vocab!!
What are presidencies?
The three districts that was the direct rule of British control in India, with capitals in Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay.
What advancements put Europeans ahead of other countries in Asia?
Naval advancements, mass journalism, mineral resources for explosives, metallurgy for artillery, railroads
who is robert clive?
cause of the plassey british victory and added british raj groups in northern india
What are White Dominions?
Colonies where Europeans became the majority population and eventually ruled themselves.
How did gunpowder help rulers take over large cities
Cannons helped because they could break through old city walls and defenses, making conquest much easier.
what are tropical dependencies?
These are one of the different settlements that Europeans governed the indidgenous populations ruled with different authorities of british power and military minorities.
How did Europeans use racial identity to decide their recruits?
Who was a reformer of the East India Company of India and his surrender at yorktown led to finalized british loss against america?
Lord Charles Cornwallis
What was the war that broke out when precious minerals were found in Boer territory and resulted in full British control over South Africa?
Anglo-Boer Wars
How did monumental architecture help unify diverse empires?
Monumental buildings helped by symbolizing the ruler's power and authority + created shared cultural identity
Who went to India briefly to tried to gain riches through corruption and exploitation?
nabobs
What is the battle between the British and Zulu armies that resulted in the British loss?
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
He was a british entreprenuer in South Africa and corrupted the political system in South Africa to provide resources to the Boers living there influencing the Boer Wars.
What happened during the Great Trek?
The Boers left British controlled areas and traveled into the interior of South Africa.
What was the unexpected effect of this shift on nomadic lifestyles?
Many nomadic groups were pushed to the margins or became subordinate to the new empires.
Who was the british raj
This was a result of the rivalry between the French and British and was a british political establishment in india
They tried to use magic potions and divine help to protect their followers.
Who is Ram Mohan Roy?
He was a educated indian leader who worked with the british to make the practice of sati illegal
This major factor caused population decline among Pacific Islanders after the arrival of the Europeans.
European Diseases
Explain one reason why older political powers in Asia began to weaken before land empires rose.
Older powers weakened because nomadic and regional states lost military strength and couldn’t control territory like before, causing stronger rulers to rise.
what is white racial supremacy?
This was the view that whites were mentally, morally, and culturally superior and was supported by different science doctrines.
Why were colonies important to European countries?
As economic depression hit, overproduction and unemployment also occurred and many argued that colonies could be valves that released the pressure that was held in due to the industrial issues.
Who made voyages towards Hawaii and convinced the ruler Kamehameha to create a unified kingdom for the islands?
Captain James Cook
What was the key reason that explains why European-built roads, railways, and ports rarely benefited local populations and the colonies.
They were designed mainly to extract resources for Europe not to support the local development.
Why did these land empires create more stable long-term political systems compared to earlier groups
they used more permanent laws and beuracracies, improved taxes, and cultural legitimacy to maintain control over large territories