Chapter 26 Flashcards

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