The Chautauquan Volume 44 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...Algoa, al-go-a; Aurungzeb, aw-Tung-seeb; Arcot, ahr-cot; Bechuanaland, betch-oo-oA-na-land; Bangweolo, bang-we-o-lo; Brahmaputra, brah-mah-/0o-tra; Carnatic, kar-wuf-ic; Chanda Sahib, chan-da sah-ib; Dupleix, du-plakes; Ghats, gats; Himalaya, him-a-/oy-a; Hyderabad, hi-der-a-bahd; Husein, hoo-sane; Kalahari, kah-lah-AoA-re; Kabul, kah-bool; laissez faire, less-a fair; Makololo, mah-ko-/o-lo; Madras, ma-dras; Mahrattas, ma-raf-az; Moarram, moo-Aar-ram; Ngami, ngah-me; Nizam, nih-zam; Nawab, nah-wob; Oahu, o-ah-hoo or wah-hoo; Punjab, pun-jahb; Panipat, pahn-e-paht; Pondicherry, pon-de-sherry; Rajputana, rahzh-poo-/a/i-na; Sofala, so-faA-lah; Samarcand, sahm-ahr-fca/md; Shah Jehan, shah yt-hahn; Tahiti, tah-he-te; Turgot, tur-go; Tanganyika, tahn-gahn-y?-kah; Tamerlane, tam-er-/one; Taj Mahal, tahzh me-hahl; Trichinopoly, trich-in-o/>-o-ly; Vindhya, vind-yah; Xavier, zav-e-er. REVIEW QUESTIONS PIONEERS OF EM PISE--LORD CLIVE I. What was Robert Clive's early experience in India? 2. How had England and France been drawn into war at this time? 3. What part did Clive take in hostilities? 4. Give a brief statement of the physiography of India. 5. How has the history of India been affected by these exterior conditions? 6. Describe the coming of the Mogul emperors. 7. What signs of weakness did this Mogul Empire at length show? 8. What potentate interfered in the quarrel between the French and English and with what result? 9. What idea of securing control suggested itself to Dupleix? 10. How did he improve his opportunities? 11. How did the English act in view of these developments? 12. What was the result of Clive's trip to Trichinopoly? 13. Describe his attack on Arcot. How did his victory affect the native princes? 14. What forces were at once sent against Clive?...