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