Instructions: Based on what you have learned having completed both this unit and the simulation and your analysis of The Dark Child, write a clear, coherent, well-organized, six-paragraph essay in the following form:
I: In the introduction (first paragraph), briefly state what colonialism was in terms of its three central or most important characteristics. DO NOT use a textbook or dictionary definition. Instead rely on YOUR SYNTHESIS of what you've read in Ways of the World, what you've read in The Dark Child, and your experiences in the simulation.
II: In the second paragraph, based on an evaluation of The Dark Child and other unit readings, indicate the three primary ways in which colonialism shaped Sub-Saharan African societies, with an emphasis on those societies you have learned the most about.
III: In the third paragraph, based on an evaluation of The Dark Child and other unit readings, indicate the three primary ways societies in Sub-Saharan African societies, with an emphasis on those societies you have learned the most about, successfully opposed or adapted to colonialism.
IV: In the fourth paragraph, discuss the three differences in the experiences with colonialism of the societies you have read about in Unit 3, indicating which of the societies was the most successful in dealing with the challenges of colonialism.
V: In the fifth paragraph, indicate three common features of colonialism as exhibited by the societies you have read about in Unit 3 . Be sure to explain why you arrived at each conclusion using some sort of evidence.
VI: In the sixth and final paragraph, provide a conclusion in which you indicate whether the societies you analyzed in your essay typified colonialism as per your definition in section I, or, alternatively, departed from that definition.
300 to 600 words.
Documenting Your Work: As noted above, I wish you to document your work using solely paraphrases from the source excerpts. NO OTHER SOURCES ARE ALLOWED apart from Ways of the World and The Dark Child, which you may use paraphrases from ONLY for the definition of colonialism in section I.
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