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The Victorian Era PowerPoint
Today, in socials we begin by talking about the Victorian Era (1837-1901). Queen Victoria greatly influenced this period and that her influence extended outside of Britain to Canada and the United States.
Today we looked at some photos from the Victorian Era and I explained how the Victorians were very sure of themselves and put high value on personal modesty and on gravity. The Queen was a model of her era and that the British saw themselves as the center of the known world.
Victorians believed that they should strive to find the golden mean or golden middle way or is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency.
We then watched a film called the Crystal palace (link here).
The palace was built to contain an exhibition similar to a modern day
EXPO. The exhibition demonstrated the ingenuity and achievement of the
British Empire. The film also discussed how imperialism brought great
riches to Britain, as well as, increased its power. We will watch the
second half of the clip on Tuesday.
Out assignment is to make a mind-map of The Victorian era. The rubric
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