The Rhodes Colossus

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-rhodes-colossus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artistic medium?Editorial cartoon
2. What is the illustrator?Edward Linley Sambourne
3. What is the Rhodes Colossus cartoon about?It is a drawing by Edward Linley Sambourne that shows Cecil Rhodes as a huge figure standing over Africa, illustrating his plan to link the continent with a railway and telegraph line.
4. Who was Cecil Rhodes?He was a British leader who wanted to build a railway and telegraph line from Cape Town to Cairo, aiming to bring all of Africa under British control.

Imperialism: A policy or ideology of extending a country's rule over foreign nations, often for economic gain.
Satire: The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.
Visual Metaphor: The use of an image or visual element to represent an abstract idea or concept.
Consolidation of Power: The process of strengthening and centralizing control over a territory or group.