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