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World History: India
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1. 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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2. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Muslims
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Dharma
August 15 - 1947
3. 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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4. 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 -
Government of India Act of 1919
Lucknow Pact
Rajiv Gandhi
Lord Mountbatten
5. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Bhaktism
Bahadur Shah II
Shruti
Satyagraha
6. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Mahasabha
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Dharma
Medina
7. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Hussein
Caste System
Safavid Dynasty
Kalidasa
8. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Muezzini
Rishis
Satyagraha
Smriti
9. 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.
Safavid Dynasty
Ottoman Empire
Five Pillars
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
10. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Humayun
Direct Action Day
Kalidasa
Mughal Empire
11. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Hindus
Bhaktism
Direct Action Day
Jawaharlal Nehru
12. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Mahasabha
Kaaba
Babur
Four Vedas
13. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Sikhs
Guru
Mahabharata
Hindus
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.
Vedism
Rajiv Gandhi
Direct Action Day
Nepal
15. 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
Sunni
Government of India Act of 1935
Rajiv Gandhi
16. 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.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Jihad
Ottoman Empire
Hindus
17. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Khadija
Dharma
Government of India Act of 1919
Twelver
18. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Shah Jahan
Bhagavad Gita
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Hjira
19. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Rishis
Lord Mountbatten
Sharia
Mosque
20. 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.
Fundamentalism
Aurangzeb
Government of India Act of 1919
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
21. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Medina
Ramadan
Bante Mataram
Upanishads
22. 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.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Mohammed
Upanishads
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
23. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Rishis
Khadija
Rama/Vishnu
Babur
24. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
Hindus
Lord Wellesley
British Commonwealth
Shruti
25. 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.
Twelfth Imam
Muslim League
Bahadur Shah II
alit/Untouchable
26. 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.
Mahasabha
Stafford Cripps
Akbar
Abraham
27. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Cawnpore
Smriti
'Now or Never'
August 15 - 1947
28. '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.
Sepoys
Puranas
Ashura
Satyagraha
29. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Karmayoga
Nepal
Calcutta
Jawaharlal Nehru
30. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Atman
Akbar
Puja
'Now or Never'
31. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Ashura
Honour Killings
Moksha
Caliph
32. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Hjira
Brahman
Indra
August 15 - 1947
33. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Sikhs
Aranyakas
Hinduism
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
34. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Rowlatt Bills
Satyagraha
Mauryas/Ashoka
Muslims
35. 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.
Four Vedas
Vedism
Karma
Jihad
36. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Caliph
Brahmanas
Khadija
Five Pillars
37. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Abraham
Muslims
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Hindu
38. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Caliph
Rishis
Bhakti
Karmayoga
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.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Muezzini
Ahimsa
Khadija
40. 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.
Twelfth Imam
Puja
Kalidasa
Honour Killings
41. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Aranyakas
Atman
Mughal Empire
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
42. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mughal Empire
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Ahimsa
Babur
43. 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.
Ramadan
Warren Hastings
Mosque
Karma
44. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hjira
Honour Killings
Hinduism
Khadija
45. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
Hjira
Bahadur Shah II
Shruti
Awani League
46. A BEIC trading center on the Ganges where angry sepoys rebelled against the British - killing all the men - and capturing women and children. When a British army came to rescue them - the women and children were also killed.
Cawnpore
Moksha
August 15 - 1947
Government of India Act of 1919
47. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Rishis
Hinduism
Ashura
Khalsa
48. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Islam
Upanishads
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Fundamentalism
49. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Sharia
Aranyakas
Bhagavad Gita
Karmayoga
50. 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.
Robert Clive
Sikhs
Hinduism
Abraham