| Term | Definition |
|---|
| jamal al-Din al-Afghani | supported the modernization of Peria, so he was outraged when he found out that Nasir al-din sold a concession to a British company to export Persian tobacco. |
| Maxim gun | was invented in 1884 was the world's first automatic machine gun. |
| Crimean War | The military conflict between Russia and great britain because Britain and france wanted to prevent the russians from gaining control of the Ottoman empire. |
| Siam | present day Thailand |
| assimilation | policy that was based on the idea that in time, the population would adopt culture and become like the french. |
| geopolitics | an interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products. |
| Suez canal | canal that was a hand-made waterway that cut through the Isthmus of Suez. |
| sepoy | indian soldiers that accompanied British officers. |
| "Jewel in the crown" | a name given to India by British. |
| Sepoy mutiny | an outbreak when soldiers disobeyed and got put in jail. |
| Raj | British rule after India came under the British crown during the reign of victoria. |
| The Chokwe | devoted themselves to collecting ivory and beeswax in the Angolan highlands. |
| David Livingstone | a nmissionary from Scotland who in the late 1860's travelled with a group of Africans deep into central Africa to promote Christianity. |
| Henry Stanley | Reporter set to find Dr. Livingstone after said to be dead. |
| Shaka | A Zulu chief who used highly disiplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized state. |
| Imperialism | The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country |
| Social Darwinism | Those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth and success and were considered superior to others. |
| Boers | Dutch settlers who established large farms on big areas of the southern tip of Africa, Afrikaners |
| Assimilation | The idea that in time the local populations would adopt French culture and become like the French |
| Menelik II | An emperor of Ethiopia who successfully played the Europeans and pushed the Italians back. |
| Geopolitics | An interest in or taking of land for its stategic location or products |
| Suez Canal | A canal that was cut through the Isthmus fo Suez for faster transport |
| Sepoys | Indian soldiers that were employed and worked for British officials |
| "Jewel in the Crown" | Inda was considered the most valuable fo all Britains colonies |
| Sepoy Mutiny | The uprising of the Indian soldiers in the British army |
| Raj | The term for British rule after India came under British control. |
| Boer war | The war between the British and the Boers in South Africa |
| Berlin Conference | The meeting that split Africa between the European countries. |
| Paternalism | The policy that said Europeans governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs but giving them no rights. |
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