| A | B |
| Sun Yixian | president of the new Chinese republic after the fall of the Qung dynasty |
| Usman dan Fodio | leader who sparked an Islamic revival across West Africa in the early 1800's |
| trade deficit | economic situation that occurs when a nation imports more than it exports |
| purdah | Indian tradition of isolating women in seperate quarters |
| Guang Xu | emperor who launced the Hundred Days of Reform in China |
| balance of trade | the difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports |
| trade surplus | economic situation that occurs when a nation exports more than it imports |
| protectorate | colony administered by local rulers with European advisors |
| Ram Mohun Roy | promoted Indian cultural pride and is often called the founder of the Indian nationalism |
| Shaka | leader of the powerful Zulu kingdom in the early 1800's |