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World Cultures Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When did India gain its independence ?
2. Who did the Sepoy's turn on ?
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
1940's
British
3. What countries are found on the Arabian Peninsula ?
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
4. Why is South Asia considered a sub-content ?
Hindus and Muslims
The British East India Company's control over India
Hindus and Muslims
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
5. What are the geographic features of South Asia ?
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Hierarchy of people in India
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Hindu radical
6. What was important about Joint-stock companies ?
Between the Jews and the Arabs
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
7. What was described as economic imperialism ?
8. Who did the Sepoy's turn on ?
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Democracy
British
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
9. What is the Balfour Declaration ?
Hindus and Muslims
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Israel
10. What countries were imperial powers in the Middle East ?
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Conflict
England and France
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
11. What were the areas of conflict ?
Between the Jews and the Arabs
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
The British East India Company's control over India
12. Who was Gandhi assassinated by ?
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
The British East India Company's control over India
Hindu radical
13. What Middle East countries are friendly to the U.S ?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Democracy
14. What areas make up South Asia ?
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Hierarchy of people in India
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
15. What are Sepoy's ?
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
Israel
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
16. How did Gandhi resisted British control over India ?
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
He designed a march to the sea
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
17. After the Sepoy rebellion what did the British establish ?
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
The British East India Company's control over India
Colonial control in India
England and France
18. What are the geographic features of South Asia ?
England and France
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
19. What areas make up South Asia ?
England and France
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
He designed a march to the sea
20. What is the caste system ?
England and France
Hierarchy of people in India
British
Israel
21. How did Gandhi protest the Salt March ?
Israel
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
Between the Jews and the Arabs
He designed a march to the sea
22. What was the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel ?
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
England and France
Hierarchy of people in India
23. What was the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel ?
The British East India Company's control over India
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Conflict
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
24. Who contributed to the Indian Culture ?
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
England and France
Conflict
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
25. What was considered the homeland for the Jewish people in the world
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
Israel
Hindus and Muslims
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
26. Who did Indian independence caused violence between ?
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Hindu radical
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
Hindus and Muslims
27. What country was inhabituated by Arab people known as Palestinians
Israel
Hindus and Muslims
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
28. What country was inhabituated by Arab people known as Palestinians
Israel
British
Conflict
The British East India Company's control over India
29. What are the geographic features ?
Israel
India - Bangladesh - Pakistan - Bhutan - Nepal - Sir Lanka
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
30. what country was created by United Nations in 1947 ?
Conflict
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Israel
31. What was important about Joint-stock companies ?
British
Colonial control in India
1940's
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
32. What did imperialism bring to the Middle East ?
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Conflict
British
33. Who was Gandhi ?
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
34. What was described as economic imperialism ?
35. What countries were imperial powers in the Middle East ?
Conflict
England and France
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
36. why were the British able to dominate India ?
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Hindu radical
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
37. What was considered the homeland for the Jewish people in the world
Israel
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
Conflict
38. what country was created by United Nations in 1947 ?
He designed a march to the sea
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
British
Israel
39. What is India's government considered to be today?
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Democracy
Conflict
40. Who was Gandhi assassinated by ?
The British East India Company's control over India
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
Hindu radical
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
41. What were the areas of conflict ?
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
Between the Jews and the Arabs
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
He designed a march to the sea
42. why were the British able to dominate India ?
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Colonial control in India
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
43. Who was Gandhi ?
Israel
Israel
Lawyer - high caste Hindu
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
44. How did Gandhi protest the Salt March ?
Deccan Plateau - Indus River - Ganges river- Eastern and Western Ghats
He designed a march to the sea
Conflict
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
45. What is the caste system ?
Provided quick ways to make large sums of money - provided private citizens to invest - offered reduced risk for investor
Colonial control in India
That set is apart from the rest of Asia
Hierarchy of people in India
46. What countries are found on the Arabian Peninsula ?
Saudi Arabia - Oman - Yemen
Israel
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
47. What is the Balfour Declaration ?
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
Indian soldiers serving under British command in India
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct
Aryan invaders - Muslim invaders - British
48. After the Sepoy rebellion what did the British establish ?
British
Colonial control in India
Hindus and Muslims
Pledge to create a homeland for Jews
49. What are the 3 negative impacts of Imperialism in India ?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Superior technology - religious divisions - political divisions
Famine - emphasis on cash crops - disruption of traditional Indian ways in life
Hindus and Muslims
50. How did Gandhi resisted British control over India ?
Palestinians rejected the plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in present day Israel - Israel was victorious in all wars fought with Arab countries in the Middle East
Economic boycott - hunger strike - non- cooperation
Israel
Because it is a large land ares (not as big as a continent) and it has distinct