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335670922ZuluA people of modern South Africa whom King Shaka united beginning in 18180
335670923Sokoto Caliphatelarge Muslim state founded in 1809 in what is now northern Nigeria1
335670924modernizationThe process of reforming political, military, economic, social, and cultural traditions in imitation of the early success of Western societies, often with regard for accommodating local traditions in non-Western societies2
335670925Muhammad AliAlbanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state3
335670926legitimate tradeExports from Africa in the nineteenth century that did not include the newly outlawed slave trade4
335670927recaptivesAfricans rescued by Britain's Royal Navy from the illegal slave trade of the nineteenth century and restored to free status5
335670928nawabA Muslim prince allied to British India; technically, a semi-autonomous deputy of the Mughal emperor6
335670929sepoyAn Indian soldier serving under British command7
335670930British rajThe rule over much of South Asia between 1765 and 1947 by the East India Company and then by a British government8
335670931Sepoy RebellionThe revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny9
335670932durbarAn elaborate display of political power and wealth in British India in the nineteenth century, ostensibly in imitation of the pageantry of the Mughal Empire10
335670933Indian Civil ServiceThe elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men, it gradually added qualified Indians11
335670934Indian National CongressA 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 I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi, appealing to the poor12
335670935clipper shipLarge, fast, streamlined sailing vessel, often American built, of the mid-to-late nineteenth century rigged with vast canvas sails hung from tall masts13
335670936contract of indentureA voluntary agreement binding a person to work for a specified period of years in return for free passage to an overseas destination. Before 1800 most indentured servants were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured laborers were Asians14

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