A Máquina Colonial e o Sistema Colonial Europeu

Section role: supports the 'A Máquina Colonial e a Criação de Identidades' section while the teacher explains the mechanics of the European colonial system and ideological division. Slides: (1) Title — 'A Máquina Colonial e a Criação de Identidades'; (2) O Sistema Colonial — bullets: definition of the colonial pact, the monopoly of trade between metropolis and colony, economic exploitation; (3) Mercantilism in Action — bullets: bullionism, trade balance, accumulation of capital in Europe; (4) The Conferência de Berlim — bullets: the carving up of Africa, arbitrary borders, white man's burden; (5) Hegemony and Eurocentrism — bullets: supremacy of European culture, definition of eurocentrism, cultural imposition; (6) Ocidente versus Oriente — bullets: construction of the West as civilization and progress versus the East as exotic and backward; (7) Guided Question — bullets: 'Como o controle econômico das colônias ajudou a fortalecer a ideia de que a cultura europeia era superior?'. Closing slide: 'Qual o papel do Pacto Colonial na manutenção da hegemonia europeia?' — sets up the practical analysis section that follows.