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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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30. Minority culture, language and religion