Ch. 24B Vocab. Flashcards
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| 141493159 | Nawab | -A Muslim prince allied to British India -Mughal prince -Originally the subedar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire -It became a high title for Muslim nobles. | 0 | |
| 141493160 | Maratha Confederation | -coalition of states in central India, controlled more land than the Mughals -Hindu | 1 | |
| 141493161 | Sepoy | an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interests in the region | 2 | |
| 141493162 | British Raj | The name given to the period and territory of direct British colonial rule in South Asia between 1858 and 1947--from the time of the Sepoy Rebellion to the Independence of India. | 3 | |
| 141493163 | Sepoy Rebellion | Indian soldiers against British officers; caused by changes violated Hindu beliefs; requiring sepoys to travel and to bite off cartridge tips greased with cow and pig fat and allowing widows to remarry, both which go against Hindu and Muslim customs | 4 | |
| 141493164 | Durbar | 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. (p. 661) | 5 | |
| 141493165 | Divine Society | ? | 6 | |
| 141493166 | Indian Civil Service | The elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men, it gradually added qualified Indians | 7 | |
| 141493167 | 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 I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi, appealing to the poor | 8 | |
| 141493168 | Clipper Ship | Large, fast, streamlined sailing vessel, often American built, of the mid-to-late nineteenth century rigged with vast canvas sails hung from tall masts, replaced by steamships | 9 | |
| 141493169 | Contract of Indenture | A 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 Asians, Southeast Asia: 1750-1914 | 10 |