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World History: India
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1. 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.
Jizya
Abraham
Twelfth Imam
Bhakti
2. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Shi'a
Calcutta
Akbar
Shah Jahan
3. 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 -
Robert Clive
Dharma
Ramayana
Lord Mountbatten
4. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Kalidasa
Safavid Dynasty
Hindu
Kaaba
5. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Puja
Khadija
Government of India Act of 1919
Hinduism
6. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Bhagavad Gita
Guru
Khadija
Akbar
7. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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8. 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.
Brahmanas
Awani League
Koran
Sulahkul
9. 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.
Rama/Vishnu
Kaaba
Indira Gandhi
alit/Untouchable
10. 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.
Abraham
Government of India Act of 1935
Aranyakas
alit/Untouchable
11. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Ahimsa
Mughal Empire
Allan Hume
12. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Muslim League
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Atman
Vedism
13. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Karma
Ottoman Empire
Government of India Act of 1935
Puja
14. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Indira Gandhi
Khalsa
Ali
British Commonwealth
15. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bante Mataram
Ramadan
Rowlatt Bills
Allah
16. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Atman
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Kaaba
Mahasabha
17. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Lord Mountbatten
Government of India Act of 1935
British East India Company
Five Pillars
18. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Lord Wellesley
'Now or Never'
Puja
19. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Hussein
August 15 - 1947
Babur
Puja
20. 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.
Ali
Samskara
Jizya
Islam
21. 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.
Mughal Empire
Direct Action Day
Twelver
Government of India Act of 1935
22. 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.
Rajiv Gandhi
Karma
Hindu
Koran
23. 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.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Kaaba
Mahabharata
Sunni
24. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Shruti
Ramadan
Samskara
Medina
25. 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
Jihad
Muslims
Moksha
26. 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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27. 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.
Robert Clive
Hussein
Jawaharlal Nehru
Shi'a
28. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Babur
Ahimsa
Ottoman Empire
Sharia
29. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Shruti
Shi'a
Aranyakas
30. '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.
Bhakti
Shivaji
Muezzini
Satyagraha
31. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Safavid Dynasty
Twelver
Mahabharata
Sufism
32. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Hjira
Rowlatt Bills
Aranyakas
33. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Sharia
Khadija
Rowlatt Bills
34. 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.
Karma
Bhakti
Karmayoga
Koran
35. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Lord Wellesley
'Now or Never'
Twelver
Ahimsa
36. 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.
Muslims
Five Pillars
Sati
Shruti
37. 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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38. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Rowlatt Bills
Bhaktism
Kalidasa
39. 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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40. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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41. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Fundamentalism
Babur
Mahasabha
Rowlatt Bills
42. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Aranyakas
Ali
Caliph
Ahimsa
43. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Government of India Act of 1919
Babur
Guru
44. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Sati
Honour Killings
Islam
Mughal Empire
45. 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.
Dharma
Atman
Karma
Rajiv Gandhi
46. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Shivaji
Stafford Cripps
Puranas
47. 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.
Government of India Act of 1858
Sati
August 15 - 1947
Akbar
48. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Brahmanas
Smriti
Muslims
Sunni
49. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Twelfth Imam
Muslims
Mohammed
Babur
50. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Ashura
Ramadan
Smriti
Hjira