British Empire
Overview
This unit of study will investigate how an innocent cup of tea can reveal stories of drunkenness, mass production, empire, slaver and state sponsored drug dealing on an industrial scale.
Example Key Words
Empire
A group of countries ruled or owned by one country
Trafficking
To illegally transport something or someone
Patented
A law which something being copied
Arrogant
To believe you are better than others
Resources
Video: Short excerpt from Jeremy Paxman’s series Empire – Why does the Empire Matter? BBC Two – Empire – Learning Zone, Why does the British Empire matter?
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