AP World History Ch 24 Review
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The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History (3rd Edition)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Internal pressures in Africa between 1750 and 1870 resulted in | the creation of new states |
| The Nguni peoples of southeastern Africa traditionally had pursued a life based on | cattle and agriculture |
| The Zulu kingdom arose primarily from | internal conflicts over grazing and farm lands |
| The most powerful and most feared fighters in southern Africa were the | Zulu |
| The kingdoms of Lesotho and Swazi were created | by attracting refugees from Zulu raids |
| The Zulu succeeded in creating a new | national education system |
| The consolidation of West African states, such as the Sokoto Caliphate, was inspired by | Islam |
| Muhammad Ali's creation of modern Egypt was shaped by the shock of | Napoleon's occupation of Egypt |
| Which of the following was not one method used by Muhammad Ali to modernize Egypt? | by encouraging farmers to grow crops to prevent starvation |
| Egyptian modernization was paid for by | encouraging peasants to grow cotton for export |
| Despite the fact that Egypt's modernization made it the strongest state in the Islamic world, | Egypt fell into debt to Europe |
| By the 1840's Ethiopian leaders made _________ a top priority. | the purchase of European weapons and local production of weapons |
| The French invasion of Algeria was originally a result of | a dispute over the French government not repaying Algerian loans |
| In addition to military intrusion into Africa, European explorers were peacefully | ALL OF THESE |
| Who was David Livingstone? | a Scottish missionary and explorer |
| Why did the slave trade end? | Slave revolts and humanitarian reform movements |
| Ironically, the British were the world's greatest slave traders and later | became the most aggressive suppressers of the slave trade |
| Africans wanted European manufactured goods, so when the slave trade ended, Africans | expanded their "legitimate" trade by developing new exports |
| The most successful export from West Africa after abolition was | palm oil |
| The spread of Western cultural influences in West Africa was due in large part to | mission churches and schools in Sierra Leone and Liberia |
| Eastern African states are referred to as "secondary empires" because they were | not directly controlled by Europeans but were supplied with European weapons |
| Although the East India Company was founded in 1600, the British gradually colonized India by | defeating the French and picking apart the decaying Mughal Empire |
| In order to expand their trade and profits in India, British, French and Dutch "company men" | fought and bargained to get Indian permission for trading posts |
| Sepoys were Indian troops who | were hired and trained to protect European companies' warehouses |
| The East India Company's right to rule India gained legitimacy after the | victory at Bengal in 1765 |
| What is the British raj? | British rule of India |
| The central British reform in India before 1850 aimed to | create a powerful and efficient government |
| The EIC transformed the Indian economy by | expanding agricultural production and decreasing industrial output |
| The Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 was sparked by | the use of a new rifle cartridge |
| Why was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India? | India came to be ruled directly by the British government |
| The Indian Civil Service comprised mostly | educated British administrators |
| Despite the expansion of Indian trade, | NONE OF THESE |
| In 1870, the Indian railroad system was | among the world's largest |
| The deadliest disease in India was kala mari (black death), also known as | cholera |
| The first reformer to advocate Pan-Indian nationalism was | Rammohun Roy |
| The Indian National Congress initially sought more rights for Indians | by promoting ethnic and religious unity |
| The Dutch turned their colonies over to Britain after | the French armies occupied the Netherlands |
| Cape Colony was initially important to the British because it | was a supply station for the lengthy India route |
| The migration of Afrikaners from British-ruled Cape Colony for fertile land in the north is called the | Great Trek |
| The underlying goal of British imperialism in the mid-nineteenth century was to | promote British trade overseas |
| The former British North American colonies and Australia were similar in that | British colonists displaced indigenous peoples in both places |
| The first British settlers in Australia were | exiled convicts |
| By encouraging self government in the South Pacific settler colonies, Britain | ALL OF THESE |
| After British slave emancipation in 1834, new plantation workers came from | ALL OF THESE |
| Plantation workers served contracts of indenture that usually lasted | 5-7 years |
| Most indentured servants left their homes because they | hoped to better their economic and social position |
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