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World History: India
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1. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Ramayana
Cawnpore
Sepoys
Ahimsa
2. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Smriti
Muezzini
Mahasabha
Samskara
3. The minority group of Muslims largely concentrated in Iran and southern Iraq who believed that Muhammed's successor should be a member of his family - Ali in particular.
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4. August 6 - 1946 - a day of protest organized by Jinnah's Muslim League to show Muslims' disapproval of Congress. It led to catastrophic violence on both sides.
Sulahkul
Direct Action Day
Koran
Bahadur Shah II
5. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Sulahkul
Atman
6. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Brahmanas
Government of India Act of 1919
Puranas
Shi'a
7. The Hindu custom in which a widowed woman would be burned on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. It was outlawed by the British in 1829.
Indra
Bhaktism
Sati
'Now or Never'
8. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Sikhs
Jizya
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Rowlatt Bills
9. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Safavid Dynasty
10. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Sufism
Smriti
Rowlatt Bills
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
11. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Shivaji
Rowlatt Bills
Babur
Khadija
12. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Twelver
Hussein
Kalidasa
Karma
13. A prophet in a long line of Islamic prophets who holds a somewhat divine status. He was an Arab merchant who declared himself the Prophet of Allah and urged his people to join him in recognition of this God in the sixth century BCE.
Abraham
Mohammed
Cawnpore
Medina
14. August 6 - 1946 - a day of protest organized by Jinnah's Muslim League to show Muslims' disapproval of Congress. It led to catastrophic violence on both sides.
Government of India Act of 1919
Shi'a
Direct Action Day
alit/Untouchable
15. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Hjira
Brahmanas
Muslim League
alit/Untouchable
16. A popular form of scripture in the form of devotional songs - these are of the love between personal gods and a person. These are commonly recited in temples.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Bhakti
Sufism
Guru
17. The Persian name for the river Sindhu - which later became the name for the people who lived near the river - then anyone not a Muslim - and today anyone believing in Hinduism.
Aranyakas
Hindu
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Sikhs
18. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Four Vedas
Twelfth Imam
Sepoys
Muezzini
19. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Akbar
Rowlatt Bills
Upanishads
Puja
20. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Kalidasa
Upanishads
Bante Mataram
21. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Kalidasa
Hinduism
Upanishads
Babur
22. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Caliph
Bhagavad Gita
Calcutta
23. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Direct Action Day
Allan Hume
Robert Clive
24. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Aranyakas
Twelfth Imam
Caliph
Sikhs
25. 'Reaching for the Truth' Acts of non-violent civil disobedience advocated by Gandhi as the best and most ethical means of dealing with a hostile government.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Satyagraha
Sunni
Aranyakas
26. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Four Vedas
alit/Untouchable
Robert Clive
Shruti
27. The man to whom Jews - Christians and Muslims all trace their lineage. (Jews to his son Isaac - Muslims to his son Ishmael) He is key in the Old Testament and Koran.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Abraham
Cawnpore
Puranas
28. The effort of a Muslim to fight against the enemies of Allah - usually an internal struggle - but used in some cases to justify extreme violence and terrorism.
Fundamentalism
Babur
Jizya
Jihad
29. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Islam
Rama/Vishnu
Aurangzeb
Atman
30. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Mosque
Aurangzeb
Bhaktism
Muslim League
31. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Rishis
Kaaba
Indira Gandhi
Moksha
32. The belief that any actions in the mortal life affect the next - be they good or bad. This is especially evident in the belief of reincarnation.
Karma
British East India Company
Lucknow Pact
Sunni
33. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Kaaba
Dharma
Bante Mataram
Shah Jahan
34. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Karmayoga
Robert Clive
Safavid Dynasty
Ramayana
35. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Mahabharata
Sikhs
Samskara
Safavid Dynasty
36. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Sharia
Medina
Bhaktism
Guru
37. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Government of India Act of 1935
Government of India Act of 1919
Smriti
Mughal Empire
38. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Honour Killings
Puranas
Atman
Sharia
39. The leader of the Muslim League Who was educated in law in London. After trying to cooperate with the Congress Party - he pursued an independent Pakistan.
Koran
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Sepoys
Sharia
40. A pamphlet written by Choudhary Rahmat Ali - an Indian Muslim in England - in 1932. It called for a Pakistan independent from India.
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41. The belief that any actions in the mortal life affect the next - be they good or bad. This is especially evident in the belief of reincarnation.
Fundamentalism
Mecca
Karma
Bahadur Shah II
42. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Ali
Twelfth Imam
Mahasabha
Hjira
43. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Muezzini
Ramayana
Ahimsa
Kalidasa
44. The man to whom Jews - Christians and Muslims all trace their lineage. (Jews to his son Isaac - Muslims to his son Ishmael) He is key in the Old Testament and Koran.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Koran
Rishis
Abraham
45. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Mahasabha
Direct Action Day
Hindu
Mecca
46. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Atman
Bante Mataram
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Smriti
47. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Medina
Twelver
Robert Clive
Muslims
48. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Five Pillars
Sharia
Muezzini
Mahabharata
49. 'Something very old -' these are smriti writings that tell the stories of Hindu gods and heroes. These are considered Vedas for the common people because they are easier to understand.
Puranas
Fundamentalism
Government of India Act of 1858
Khadija
50. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Ramadan
Mohammed
Caliph