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World History: India
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1. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Brahmanas
Bhakti
Government of India Act of 1858
Brahman
2. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Muezzini
British Commonwealth
Shah Jahan
Calcutta
3. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Kalidasa
Shah Jahan
Dharma
Caste System
4. 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
Ottoman Empire
Awani League
Brahman
5. A political party in East Pakistan that argued in favor of splitting Pakistan into two autonomous states - east and west. After they won the 1970 elections - violence erupted; they and India supported Bengali rebels against Pakistan which led to war.
British Commonwealth
Awani League
Kalidasa
Ramadan
6. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Cawnpore
Sharia
Twelver
Swadeshi/Swaraj
7. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Atman
Cawnpore
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Hindus
8. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Robert Clive
Sati
Sepoys
9. 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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10. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Jihad
Mohammed
Dharma
Sepoys
11. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Ottoman Empire
Government of India Act of 1858
Puranas
Bahadur Shah II
12. 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.
Mahasabha
Lord Mountbatten
Sati
Lord Wellesley
13. 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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14. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Bante Mataram
Hinduism
Abraham
Sunni
15. 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.
Sunni
British Commonwealth
Honour Killings
Jihad
16. The holy of book of Islam equivalent to the Bible or Torah. It was written after the prophet Muhammed's death to preserve his teachings.
Koran
Jizya
Sikhs
Lucknow Pact
17. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Allan Hume
Twelver
Smriti
August 15 - 1947
18. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Government of India Act of 1858
Rajiv Gandhi
Sunni
Warren Hastings
19. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Sikhs
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Bante Mataram
Government of India Act of 1919
20. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Hussein
Calcutta
Ahimsa
Government of India Act of 1919
21. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Bhakti
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Akbar
Vedism
22. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Mecca
Bhakti
Allah
Indra
23. 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.
Bhakti
Shivaji
Government of India Act of 1919
Vedism
24. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Bhagavad Gita
Karma
Four Vedas
25. 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
Satyagraha
Karma
Ramayana
26. A tax paid to avoid military service - this was imposed on all non-Muslims in Sind (NW India) by Muhammed ibn Qasim - though they had freedom to practice Buddhism or Hinduism.
Aurangzeb
Robert Clive
Jizya
Government of India Act of 1858
27. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Rajiv Gandhi
Bahadur Shah II
Bhagavad Gita
Sufism
28. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Hindu
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
alit/Untouchable
29. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Ashura
Hussein
Karma
Indira Gandhi
30. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Kaaba
Hindu
Ottoman Empire
Stafford Cripps
31. '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.
Indra
Five Pillars
Puranas
Lord Wellesley
32. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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33. '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.
Bhagavad Gita
Guru
Caste System
Satyagraha
34. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Humayun
Satyagraha
Safavid Dynasty
Mauryas/Ashoka
35. 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.
Abraham
Caste System
Fundamentalism
Ramayana
36. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Stafford Cripps
Muslim League
Medina
Direct Action Day
37. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Allan Hume
Hindus
Rajiv Gandhi
38. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Indira Gandhi
Rowlatt Bills
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Aranyakas
39. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Calcutta
Moksha
Akbar
Muslims
40. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Rama/Vishnu
Ahimsa
Aranyakas
Bahadur Shah II
41. The ideal (especially in religion) that a group should revert to traditional values and customs and follow a rigid or literal understanding of texts like the Bible or Koran.
Mecca
Kaaba
Ali
Fundamentalism
42. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Mahasabha
Hussein
Brahman
Hindu
43. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Jizya
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bhaktism
Ramadan
44. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rishis
Vedism
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
45. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Ottoman Empire
Four Vedas
Sikhs
Mauryas/Ashoka
46. A governor general appointed by Britain in March 1947 who tried to avoid civil war in India by setting August 15 as the day of independence. After the secret borders were unveiled - massive exoduses of people to their 'respective' nations occurred -
Brahman
Lord Mountbatten
Bante Mataram
Robert Clive
47. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Mahabharata
British East India Company
Medina
Calcutta
48. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
British Commonwealth
Khadija
Hinduism
49. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Caliph
Bhaktism
Government of India Act of 1919
Puja
50. The law that newly allowed Indian council members to legislate. However - the viceroy could still strike down any proposition. The act also recognized the concept of separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims as valid.
Guru
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Caliph
Safavid Dynasty