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World History: India
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1. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Lord Wellesley
Bhakti
Honour Killings
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
2. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Sulahkul
Bhagavad Gita
Babur
Brahman
3. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Bante Mataram
Government of India Act of 1935
Karma
Sepoys
4. The first prime minister of India. He declared India democratic and secular - with a constitution modeled after Britain's. He governed with socialist policies and maintained neutrality in the Cold War.
Moksha
Jawaharlal Nehru
Samskara
Kaaba
5. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Rishis
Indra
Brahmanas
Ramadan
6. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Rajiv Gandhi
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Abraham
7. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Humayun
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Hussein
Caste System
8. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Moksha
Stafford Cripps
Mauryas/Ashoka
Twelfth Imam
9. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
Koran
Hinduism
British East India Company
10. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Ali
Sufism
Rama/Vishnu
Muslims
11. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Rowlatt Bills
Samskara
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Khadija
12. 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
Abraham
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Hindus
13. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Mecca
Government of India Act of 1858
Sufism
Twelver
14. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Hinduism
Caste System
Islam
15. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Islam
Government of India Act of 1858
Muezzini
alit/Untouchable
16. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Muezzini
Sharia
Cawnpore
Islam
17. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Kaaba
Bhagavad Gita
Medina
Stafford Cripps
18. 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.
Lord Wellesley
Calcutta
Akbar
Sufism
19. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Khadija
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Aranyakas
Abraham
20. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Nepal
Mughal Empire
Honour Killings
Mohammed
21. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Bahadur Shah II
Rajiv Gandhi
Smriti
Warren Hastings
22. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Mughal Empire
Indira Gandhi
Sunni
Mosque
23. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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24. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
British East India Company
Five Pillars
Aranyakas
Rama/Vishnu
25. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Indira Gandhi
Bhaktism
Mahasabha
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
26. A man sent by the British government in 1942 to gather support for the British war effort who proposed independence and a constitutional convention in return for help. (the plan fell apart)
Dharma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stafford Cripps
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
27. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Shivaji
Sufism
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
28. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Mosque
Mohammed
Stafford Cripps
Nepal
29. 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.
Safavid Dynasty
Ottoman Empire
Bhakti
Ramadan
30. 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.
Jizya
Mahabharata
Khadija
Government of India Act of 1858
31. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Khalsa
Muslims
Direct Action Day
Vedism
32. The act that made India a federation of 11 British states and several hundred Indian ones. A specific number of government positions were reserved for both Hindus and Muslims at any time.
Aurangzeb
Government of India Act of 1935
Mahabharata
Allah
33. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Muslims
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Khalsa
Smriti
34. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Warren Hastings
Karma
Stafford Cripps
Upanishads
35. 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.
Government of India Act of 1919
Bhagavad Gita
Twelfth Imam
alit/Untouchable
36. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Sunni
Lord Mountbatten
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Karmayoga
37. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Stafford Cripps
Government of India Act of 1935
Mahasabha
Guru
38. 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.
Sunni
Government of India Act of 1858
Abraham
Hindu
39. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Lord Mountbatten
Atman
Ali
Akbar
40. 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.
Guru
Awani League
Allah
Medina
41. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
British Commonwealth
Muezzini
Sulahkul
Akbar
42. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Shi'a
Mahasabha
Bhagavad Gita
Twelver
43. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Caste System
Allah
Safavid Dynasty
Babur
44. '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
Aranyakas
Muslim League
Rishis
45. 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.
August 15 - 1947
Rajiv Gandhi
Ramayana
Abraham
46. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Hussein
Akbar
Bhakti
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
47. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Rama/Vishnu
Stafford Cripps
Muslims
Allah
48. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
Shruti
Mahasabha
Allah
Ali
49. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Akbar
Puja
Direct Action Day
50. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Hindu
Bhaktism
Shi'a
Sufism