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World History: India
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1. 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.
Caliph
Sunni
Aranyakas
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
2. 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.
Direct Action Day
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Ahimsa
Mecca
3. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Mughal Empire
Awani League
Fundamentalism
4. 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.
Bhakti
Khalsa
Rowlatt Bills
Indira Gandhi
5. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Allan Hume
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Muslims
6. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Guru
Cawnpore
Safavid Dynasty
Ashura
7. 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
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Hindu
Mahabharata
8. 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.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Hussein
Fundamentalism
Government of India Act of 1935
9. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
alit/Untouchable
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Brahman
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
10. 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.
Ali
Four Vedas
Jawaharlal Nehru
Hinduism
11. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Mecca
Sepoys
Karma
Dharma
12. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Rajiv Gandhi
Fundamentalism
Vedism
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
13. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Allah
Caliph
Medina
14. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Smriti
Nepal
Twelver
Babur
15. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Mecca
Mecca
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Rama/Vishnu
16. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Upanishads
Allah
Mauryas/Ashoka
Mecca
17. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Medina
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Kalidasa
Atman
18. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Allan Hume
Indra
Bhagavad Gita
Jihad
19. 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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20. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Khalsa
Rowlatt Bills
Moksha
Hjira
21. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Caste System
Mohammed
Guru
Indira Gandhi
22. 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.
Warren Hastings
Stafford Cripps
Twelfth Imam
Shruti
23. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Ahimsa
Caste System
Medina
Bhakti
24. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Ramadan
Shah Jahan
Nepal
Allan Hume
25. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Samskara
Warren Hastings
Dharma
Aranyakas
26. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Allah
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Sunni
27. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Government of India Act of 1919
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Abraham
Sati
28. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Allan Hume
Hindu
Mahasabha
29. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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30. 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 -
Indira Gandhi
Lord Mountbatten
Puja
Ottoman Empire
31. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Honour Killings
Muezzini
alit/Untouchable
Robert Clive
32. 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.
Jihad
Humayun
Caste System
Four Vedas
33. 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.
Cawnpore
Aranyakas
Government of India Act of 1858
Ramadan
34. The 'high point of cooperation between Congress and the Muslim League.' This agreement created separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims and guaranteed that where Muslims were a minority - they were to have a certain number of seats.
Shi'a
Bhakti
Lucknow Pact
Hussein
35. 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.
Mughal Empire
Samskara
Stafford Cripps
Cawnpore
36. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Shah Jahan
Mahabharata
Robert Clive
Dharma
37. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Sati
Five Pillars
Aurangzeb
Nepal
38. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Sulahkul
Shruti
Brahman
Atman
39. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Government of India Act of 1858
Puranas
Dharma
alit/Untouchable
40. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Bante Mataram
Allan Hume
Indra
Smriti
41. 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.
Sikhs
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Kaaba
Hinduism
42. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Medina
Shivaji
Shruti
43. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Khalsa
Awani League
Sati
44. 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.
Mahabharata
Shivaji
Akbar
Aurangzeb
45. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Jihad
Atman
Khadija
Shruti
46. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Babur
Nepal
Direct Action Day
Smriti
47. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Atman
Bante Mataram
Bhakti
Islam
48. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Karmayoga
Allah
Shivaji
British Commonwealth
49. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Medina
Kaaba
Sunni
Allah
50. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Shah Jahan
Guru
Government of India Act of 1919
Rama/Vishnu