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World History: India
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1. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Allah
Sufism
Hinduism
Fundamentalism
2. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bante Mataram
Lucknow Pact
Hinduism
Ramayana
3. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Mosque
Sikhs
Swadeshi/Swaraj
4. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Calcutta
Rishis
Awani League
Ahimsa
5. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Khadija
Dharma
Lord Wellesley
Safavid Dynasty
6. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Ashura
Sufism
Guru
Aranyakas
7. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ahimsa
Khadija
Koran
Allan Hume
8. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hindu
Khalsa
Hinduism
Khadija
9. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Mahasabha
Mahabharata
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dharma
10. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Allah
Mauryas/Ashoka
Shah Jahan
Safavid Dynasty
11. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Sikhs
Muslims
Lucknow Pact
Caste System
12. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Sufism
Humayun
Kalidasa
Mahasabha
13. 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.
Abraham
Kalidasa
Awani League
Karmayoga
14. 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.
Koran
Mughal Empire
Safavid Dynasty
Ramadan
15. 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.
Indira Gandhi
Lord Wellesley
Twelfth Imam
Muslim League
16. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Ramadan
Cawnpore
Five Pillars
Ali
17. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Khadija
Mosque
Sikhs
18. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
alit/Untouchable
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Guru
Abraham
19. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
British Commonwealth
Mecca
Bhaktism
Caste System
20. 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.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kalidasa
Allan Hume
Karma
21. 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.
Rama/Vishnu
Shi'a
Samskara
Moksha
22. 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.
Aurangzeb
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Samskara
Guru
23. 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.
Medina
Lucknow Pact
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Vedism
24. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Jihad
Satyagraha
Lord Mountbatten
Ottoman Empire
25. 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.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Brahmanas
Atman
Government of India Act of 1935
26. 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
Ahimsa
Brahmanas
Mohammed
27. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Hindu
Mosque
Humayun
Mahabharata
28. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Bahadur Shah II
Sharia
Honour Killings
Aranyakas
29. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Honour Killings
Sikhs
Muezzini
Rajiv Gandhi
30. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Calcutta
Caste System
Bhagavad Gita
Rama/Vishnu
31. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Moksha
Atman
Vedism
Akbar
32. 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.
Sati
Four Vedas
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Karmayoga
33. 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.
Bante Mataram
Twelfth Imam
Samskara
Awani League
34. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Bante Mataram
alit/Untouchable
Humayun
British Commonwealth
35. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Ramayana
Smriti
Calcutta
36. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Humayun
Puja
Sunni
Allah
37. 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.
Government of India Act of 1858
Twelver
Awani League
Rajiv Gandhi
38. 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
Honour Killings
Awani League
Caste System
39. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Hinduism
Akbar
Guru
Mahabharata
40. 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.
Hindu
Allan Hume
Calcutta
Muezzini
41. 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.
Government of India Act of 1858
Sati
Five Pillars
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
42. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Sikhs
Indra
Allah
Sunni
43. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Shruti
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Lucknow Pact
44. 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.
Khadija
Abraham
Twelfth Imam
Jawaharlal Nehru
45. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
British Commonwealth
Islam
Guru
alit/Untouchable
46. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Aranyakas
Ottoman Empire
Sufism
Four Vedas
47. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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48. 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.
Muslims
Sufism
Indra
Lord Wellesley
49. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Karma
Mughal Empire
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Cawnpore
50. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
British Commonwealth
Indra
alit/Untouchable
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar