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World History: India
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1. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Brahmanas
Samskara
Nepal
Muslims
2. 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.
Bante Mataram
Ashura
Kalidasa
Lucknow Pact
3. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Upanishads
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Indira Gandhi
August 15 - 1947
4. 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.
Aurangzeb
Shi'a
Bhakti
Allah
5. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Mahabharata
Jizya
Bante Mataram
Lucknow Pact
6. 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
Mosque
Bante Mataram
Ahimsa
7. '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.
Puranas
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Warren Hastings
August 15 - 1947
8. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
Awani League
Government of India Act of 1919
Safavid Dynasty
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.
Shah Jahan
Cawnpore
Warren Hastings
Hindus
10. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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11. 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
Bante Mataram
Cawnpore
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
12. 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.
Twelfth Imam
Vedism
Government of India Act of 1935
Sepoys
13. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Smriti
British East India Company
Government of India Act of 1919
Shi'a
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.
Abraham
Ramadan
Atman
Hjira
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
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Four Vedas
16. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Four Vedas
Ali
Sati
Hussein
17. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Karmayoga
Brahmanas
Caste System
Jawaharlal Nehru
18. 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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19. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Rama/Vishnu
Moksha
Sulahkul
Bante Mataram
20. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Bhagavad Gita
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Shivaji
Kalidasa
21. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Mahasabha
Hjira
Four Vedas
Puja
22. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Smriti
Medina
Jizya
Indira Gandhi
23. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Mughal Empire
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Dharma
Calcutta
24. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Lucknow Pact
Satyagraha
Smriti
Twelver
25. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Awani League
Jizya
Shi'a
alit/Untouchable
26. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Rajiv Gandhi
Government of India Act of 1858
Samskara
Muslim League
27. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Warren Hastings
Jawaharlal Nehru
Hussein
Twelfth Imam
28. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Lord Wellesley
Vedism
Koran
Babur
29. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Direct Action Day
alit/Untouchable
Ahimsa
Shah Jahan
30. 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.
Ashura
Karma
Lucknow Pact
Allah
31. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Islam
Shruti
Abraham
Government of India Act of 1935
32. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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33. 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.
Five Pillars
Samskara
British East India Company
Karma
34. 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.
Mosque
Shi'a
Honour Killings
Lord Wellesley
35. 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.
Brahmanas
Dharma
Guru
Koran
36. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Robert Clive
Sunni
Indira Gandhi
Shivaji
37. 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)
Abraham
Islam
Stafford Cripps
Five Pillars
38. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Lucknow Pact
Caliph
Muslims
39. A BEIC trading center on the Ganges where angry sepoys rebelled against the British - killing all the men - and capturing women and children. When a British army came to rescue them - the women and children were also killed.
Atman
Cawnpore
Puja
Mohammed
40. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Mahabharata
Shi'a
Dharma
Aurangzeb
41. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Kaaba
Rama/Vishnu
Aranyakas
Vedism
42. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sepoys
Allah
Direct Action Day
43. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Humayun
Shivaji
Bante Mataram
Safavid Dynasty
44. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Allah
Caliph
Awani League
45. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Bhaktism
Sulahkul
Fundamentalism
Hussein
46. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Hindu
Rama/Vishnu
Twelver
Bante Mataram
47. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Hindu
Muslim League
Akbar
Sati
48. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Ramadan
Ashura
Honour Killings
Rajiv Gandhi
49. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Ottoman Empire
'Now or Never'
British Commonwealth
Hjira
50. 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
Awani League
Sunni
Caste System
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