AP World Vocab Unit Ten Flashcards
Scientific racism
The new kind of racism that use science to support European racial prejudices and preferences 
Social Darwinism
Using Darwin’s original ideas to justify European racism 
Scramble for Africa
The process by which European countries split up the continent of Africa among themselves 
India rebellion of 1857-1858
Massive uprising of most if India against the British due to the introduction to the colonies military force, caused a strike among Muslims
Congo free state
A private colony ruled by the king of Belgium, site of widespread force labor and killing to enter the collection of wild rubber 
Cultivation system
Forced labor used in Netherlands east Indies, peasants were required to cultivate at least 20% of their land into cash crop for sale at low prices to government contractors 
Cash crop production
Production of crops for sale in the market, rather than consumption by the farmers themselves, mostly done on large plantations 
Female circumcision
The excision of a pubescent girls clitoris and adjacent genital tissue, marking her coming of age 
Africanization of Christianity
Many non-Muslim Africans converted to Christianity and incorporated older traditions, values, and practices into their understanding of Christianity 
African identity
Way of thinking about belonging to a country and their people, influenced by colonial oppression 
Idea of “tribe”
Clearly defined ethic identities in Africa
