History in The Early Modern Era: Colonialism

History in The Early Modern Era: Colonialism. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Colonialism in Literature. Learn about History and Colonialism through Literature. Learn about some of the important events that happened in world history during the early modern era, between 1492 and 1700 and name some of the authors who lived and wrote during this time; while citing some important literary works.
• See some examples of how the events of the era were interpreted by writers and how writers affected historical events.
• Learn how the discovery of other cultures led American writers to new ideas in economics, government, science, and literature.
• Describe the mercantilist system and explain how it connected European manufacturing, the West African slave trade, and American colonization.
• Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Using educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities.
• Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.
• Having the student read the subtitles on a second or third viewing without sound, enables the improvement of Reading and Literacy skills AND helps retention of the information being learned.