1. Homework 2. Small Group Discussion Topics 3. Support Documents 4. Maps and Images 5. Selected Readings
1. Homework
Four-Column Notes Alike but Different: 19th Century Russia, 19th Century Japan, 19th Century Egypt
2. Small Group Discussion Topics
1. Discuss the differing Islamic and Chinese responses to the challenge of the West and explain which society was best able to retain aspects of its traditional civilization.
2. Compare and contrast the incursion of the European nations into the Islamic heartland and China with their entry into Africa.
3. What was the nature of the 18th-century crisis in the Ottoman Empire and why was it not fatal?
4. What reforms were introduced in the Ottoman Empire between the reign of Mahmud II and 1876?
5. What led to the overthrow of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1908?
6. How did Muhammad Ali come to power?
7. How did the British gain control of Egypt?
8. What reforms did the Manchus introduce and how successful were they?
9. What problems did the Manchu dynasty encounter during the 19th century?
10. How did Europeans gain entry into China?
11. What led to the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty?