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