9.2 European Colonies in Africa

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  1. 2. (1899–1902) a war in which Great Britain defeated the Boers of South Africa
  2. 5. (c. 1830–1900) was a Muslim military leader who founded a powerful West African kingdom in the Niger River region and fought against French forces.
  3. 8. (1787–1828) was a Zulu chief and founder of southern Africa’s Zulu empire.
  4. 10. (1813–1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer who influenced Western attitudes toward Africa.
  5. 12. the system of governing a country as a father would a child
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  1. 1. (1844–1913) was the emperor of Ethiopia who expanded his empire, modernized his country, and defeated the Italian invasion in 1896.
  2. 3. (c. 1850–c. 1920) was the queen mother of the Edweso tribe of the Asante, who led a revolt against British rule starting in 1900.
  3. 4. (1754–1817) was a Fulani revolutionary leader, mystic, and philosopher. He led a revolt (1804–1808) to create a new Muslim state, the Fulani empire, in what is now northern Nigeria.
  4. 6. (c. 1840–1898) was a spiritual leader of the Shona people in southern Africa and the inspiration for a revolt against the British South Africa Company’s colonization of the territory that is now Zimbabwe. She was eventually captured and executed by the British.
  5. 7. upper class
  6. 9. (1841–1904) was a British explorer of central Africa, famous for the rescue of Dr. David Livingstone and discoveries in the region of the Congo River.
  7. 11. (1835–1909) was the king of Belgium who led the first Western efforts to develop and control the Congo basin. He ruled personally over the Congo Free State, which became part of Belgium in 1908.