Artifact 5: Google Earth

http://www.mediafire.com/?3wlrkfa8g2kaa22





In Canada, the British established the Hudson's Bay Company to do the fur trade. They traded things from Europe like wine and metal cutlery for furs with aboriginals.

In Hong Kong, the British sold opium to the Chinese, because they thought they bought a lot of tea from China so they wanted to sell something back to the Chinese.

In Australia, the British put criminals in jail because America was no longer an option after American independence.

In South Africa, the British took many black slaves and sent them to America to work.

Reflection

1. A) which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?

I am explaining how the British controlled the world at the peak of their Empire.

  b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?

It also relates to the fur trade in Canada, slavery from Africa, and the opium wars from China.

    2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?

I wanted to show everyone what the British took from each of their colonies. I spent about two hours to make the video.

  3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?

I learned what the British Empire was doing around the word during the 19^th century.

    

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?

Yes, I believe I did a quality job because I learned something about what the British were doing in each of those countries instead of just searching for the countries on Google earth.

    

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

I will give myself a 4 because I think I did a not so bad job on this artifact.

    

6. Any additional comments.

This was an interesting artifact.