peplum - a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse. 2. peplum - a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist.
) Mfecane war. According to Davies,(2003)The word Mfecane is from Zulu words meaning âCrushingâ, a period of wide spreading warfare plundering,disturbances,destruction and migration in Zulu land and in other parts of south Africa.
The Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the Revolutionary War in the United States heralded the end of the period of military confrontation in Europe and the mercantilist policies that supported it. Despite these policies and the wars with which they were associated, the mercantilist period was one of generally rapid growth, particularly in England.