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World History: India
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1. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Allan Hume
Warren Hastings
Aurangzeb
Karma
2. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Bante Mataram
Aranyakas
Ottoman Empire
Shah Jahan
3. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Satyagraha
Medina
Honour Killings
Bante Mataram
4. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Bhagavad Gita
Rajiv Gandhi
Medina
Caliph
5. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Mahasabha
Government of India Act of 1919
Shah Jahan
Vedism
6. 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.
Allah
Bhakti
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Ramadan
7. 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.
Calcutta
Lucknow Pact
Abraham
Government of India Act of 1858
8. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Satyagraha
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Ramadan
Khalsa
9. Akbar's grandson under whom the Mughal Empire reached the peak of its success. He rebuilt Delhi with walls and waterways and built the Taj Mahal.
Nepal
Shah Jahan
Abraham
Kaaba
10. 'Something very old -' these are smriti writings that tell the stories of Hindu gods and heroes. These are considered Vedas for the common people because they are easier to understand.
Hindu
Puja
Puranas
Mughal Empire
11. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Muslims
Honour Killings
Sikhs
Sepoys
12. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Cawnpore
Vedism
Nepal
13. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Puja
Shruti
Twelver
Sikhs
14. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Dharma
Ahimsa
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Indra
15. 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
Hjira
Caste System
Five Pillars
16. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Sharia
Mughal Empire
Upanishads
Safavid Dynasty
17. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Hindus
Mahabharata
Upanishads
Ramayana
18. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Hussein
Allah
Aurangzeb
Allan Hume
19. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Ali
Brahman
Vedism
Puja
20. 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)
Islam
Hindus
Allah
Stafford Cripps
21. 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.
Caliph
Twelfth Imam
Sikhs
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
22. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Warren Hastings
Caste System
Karma
Five Pillars
23. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Sikhs
Shivaji
Karmayoga
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
24. 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
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Government of India Act of 1858
Swadeshi/Swaraj
25. 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.
Sufism
Karma
Sikhs
Government of India Act of 1935
26. 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.
Hjira
Fundamentalism
Guru
'Now or Never'
27. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Ottoman Empire
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Bhakti
Smriti
28. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Bahadur Shah II
Karma
Lucknow Pact
Bhakti
29. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Karma
Sharia
Ottoman Empire
Jawaharlal Nehru
30. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
alit/Untouchable
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Sulahkul
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
31. 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.
Ahimsa
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Bante Mataram
Direct Action Day
32. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Ottoman Empire
Hussein
Sepoys
Mahabharata
33. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hinduism
Satyagraha
Allan Hume
Jihad
34. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Hindu
Ali
British East India Company
Stafford Cripps
35. 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.
British Commonwealth
Kaaba
Puranas
Akbar
36. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Brahman
Moksha
Koran
Robert Clive
37. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Rama/Vishnu
Brahmanas
Government of India Act of 1935
Sikhs
38. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Mecca
Vedism
Ramadan
Ahimsa
39. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Akbar
Bante Mataram
Kaaba
Calcutta
40. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Jihad
Ramayana
Indra
41. 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
Bante Mataram
Twelfth Imam
Aranyakas
42. 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 1858
Bahadur Shah II
Fundamentalism
'Now or Never'
43. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sufism
Bhagavad Gita
Karma
44. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Khadija
Shruti
Sufism
Medina
45. 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.
Hindu
Puja
Indira Gandhi
Medina
46. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Mauryas/Ashoka
Rajiv Gandhi
Bhakti
47. 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.
Caste System
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Islam
Bhagavad Gita
48. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Shi'a
Shah Jahan
Sharia
Swadeshi/Swaraj
49. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Safavid Dynasty
British Commonwealth
Medina
Bhakti
50. 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.
Indra
Rajiv Gandhi
Twelfth Imam
Bante Mataram