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| 20294062 | Taiping Rebellion | Broke out in south China in the 1850's and early 1860's led by Hong Xiuquan, a semi-Christianized prophet; sought to overthrow Qing dynasty and Confucian basis of scholargentry class | 0 | |
| 20294063 | Opium War | fought between the British and Qing China beginning in 1839; fought to protect British trade in opium; resulted in resounding British victory, opening of Hong Kong as British port of trade | 1 | |
| 20294064 | Banner Armies | Eight armies of the Manchu tribes identified by separate flags; created by Nurhaci in the early 17th century; utilized to defeat Ming emporer and established Qing dynasty | 2 | |
| 20294065 | al-Afghani | Muslim thinker at the end of the 19th century; stressed need for adoption of Western scientific learning and technology; recognized importance of tradition of rational inquiry | 3 | |
| 20294066 | Cixi | Ultraconservative dowager empress who dominated the last decades of the Qing dynasty; suppotred the Boxer Rebellion in 1898 as a means of driving out Westerners | 4 | |
| 20294067 | Ottoman Society for Union and Progress | Organization of political agitators in opposition to rule of Abdul Harmid; also called Young Turks; desired to restore in 1876 the constitution | 5 | |
| 20294068 | Kangxi | Confucian scholar and Manch emperor of Qing dynasty from 1661 to 1722; established high degree of Sinification among the Manchus | 6 | |
| 20294069 | Khalifa Abdallahi | Successor of Muhammad Achmad as leader of Mahdists in Sudan; established state in Sudan; defated by British General Kitchener in 1598 | 7 | |
| 20294070 | Mahdi | In Sufi belief system, a promise deliverer; also a name given to Muhammad Achmad, leader of late 19th century revolt against Egyptians and British in the Sudan | 8 | |
| 20294071 | Self-Strngthening Movement | Late 19th century movement in China to counter the challenge from the West; led by provinvcial leaders | 9 | |
| 20294072 | Khartoum | River town that was administrative center of Egyptian aythority in Sudan | 10 | |
| 20294073 | Ahmad Orabi | Student of Muhammad Abduh; led revolt in 1882 against Turkish influence in Egyptian army; forced Khedive to call on British army for support | 11 | |
| 20294074 | Puyi | Last emperor of China; deposed as emperor while stilla small boy in 1912 | 12 | |
| 20294075 | Hong Xiuquan | Leader of the Taiping Rebellion, converted to specifically Chinese form of Christianity; attacked traditional COnfucian teachings of Chinese elite | 13 | |
| 20294076 | Boxer Rebellion | Popular outburst in 1898 aimed at expelling foreigners from China; failed because of intervention of armies of Western powers in China; defeated of Chinese enhanced control by Europeans and the power of provincial officials | 14 | |
| 20294077 | Khedives | Descendents of Muhammad Ali in Egypt after 1867; formal rulers of Egypt despite French and English intervention until overthrown by military coup ub 1952 | 15 | |
| 20294078 | Selim III | `Sultan who ruled Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807; aimed at improving administrative efficiency and building a new army and navy; toppled by Janissaries in 1807 | 16 | |
| 20294079 | Compradors | Wealthy new group of Chinese merchants under the Qing dynasty; specialized in the import-export trade on Chian's south coast; one of the major links between China and the outside world | 17 | |
| 20294080 | Tanzimat Reforms | Series of reforms in the Ottoman Empire between 1839 and 1876; established Western-style universities, state postal system, railways, extensive legal reforms; resulted in creation of new constitution in 1876 | 18 | |
| 20294081 | Lin Zexu | Distinguished Chinese official charged with stamping out opium trade in southern China; ordered blockade of European trading areas in Canton and confiscation of opium; sent into exile following the Opium War | 19 |
