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Chapter 25
Book Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Nguni peoples of southeastern Africa traditionally had pursued a life based on | cattle and agriculture |
| The Zulu kingdom arose primarily because of | internal conflicts over grazing and farm lands |
| The kingdoms of Lesotho and Swazi were created by attracting refugees | to strongholds in the southern African mountains |
| As a result of Shaka's leadership, the Zulu succeeded in creating a new | national identity |
| The largest of the new Muslim reform movements occurred in the Hausa states of which area? | Sokoto Caliphate |
| The African slave trade was perpetuated by | the Sokoto Caliphate |
| One of the chief attractions in the Sokoto Caliphate was | the Great Library |
| Muhammad Ali's creation of modern Egypt was shaped by the shock of | Napoleon's occupation of Egypt |
| Egyptian modernization was paid for by | developing a cotton industry that rivaled the United States |
| Egypt was able to build a modern state based on cotton exports until the market for Egyptian cotton collapsed after | the American cotton market resumed after the Civil War |
| Emperor Téwodros of Ethiopia had assistance in the local manufacture of weapons from | British traders. |
| A significant difference in Ethiopian identification compared to other African nations was | It was predominantly Christian for 1500 years |
| Who was Henry Morton Stanley? | A British-American explorer who searched for David Livingstone |
| Why did the slave trade end? | Slave revolts and humanitarian reform movements ended it |
| Ironically, the British were the world's greatest slave traders and later | became the most aggressive abolitionists |
| Africans wanted European manufactured goods, so when the slave trade ended, they | expanded their "legitimate" trade by developing new exports |
| The most successful export from West Africa after British abolition of slavery was | palm oil |
| "Recaptives" were | slaves who were taken off illicit trade ships by the British navy and restored to free status in Sierra Leone. |
| What radically altered the social structure of the coastal trading communities? | palm oil exports |
| Western African nations saw cultural influence from the west in which of the following areas? | Christian conversion, expansion of education, architectural motifs and outlawing slavery. all of the above |
| Which of the following is true of the Eastern African states referred to as "secondary empires"? | All the Above |
| 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. |
| Fragmentation made it easier for the British to establish themselves in India. The power of India was divided by which of the following | all of the above |
| Sepoys were Indian troops who | were hired and trained to protect European companies' warehouses |
| The "Bombay Presidency" was | territory taken over in 1818 by the East India Company after defeating the Maratha Confederation. |
| What was the British raj? | British rule of South Asia |
| One of the critical features for Britain's control of India at the local level was with the use of Muslim princes called | nawabs |
| The British invoked "tradition" in India to | All of these |
| The EIC transformed the Indian economy by exporting raw cotton to Britain, | expanding agricultural production and decreasing industrial output |
| What prevented the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 from becoming a full-scale revolution? | No sense of Indian nationalism between Hindus and Muslims |
| Why was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India? | India came to be ruled directly by the British government |
| The changes in the wake of the Sepoy Rebellion included which of the following? | all of the above |
| The Indian Civil Service | theoretically open to all, but actually excluded Indians |
| One of the most significant reasons for the expansion of India's trade was: | public works and infrastructure projects |
| In 1870, the Indian railroad system was | the fifth largest in the world |
| 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 | All of these |
| The first secular school for Indian women was founded in | Calcutta |
| Progress in women's rights in India was made in all of the following forms except: | outlawing prostitution |
| A significant method of instilling nationalism in India was | establishing schools and universities |
| Which of the following were Dutch overseas possessions taken over by the British to incorporate into their "Eastern Empire?" | All of the above |
| The first British settlers in Australia were | exiled convicts |
| By encouraging self-government in the South Pacific settler colonies, Britain | All of these |
| The leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain, 1895-1898, was | Emilio Aguinaldo |
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