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World History: India
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1. 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.
Mahabharata
Muslim League
Cawnpore
Khadija
2. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Shah Jahan
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Sunni
Dharma
3. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Twelver
Allan Hume
Ashura
Sulahkul
4. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Aranyakas
Government of India Act of 1919
Allan Hume
alit/Untouchable
5. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Karmayoga
Mahabharata
Bhagavad Gita
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
6. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Rishis
Caliph
Hinduism
Twelver
7. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Shruti
Allah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Islam
8. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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9. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Allah
Karma
alit/Untouchable
Sharia
10. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Shah Jahan
Bahadur Shah II
'Now or Never'
Mahabharata
11. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Ahimsa
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Muslim League
Brahman
12. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Dharma
Muezzini
Hinduism
Atman
13. 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
Karmayoga
Brahmanas
Mecca
14. 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.
Muslim League
Aurangzeb
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Safavid Dynasty
15. 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.
Jihad
Dharma
Mahabharata
Sulahkul
16. 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.
Sharia
Government of India Act of 1858
Bante Mataram
Abraham
17. 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.
alit/Untouchable
Kaaba
Shah Jahan
Hindu
18. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
alit/Untouchable
Bhakti
British East India Company
Abraham
19. 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)
Muezzini
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Warren Hastings
Stafford Cripps
20. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Shah Jahan
Caliph
Satyagraha
Kalidasa
21. 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.
Indra
Hindu
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Karma
22. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Khalsa
Rishis
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Robert Clive
23. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Mecca
Muslim League
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Robert Clive
24. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Robert Clive
Vedism
Lord Mountbatten
25. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Khalsa
Sepoys
Satyagraha
Twelver
26. 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.
Sikhs
Sati
Satyagraha
Mosque
27. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Babur
Muslims
Twelver
Hindus
28. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Aurangzeb
Karma
Ramayana
Dharma
29. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Brahmanas
alit/Untouchable
Brahman
Jihad
30. 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.
Sulahkul
Allan Hume
Brahmanas
Sati
31. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Government of India Act of 1858
Twelver
Allan Hume
Atman
32. 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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33. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Sunni
Ashura
Sikhs
Jawaharlal Nehru
34. The four stages of life- childhood - youth - middle age - and old age - are marked by these rites of passage performed by the head of the household.
Islam
Kalidasa
Allah
Samskara
35. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Shruti
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Mauryas/Ashoka
36. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Ottoman Empire
Mahabharata
Mecca
Hinduism
37. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Caliph
Mughal Empire
Karma
Sufism
38. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Sepoys
Akbar
Sharia
Awani League
39. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Upanishads
Ali
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Allah
40. 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.
Shruti
Aurangzeb
Government of India Act of 1919
Twelfth Imam
41. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Humayun
British East India Company
Jihad
Shivaji
42. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Calcutta
Sharia
Sunni
Dharma
43. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Khadija
Akbar
Humayun
Mecca
44. 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.
Twelver
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Mauryas/Ashoka
Guru
45. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Stafford Cripps
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Nepal
Bhagavad Gita
46. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Khalsa
Jihad
Sulahkul
Warren Hastings
47. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Rishis
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Kalidasa
Safavid Dynasty
48. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Direct Action Day
Mughal Empire
Direct Action Day
Five Pillars
49. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Fundamentalism
Hindu
Warren Hastings
Sikhs
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.
Lord Wellesley
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Bhagavad Gita
Indira Gandhi