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