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Key Terms
Zulu : Zulu kingdom created in 1818, people of modern South Africa who king Shaka united 1818. Sokoto Caliphate: (1809-1906) largest state in West Africa since the fall of Songhai in the sixteenth century Muhammad Ali: (1769-1849) who eliminated his rivals and ruled egypt from 1805 to 1848. He became the political, social, and economic reforms that created modern Egypt. Legitimate trade: exports from Africa in the nineteenth century that did not include the newly outlawed slave trade Recaptives: Africans rescued by Britain's Royal Navy from the illegal slave trade of the nineteenth century and restored to free status Nawabs: A muslim prince allied ti British India: technically a semi-autonomous deputy of the Mughal emperor Sepoys: a solider in South Africa, especially in the service of the british British raj: the rule over much of South Africa between 1765 and 1947 by the East india Company and then led by a British Government Sepoy Rebellion:The revolt of indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs: also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. Durbars: An elaborate display of political power and wealth in British india in the nineteenth century, ostensibly in imitation of the pageantry of the Mughal empire Indian Civil Service: The elite professional class of officials who administrated the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well educated British men, it gradually added qualified Indians Indian National Congress: A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class, and its demands were modest until World war 1. led after 1920 by Mohandas k. Gandhi, it appealed increasingly to the poor, and it organized mass protests demanding self-government and independence. Clipper ships: Larger, fast, streamlined sailing vessel, often American built, of mid-to-late nineteenth century rigged with vast canvas sails hung from tall masts. Contracts of indenture: A voluntary agreement binding a person to work for a specific period of years in return for free passage to an over seas destination. Before 1800 most indentured servants were Europeans: after 1800 most indentured laborers were Asians.