Misc.
Plasmodium!
Weapons
The Brown Rebellion
More Rebellion!
100
The Interior of Africa was _______ on maps.
What is blank
100
This disease has likely caused more deaths in human history than any other.
What is malaria?
100
The firearms revolution took place in
What is mid 19th century
100
Fate of Mangal Panday
What is execution?
100
The soldiers refused to use the cartridges because...(be specific)
What is Muslim belief in the unholiness of the pig and Hindu belief in the holiness of the cow?
200
Europeans controlled 84% of the world's landmass in this year.
What is 1914
200
The Italian word mal'aria means:
What is "bad air"?
200
the _________ musket was closer to a bow and arrow than a WW1 rifle.
What is Napoleon musket?
200
Meaning of the word "sepoy"
What is and Indian infantryman?
200
The real reason for the rebellion
What is the resentment of British rule?
300
These people ironically filled the ranks of the Royal African Corps.
What are military criminals?
300
Quinine comes from the ________ tree in the Andes mountains and was first introduced as a treatment by the ________.
What are cincona and Jesuits?
300
The standard weapon of European infantrymen beginning in the 19th century
What is smoothbore musket?
300
Nana Saheb joined the rebellion when the ________ began
What is the rebel siege on Kanpur?
300
The seizure of any Indian territory without a "legit" heir to the throne
What is the Doctrine of Lapse
400
The real triumph of European civilization has been _____, not _______.
What is technology, ideology
400
The deadlier species of malaria (scientific name)
What is Plasmodium Falciparum
400
The placement of spiraling grooves inside a gun to spin the bullet is called
What is rifling?
400
The rebels began to lose ground after
What is Delhi's capture by the British?
400
This man gives the only account of an Indian soldier loyal to the British
Who is Sita Ram?
500
Philip Curtin's "mortality rate" numbers for Cape Coast and Gold Coast from 1817-1836
What is 668.3 per 1000 individuals?
500
What are "Livingstone pills" made of? (2 ingredients)
What are rhubarb, quinine, calomel, and resin of julep?
500
Describe the innovative shape of the most accurate bullets of the time.
What is cylindro-ogival?
500
Rani of Jhansi was killed in the battle of
What is Kotah-ki-Serai?
500
The exact date on which the 19th BNI at Berhampore rejected the use of cartridges
What is February 26, 1857?
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