4.6 - Internal and External Challenges to State Power

Question 1

Ndongo

Answer 1

a Central African kingdom (in modern Angola) that resisted Portuguese colonization

Question 2

Matamba

Answer 2

a neighboring African kingdom to Ndongo, also ruled by Queen Ana Nzinga and a center of resistance

Question 3

Black Sea

Answer 3

a region where escaped serfs and Cossacks gathered and rebelled against Russian control

Question 4

Steppe

Answer 4

the grassland region in Eurasia where nomads, Cossacks, and rebels like Pugachev lived

Question 5

Maratha Empire

Answer 5

a powerful Hindu state in India that challenged Mughal rule

Question 6

Mirs

Answer 6

village communities in that managed land and taxes after serfdom ended

Question 7

Ana Nzinga

Answer 7

Queen of Ndongo and Matamba, known for resisting Portuguese and slave traders

Question 8

Yemelyan Pugachev

Answer 8

leader of a major Cossack rebellion against Russian rule (Pugachev Rebellion)

Question 9

Queen Nanny

Answer 9

a leader of the Maroons (escaped slaves) in Jamaica who fought against the British

Question 10

James II

Answer 10

King of England overthrown during the Glorious Revolution

Question 11

William of Orange

Answer 11

Dutch prince invited to become king of England during the Glorious Revolution

Question 12

Mary II

Answer 12

co-ruler of England with William of Orange after the Glorious Revolution

Question 13

Mohegan

Answer 13

Native American group in New England affected by colonial expansion

Question 14

Pequot

Answer 14

Native American tribe nearly destroyed during the ways with English colonists

Question 15

Wampanoag

Answer 15

Native American group involved in Metacom’s War against English settlers

Question 16

Fronde

Answer 16

a series of uprisings by French nobles against royal authority in the 1600s

Question 17

Metacom’s War

Answer 17

a conflict (also called King Philip’s War) between New England colonists and Wampanoag led by Metacom

Question 18

Pugachev Rebellion

Answer 18

a major revolt by Russian serfs and Cossacks against Catherine the Great

Question 19

Pueblo Revolt

Answer 19

an uprising of Pueblo people against Spanish colonizers in present-day New Mexico

Question 20

Maroon Wars

Answer 20

conflicts between escaped enslaved Africans (Maroons) and colonial authorities in the Caribbean