Chapter 25 - Africa, India, British Empire Flashcards
Zulu
A people of modern South Africa whom King Shaka united
Sokoto Caliphate
A large Muslim state founded in 1809 in what is now northern Nigeria
Modernization
Process of reforming political, military, economic, social, cultural traditions in imitations of the early success of Western societies
Muhammad Ali
Leader of Egyptian modernization in the early nineteenth century. He ruled Egypt as an Ottoman governor but had imperial ambitions.
“Legitimate” Trade
Exports from Africa in the nineteenth century that did not include the newly outlawed slave trade
Recaptives
Africans rescued by Britain’s Royal Navy from the illegal slave trade of the nineteenth century and restored to free status
Nawab
A Muslim prince allied to British India; technically, a semi-autonomous deputy of the Mughal emperor
Sepoy
A soldier in South Asia, especially in the service of the British
British Raj
The rule over much of South Asia between 1765 and 1947 by the East India Company and then by a British government
Sepoy Rebellion
The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny
Durbar
An elaborate display of political power and wealth in British India in the nineteenth century, ostensibly in imitation of the pageantry of the Mughal Empire
Indian Civil Service
The elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men, it gradually added qualified Indians
Indian National Congress
A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government
Great Trek
Aided by African servants, the ox-drawn wagons of the Afrikaners struggled over the Drakensberg Mountains to the high plains in an effort to escape British control
Clipper Ship
a large, fast, streamlined sailing vessel, often American built in mid-to-late nineteenth century
