Too often the history of European imperialism in Africa and Asia is one of colored maps showing where Europeans colonized, but what if we focused more on African and Asian resistance to imperialism?
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/1 We can also include more images made by colonized peoples showing how they challenged and questioned imperialism, such as this Indian cartoon questioning how the British exploited India

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During the 1400s, the Ottomans introduced the devşirme (“The Collection”) as a way to staff the army & bureaucracy. Teaching the devşirme can be complicated, but we have a few resources. There is one well known painting of the collection.
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/1 The Ottomans introduced this practice right after they began conquering the predominantly Christian Balkans

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In world history courses, Babur is often reduced to just being the conqueror who started the Mughal Empire, but is that the best way to teach about him?
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/1 Often Akbar is seen as the more cultured Mughal emperor, what if we look at Babur the Gardener? Babur loved his gardens, and his passion for them can help students understand the Mughal cultural synthesis.

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The teaching of the transatlantic slave system often focuses on how White Europeans enslaved Africans. We need to show students how enslaved Africans persistently resisted. These maps show the frequency & widespread nature of slave revolts.
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/1 Enslaved Africans resisted on a daily basis as well. This 18th century painting was intended to show African women as inherently violent, but it also shows how enslaved African women fought back against the men who enslaved & raped them.

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The history of imperialism is often told as a history of European conquest. It's important to show students that people resisted. This map highlights African resistance to European imperialism.

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Source: themaparchive.com/product/africa… This illustration is one of the early images of the Ethiopian victory over the Italians at Adwa in 1896

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