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World History: India
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1. The fifth month of the Muslim calendar during which time Muslims fast throughout all of sunlight. It is a test of obedience and self control.
Stafford Cripps
Mosque
Ramadan
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
2. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Karma
Sunni
Babur
Lord Mountbatten
3. The grandson of Babur Who is thought of as the Mughal Empire's greatest ruler. The British East India Company was founded at least partially in 1600 to capitalize on the empire's economic success.
Puja
Akbar
Five Pillars
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
4. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Dharma
Karma
Fundamentalism
Jawaharlal Nehru
5. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Guru
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Bhakti
Puranas
6. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Bhaktism
Mahasabha
Bhakti
British Commonwealth
7. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Sulahkul
Kaaba
August 15 - 1947
Rama/Vishnu
8. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Jihad
Lord Wellesley
Robert Clive
Honour Killings
9. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
August 15 - 1947
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Karmayoga
Ahimsa
10. 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.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Shruti
Rishis
Direct Action Day
11. 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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12. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Caliph
Indra
Kalidasa
Government of India Act of 1919
13. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Shi'a
Muslim League
Bahadur Shah II
Government of India Act of 1858
14. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Karmayoga
Honour Killings
Sufism
Robert Clive
15. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Dharma
Twelfth Imam
Koran
Hindu
16. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Medina
Rowlatt Bills
Five Pillars
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
17. 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.
Samskara
Medina
Abraham
Karmayoga
18. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Mosque
Caste System
Jizya
Karmayoga
19. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Government of India Act of 1919
Four Vedas
Moksha
Mughal Empire
20. The 'high point of cooperation between Congress and the Muslim League.' This agreement created separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims and guaranteed that where Muslims were a minority - they were to have a certain number of seats.
Lucknow Pact
Mohammed
Ottoman Empire
Rajiv Gandhi
21. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Bhaktism
Government of India Act of 1858
Babur
Brahman
22. The act following the British takeover of India in 1857 that placed a British viceroy in charge with an Indian council of 8-12 members which held no power.
Government of India Act of 1858
Four Vedas
Government of India Act of 1919
Muslims
23. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Calcutta
Mughal Empire
Lord Wellesley
Aranyakas
24. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Ramayana
Five Pillars
Mosque
Muezzini
25. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Akbar
Bante Mataram
Bahadur Shah II
Shah Jahan
26. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Twelver
Sepoys
Ahimsa
Khadija
27. The idea of universal tolerance put in place by Akbar which possibly endeared him to non-Muslims but led to him being called a heretic by Muslims.
Abraham
Sulahkul
Sepoys
Bahadur Shah II
28. 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 1919
Safavid Dynasty
Akbar
Smriti
29. Akbar's grandson under whom the Mughal Empire reached the peak of its success. He rebuilt Delhi with walls and waterways and built the Taj Mahal.
'Now or Never'
Ramayana
Hindus
Shah Jahan
30. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kalidasa
Allah
Bante Mataram
31. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
British East India Company
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Rajiv Gandhi
Honour Killings
32. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Atman
Islam
Mughal Empire
Warren Hastings
33. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Awani League
Shruti
Mauryas/Ashoka
Indra
34. 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.
Dharma
Five Pillars
Sati
British East India Company
35. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Aranyakas
Hindus
Jihad
Aurangzeb
36. The fifth British governor-general in India who conquered much coastal territory in the 1790s. He believed the British presence was a blessing to the locals.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Government of India Act of 1935
Lord Wellesley
Mecca
37. The grandson of Babur Who is thought of as the Mughal Empire's greatest ruler. The British East India Company was founded at least partially in 1600 to capitalize on the empire's economic success.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Akbar
Lord Wellesley
Shruti
38. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Direct Action Day
Ahimsa
Upanishads
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
39. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ahimsa
'Now or Never'
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Mughal Empire
40. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Bhagavad Gita
Ramadan
Ramayana
Hussein
41. The 'high point of cooperation between Congress and the Muslim League.' This agreement created separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims and guaranteed that where Muslims were a minority - they were to have a certain number of seats.
Indra
Lucknow Pact
Shruti
Sufism
42. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hinduism
Moksha
Sikhs
Swadeshi/Swaraj
43. Ruling from 1658-1707 - Shah Jahan's son was the longest ruling Mughal and a strict Muslim. He appointed censors and disallowed immoral behavior and reimposed the jizya. After his death - the empire was fought over by potential successors.
Lord Wellesley
Government of India Act of 1919
Smriti
Aurangzeb
44. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Mecca
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Brahmanas
Shivaji
45. 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.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vedism
Karma
Indira Gandhi
46. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Puja
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
British East India Company
Shruti
47. 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.
Safavid Dynasty
Caste System
Hindu
Babur
48. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Caliph
Mosque
Robert Clive
Muslim League
49. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Allan Hume
Lucknow Pact
Cawnpore
Rajiv Gandhi
50. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Bhagavad Gita
Honour Killings
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Bhakti