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Imperialism
the earth and its peoples T25
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10th Grade
11/26/2012

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Shaka
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United the zulu
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Zulu
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a people fo modern south africa whom King Shaka united
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Sokoto Caliphate
Definition
Large muslim state founded in 1809 in N. Nigeria
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Muhammad Ali
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Ruled rgypt as ottoman governor but had imperial ambitions in the early 1800's
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Stanley and Livingstone
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Mid 1800's explorers of africa who regularly received hospitality
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Legitimate trade
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exports in the 1800s that didn't include the outlawed slave trade
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King Jaja
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Rose from slavery, and then founded his own trade port of Opobo
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Recaptives
Definition
africans rescued from slave trade by britians royal navy and restored to free status
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Zanzibar
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important centers of slaves and ivory, found on the East Coaast of africa
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Tippu Tip
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Southern Central Africa, traded for weapons with europeans in exchange for cloves and ivory
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Mughal Empire
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Decaying Indian empire, pieces picked up by G. Britian
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Nawab
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Muslim prince allied to British India, semi autonomous ruler of Mughal Empire
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Sepoy
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Soilder in South asia, esp. in service of British
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British Raj
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rule over much of S. Asia between 1765 and 1947 and then by the dutch e. india and then by the british gov
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Sikhs
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recruted into sepoy rebellions, ethinc group
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Sepoy rebellion
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revolt of indian soliders in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs
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Durbar
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Elaborate display of political power and wealth in british india in the nineteenth century, imitation of pageantry in the Mughal
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Indian Civil Service
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elite class of professional officers who admined the British gov. in india, Well qualified british and qualified indian males
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Indian national Congress
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political party founded in 1885 to demand freater indian participation in government. middle class and modest demands until WW1, appealed to the courts
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The Cape Colony
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French, strategic ability for good ports between India and britian
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Afrikaners
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People of European origins whose permanent residence was in Africa
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The Great Trek
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Afrikaners migrating north for fertile soil to found 3 new settler states in southern Africa
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Clipper Ship
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Large, fast, streamlined vessels often American built,with vast canvas sails hung from tall masts
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Maori
Definition
People inhabiting New Zealand who hunted,fished, and gathered to live
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Contra
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