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| relating to or written in a system of writing used in parts of the ancient Middle East |
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| to be a symbol of (something) |
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| a native of India employed as a soldier by European Power |
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| a case or container that you put into a machinde to make it work |
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| to think or discuss something very carefully in order to make a decision |
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| a large amount of something |
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| to live in (a place) to have a home in (a place) |
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| a place, such as a store, a town, or a fort, that is far from other towns and is used as a center for buying, sellling and trading goods and services |
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| __________ is made up of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. |
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| The _____________ was built for the Great Exhibition. |
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| The 8 British machines displayed at the Crystal Palace are: |
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| a locomotive, a diving bell, steamship models, cranes, pumps, plows, reapers, models of bridges and buildings |
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| The reason for the ______________ was meant ot show the world how powerful and modern the British Empire was. |
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| The British Empire said ________________ because they governed territory all around the world, so light fell on it no matter what side of the Earth was lit by the sun. |
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| "The sun never sets on the British Empire" |
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| The quote from ___________ is "We are the first (best) race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race". |
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| ______________ compared the Kings and Queens of Britain to the Ceaseres of the Roman Empire. |
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| The 5 countries that held British colonies or territories are: |
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| Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa |
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| To what family did the Japanese Shoguns belong? |
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| What were the 2 reasons the shoguns were afraid of Christian missionaries? |
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| They were afraid Christian missionaris coming into Japan would destroy Buddhist faith and the foreign armies would follow missionaries and take over Japan. |
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| List 2 laws that helped keep Western ideas out of Japan? |
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| The Japanese couldn't travel to other countries and Western merchants couldn't come to Japanese ports. |
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| What job did President Millard Fillmore give to Mathew Perry? |
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| Mathew Perry was supposed to convince the Japanese to open their ports to American ships. |
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| What was the most important prduct that the Americans wanted to buy from Japan? |
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| What did the Ottoman Turks give England, France, and other countries permission to do? |
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| to take care of holy places in Palestine |
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| Why did the French King Louis Phillipe travel to England? |
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| he wanted to make friends with Queen Victoria |
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| The Crimean War began with an argument between Russian and French Christians. What were they arguing about? |
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| They argued about who should protect the church of an activity in Bethlehem. |
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| What threat did the King of France make? |
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| He threaten to attack the Constantinople if the French didn't get the keys to the church. |
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| Alexander, Nicholas's son, had to sign the Peace of Paris. What 2 things did he promise to do? |
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| He promised that Russia would return Turkish land to the Turks, and that Russia would not keep warships in the Black Sea. |
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| Between what 2 countries did Afghanistan lie? |
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| What countrie's soldiers did Mirwais Khan drive out of Afghanistan? |
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| Why was the leader called Durram a "pearl" to his people? |
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| his rule was as valuable as a jewel |
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| After fighting for 10 years, what title did Dost Mohammad khan earn? |
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| he became Amir of Afghanistan |
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| Why did the British want to lend Dost Mohammad money? |
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| They wanted him to be in debt so that they could control him. |
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| Why did Russia and Britain both want Dost Mohammad as an ally? |
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| Neither country wanted the other country to control Afghanistan because it lay between Russia and British India. |
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| Why did the Persian part of the Persian-Russian army withdraw from Afghanistan? |
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| Great Britain threatened to become an enemy of Persia if persia helped with the invasion. |
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| What did Dost Mohammad do that angered the British, so that they decided to invade Afghanistan? |
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| he asked Russian soldiers to help him drive the Indians out of the South of Afghanistan |
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| What happened to Dost Mohammad when the British and Indian army invaded? |
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| What happened to the Indian-British army at Kabol? |
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| They grew unpopular and decided to leave the city, but Afghan fighters completely destroyed them during the march back to India. |
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| How long did it take Dost Mohammad to rebuild his kingdom after the British invasion? |
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| What did the treaty that Dost Mohammad signed with the British say? |
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| It said that Dost Mohammad would not attack the British and British would stay out of Afghanistan. |
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| How long did Dost Mohammad rule over an independent Afghanistan once he drove the Persians out of the west? |
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| In what city, located on the southern coast of Africa, did the Dutch and British live and trade? |
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| Why did Livingstone hope to find rivers and other trade routes into the center of Africa? |
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| He hoped that Europeans could come in and trade for ivory, salt, and other goods rather than slaves. |
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| What happened to Livingstone in the town of Mabotsa? |
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| He was attacked by a lion. |
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| What job did the government of Great Britain offer Livingstone? |
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| finding trade routes in Africa |
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| What was Livinstone's job title? |
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| Why did Henry Mortan Stanley go to Africa? |
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| To find Livingstone because he had missing for so long. |
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| What were the 2 reasons David Livingstone originally went to Africa? |
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| He wanted to care for the sick and preach Christianity. |
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| _______________ had built trading post throughout India. |
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| Why did the Governor of Bengal grow nervous about the trading post of Calcutta? |
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| Because it was a large settlement of English men and women with guns. |
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| What did the Hindys and Muslims in India fear? |
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| The English control would force them to convert to Christianity. |
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| ____________ was India's Emperor. |
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| Why did the Sepoys worry about the new Lee-Enfield rifle? |
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| Because they thought that when they bit the end of the cartridge cow fat or pig fat might touch their mouths. |
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| Why did East India Company put Bahadur Shah on trial for treason? |
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| Because they had announced that Bahadur Shah was their commander-in-chief. |
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| Why didn't East India Company keep control of India's government? |
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| Because the British government took the rule of India away from them. |
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| The __________ and the British offical called Victory of India is who governed India. |
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| a gun for firing a charge of shot at short range |
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| to order a person not to do something; prohibit |
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| governing by the people, directly or through representatives |
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| not polite, reasonable, or respectful |
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| to dig a ditch or ditches |
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| a strond desire for fame, power, etc |
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| What trick did the Japanese play on Mathew Perry when he insisted on seeing the emperor? |
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| They pretended that the governor, toda was an official of the emperor. |
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| What "lit match" started a war in 1853? |
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| The keys to a churdch were the lit match. |
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| Why did the Japanese agree to sign a trade treaty with the US? |
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| They knew they could not fight back against the American warships. |
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| How did the English feel about the Russians? |
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| They were afraid of them because they believed Russians were wild and savage. |
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| What was Nicholas I, the czar of Russia, looking for an excuse to do? |
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| To capture Constantinople and take it away from the Turks. |
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| What did Nicholas I do when the French got the Keys? |
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| He set the Russian army down to invade the Northern Turkish empire. |
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| What 2 countries joined the Turks in their fight against the Russians? |
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| Why did the Russians need to keep Sevastopal? |
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| If they lost Sevastopal they could not sail warships down into the Mediterrean sea. |
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| What city did France and Britain decide to capture? Where was it? |
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| They wanted to capture Sevastopal on the Crimean Peninsula. |
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| What happened to the British army as the Crimean war went on? |
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| Who finally conquered Sevastopol? |
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| The French and the British finally captured the city. |
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| After David Livingstone arrived in Cape Town, where did he go next? |
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| He traveled northward into the center of Africa. |
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| What practice did Livingstone learn to hate? |
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| What happened to Livingstone's body after he died? |
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| His heart was buried under a tree in Africa and the rest of his body was sent back to England. |
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| Who were the 4 rulers of Afghanistan? |
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| Babur, Dost Mohammad, Durrani, Mirwais Hotoki |
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| What were the 4 nations that invaded Afghanistan? |
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| Persia, Russia, Great Britian, and Mongols |
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