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838-864 AP Keyterms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| practice of promoting the economy of one nation in another. It is usually the case that the former is a large economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter is a smaller and less developed. | economic imperialism |
| French idea of spreading their advanced civilization to others through colonization. Also referred to as “mission civilisatrice.” | la mission civilisatrice |
| A joint-stock company of investors with the intent to favor trade privileges in India. Eventually transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India. | British East India Company |
| a phrase that emerged in response to the British dominance during the Modern Era. Britain was the first nation to industrialize and thus, was able to gain an advantage over all other competing nations. | sun never sets on the British empire |
| May 10th 1857. Sepoys, trained Indians as British soldiers were angered by the rumors that their rifle ammos were greased with lard and beef fat. Thus, they mutinied. The mutiny was harshly crushed by the British. | Sepoy Mutiny |
| was employed by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. | zamindars |
| The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons. | infrastructure |
| Exam all Chinese government official-to-be’s had to go through in order to prove themselves. Very rigorous, although once you passed, instant success was guaranteed. | civil service exam |
| funeral custom in which the widow immolated herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. | sati |
| The practice of robbery and assassination practiced by the Thugs. | thuggee |
| violent conflict between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt. | sectarian strife |
| was established on March 20, 1602, when the Estates-General of the Netherlands granted it a monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and it was the first company to issue stocks. | Dutch East India Company |
| The island of Singapore was ceded to the British East India Company in 1819, and the city was founded the same year by Sir Thomas Raffles. The British took complete control in 1824 and added Singapore to the newly formed Straits Settlements in 1826. Other | Singapore |
| fifth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand. | King Chulalongkorn |
| took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. Cuba would be declared Independent in 1902. | Spanish American War |
| term given to China by Napoleon, regarding their untapped population, size and resources. | sleeping dragon |
| Gold or silver considered with respect to quantity rather than value. | bullion |
| a series of treaties signed by several Asian states, including the Qing Empire in China, late Tokugawa Japan, and late Chosun Korea, and foreign powers during the 19th and early 20th centuries. | unequal treaties |
| Christians who traveled into other countries and attempted to spread the Christian faith. Enthusiastically persecuted in Japan by Tokugawa... | Christian missionaries |
| Chinese custom of binding women’s feet. They preferred small feet? Confined women to homes. Degrading practice for women of China. | footbinding |
| It apparently began as a tax protest led by the White Lotus Society, a secret religious society that forecast the advent of the Buddha, advocated restoration of the native Chinese Ming dynasty, and promised personal salvation to its followers. | White Lotus Rebellion |
| It apparently began as a tax protest led by the White Lotus Society, a secret religious society that forecast the advent of the Buddha, advocated restoration of the native Chinese Ming dynasty, and promised personal salvation to its followers. | Taping Rebellion |
| leader of the Taiping Rebellion. Believed he was the son of Jesus Christ. Failed the civil service examination many times. | Hong Xiuquan |
| The Open Door Policy is the maintenance in a certain territory of equal commercial and industrial rights for the nationals of all countries. | Open Door Policy |
| was a violent movement against non-Chinese commercial, political, religious and technological influence in China during the final years of the 19th century. | Boxer Rebellion |
| Last emperor of the Qing Dynasty to rule over China. No more emperors after him. | Henry Puyi |
| A former name for Africa, so used because its hinterland was largely unknown and therefore mysterious to Europeans until the 19th century. | Dark Continent |
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