peoples throughout the world?

7. What cultural beliefs did Europeans use to justify their colonization of peoples throughout the world?
Spread of Christianity
Ethnocentrism: the belief that one’s culture is superior to others
Belief that it was Europe’s duty to “civilize” the natives(White Man’s Burden)