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World History: India
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1. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
alit/Untouchable
Twelver
Vedism
Puja
2. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Honour Killings
August 15 - 1947
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Ali
3. 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.
'Now or Never'
Caste System
Hindus
Government of India Act of 1858
4. A tax paid to avoid military service - this was imposed on all non-Muslims in Sind (NW India) by Muhammed ibn Qasim - though they had freedom to practice Buddhism or Hinduism.
Bhakti
Puja
Jizya
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
5. 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.
Islam
Cawnpore
Shivaji
Fundamentalism
6. '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.
Four Vedas
alit/Untouchable
Puranas
Mahasabha
7. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Sikhs
August 15 - 1947
Puranas
Muslims
8. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Hussein
Kalidasa
Upanishads
Brahmanas
9. 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)
Rajiv Gandhi
Hjira
Mohammed
Stafford Cripps
10. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Hindus
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Aranyakas
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
11. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Guru
Shah Jahan
Mosque
Muslim League
12. 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 1919
Shi'a
Allan Hume
Rishis
13. 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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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.
Four Vedas
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Allan Hume
Jizya
15. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Mughal Empire
Mauryas/Ashoka
'Now or Never'
Sepoys
16. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Government of India Act of 1935
Lord Wellesley
Government of India Act of 1935
17. 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.
Hindu
Abraham
Hindu
Muezzini
18. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Rowlatt Bills
Kaaba
Babur
Sikhs
19. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Ottoman Empire
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Muslims
Hindu
20. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Sharia
Mohammed
Karma
21. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Guru
Ahimsa
Allan Hume
Allah
22. 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 1935
Government of India Act of 1858
Mahasabha
Sati
23. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Rajiv Gandhi
Hindu
Caliph
Government of India Act of 1935
24. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Cawnpore
Mahasabha
Hinduism
Khadija
25. 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.
Jizya
Bahadur Shah II
Bhagavad Gita
Shah Jahan
26. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Ashura
Shivaji
Shah Jahan
Government of India Act of 1935
27. 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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28. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hinduism
Mosque
Rishis
Lucknow Pact
29. 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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30. 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.
Ali
Medina
Awani League
Ashura
31. 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
Samskara
Twelfth Imam
British Commonwealth
32. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Mauryas/Ashoka
'Now or Never'
Hinduism
Mohammed
33. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Ashura
Shah Jahan
Kaaba
Indra
34. 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.
Lord Mountbatten
Ahimsa
Akbar
Mosque
35. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Bhaktism
Khadija
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Twelfth Imam
36. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Satyagraha
Sunni
Smriti
37. 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.
Koran
Upanishads
Mauryas/Ashoka
Jawaharlal Nehru
38. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Muslims
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Ramadan
Smriti
39. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Government of India Act of 1919
Hindus
Jawaharlal Nehru
40. 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
Warren Hastings
Shruti
Indira Gandhi
41. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Robert Clive
42. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Atman
Allah
Shi'a
Five Pillars
43. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Bante Mataram
Bahadur Shah II
44. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Ali
Five Pillars
Bante Mataram
Ottoman Empire
45. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Shivaji
Nepal
Dharma
Samskara
46. 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.
Caliph
Shivaji
Fundamentalism
Bhagavad Gita
47. 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.
Sufism
Shah Jahan
Hussein
Sunni
48. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Ramayana
Caste System
Guru
49. 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.
Puranas
Aurangzeb
Lucknow Pact
Bante Mataram
50. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Kalidasa
Direct Action Day
Sunni
Khalsa