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World History: India
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1. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Bahadur Shah II
Kalidasa
British East India Company
2. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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3. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Vedism
Hinduism
Sufism
Humayun
4. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Safavid Dynasty
Mahabharata
Humayun
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
5. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Bhagavad Gita
Lord Mountbatten
Bante Mataram
6. The daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru who became prime minister in 1965. After the Green Revolution and nationalization of industry and business - she declared a state of emergency to imprison political opponents. She was killed by her own bodyguards.
Islam
Allah
August 15 - 1947
Indira Gandhi
7. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Hinduism
Kaaba
Mughal Empire
8. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Direct Action Day
Hjira
Lucknow Pact
Bahadur Shah II
9. 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.
Sepoys
British East India Company
Akbar
Fundamentalism
10. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Muslims
Four Vedas
Karmayoga
11. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Rowlatt Bills
Muslim League
Allan Hume
Vedism
12. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Sepoys
Puja
Mosque
Muezzini
13. 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.
Shah Jahan
Rajiv Gandhi
Aranyakas
Puranas
14. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Sikhs
August 15 - 1947
Aranyakas
15. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mughal Empire
Mecca
Caliph
Akbar
16. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Ramadan
Twelver
Bhagavad Gita
Atman
17. 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.
Aurangzeb
Shi'a
Babur
Ramadan
18. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Shah Jahan
Five Pillars
Hjira
Brahmanas
19. 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.
Calcutta
Mahabharata
Government of India Act of 1935
Akbar
20. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Ali
Rama/Vishnu
Hindus
21. 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.
Hindus
Medina
Shah Jahan
Ottoman Empire
22. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Shi'a
Mecca
Medina
Direct Action Day
23. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Ramadan
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Shivaji
Five Pillars
24. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Shivaji
Ali
Mohammed
Karmayoga
25. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Lord Mountbatten
Government of India Act of 1919
Calcutta
Mahasabha
26. The Shi'a Imam (a leader of sorts) also known as the Hidden Imam who went into hiding in the 10th century. Some believe he will return at the end of time.
'Now or Never'
Sati
Brahman
Twelfth Imam
27. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Indira Gandhi
Samskara
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Sunni
28. 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 -
Puja
Sulahkul
Lord Mountbatten
Sikhs
29. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Caliph
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Allah
30. 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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31. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Twelver
Ali
British East India Company
32. 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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33. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Sepoys
Honour Killings
Lord Wellesley
Ramadan
34. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Mahasabha
Robert Clive
Nepal
Shruti
35. 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.
Bhaktism
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Akbar
Karma
36. 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.
Shruti
Shivaji
Bhaktism
Ramadan
37. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Cawnpore
Ramayana
Ramadan
Honour Killings
38. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Bhakti
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Rishis
Mauryas/Ashoka
39. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Government of India Act of 1935
Ramayana
British East India Company
Babur
40. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Hindus
Government of India Act of 1858
Babur
41. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Karma
Rajiv Gandhi
Medina
Shivaji
42. 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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43. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Awani League
Karma
Aranyakas
44. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Shah Jahan
Aranyakas
Hussein
Calcutta
45. '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.
Allan Hume
Satyagraha
Karmayoga
Rama/Vishnu
46. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Warren Hastings
Sharia
Karma
Direct Action Day
47. The Shi'a Imam (a leader of sorts) also known as the Hidden Imam who went into hiding in the 10th century. Some believe he will return at the end of time.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Nepal
Hjira
Twelfth Imam
48. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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49. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Allan Hume
Government of India Act of 1935
Ali
Four Vedas
50. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Rama/Vishnu
Awani League
Shruti
Ali