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World History: India
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1. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Dharma
Indra
Puja
Hussein
2. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bante Mataram
Awani League
August 15 - 1947
Puja
3. 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.
Cawnpore
Indira Gandhi
Bhakti
Akbar
4. 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
Robert Clive
Muslims
British Commonwealth
5. 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.
Shi'a
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Bhakti
British East India Company
6. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Khadija
Islam
Brahmanas
Indira Gandhi
7. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Hinduism
Upanishads
Allah
Jihad
8. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Government of India Act of 1858
Indira Gandhi
Sufism
Shah Jahan
9. 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.
Muslim League
Akbar
Hindu
Ashura
10. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Babur
Kaaba
Mohammed
Lord Wellesley
11. 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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12. 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
Sunni
Calcutta
13. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mohammed
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
alit/Untouchable
Mughal Empire
14. 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.
Satyagraha
Karma
Government of India Act of 1935
Humayun
15. 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.
Ahimsa
Brahmanas
Shah Jahan
Muslims
16. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Kalidasa
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Hjira
17. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Ramadan
Guru
Karmayoga
Bhagavad Gita
18. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Sepoys
Bhakti
Rajiv Gandhi
Ottoman Empire
19. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
Robert Clive
Government of India Act of 1935
Bahadur Shah II
20. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Dharma
Rajiv Gandhi
Hinduism
Robert Clive
21. 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.
Jizya
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mughal Empire
Allah
22. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Karmayoga
Hussein
British East India Company
Shruti
23. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Sati
Twelver
Brahmanas
Bhagavad Gita
24. 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.
Abraham
Rama/Vishnu
Bhakti
British Commonwealth
25. 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)
Stafford Cripps
Five Pillars
Safavid Dynasty
British Commonwealth
26. 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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27. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Guru
Ottoman Empire
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Kaaba
28. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Muslim League
Ottoman Empire
Bhaktism
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
29. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Aurangzeb
Sunni
Mosque
Government of India Act of 1935
30. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Government of India Act of 1858
Brahmanas
Ahimsa
Lucknow Pact
31. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Koran
Akbar
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Four Vedas
32. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Jihad
Sati
Medina
alit/Untouchable
33. The idea of universal tolerance put in place by Akbar which possibly endeared him to non-Muslims but led to him being called a heretic by Muslims.
Sulahkul
Twelver
Bante Mataram
Koran
34. 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 -
Puja
Lord Mountbatten
Mosque
Babur
35. 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.
Hinduism
Abraham
Babur
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
36. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Hjira
Allan Hume
Sulahkul
August 15 - 1947
37. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Ottoman Empire
Koran
Kaaba
Atman
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.
Satyagraha
Kaaba
Awani League
Direct Action Day
39. '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
Bhagavad Gita
Direct Action Day
Abraham
40. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Ali
Government of India Act of 1858
Sepoys
Dharma
41. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Government of India Act of 1919
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Caste System
Vedism
42. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Ramadan
Jizya
Ashura
Ali
43. 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.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Ashura
Sulahkul
Hussein
44. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Ali
Atman
Sati
Government of India Act of 1919
45. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Bahadur Shah II
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Government of India Act of 1935
Shivaji
46. 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.
Muslims
Shi'a
Rishis
Jawaharlal Nehru
47. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Rowlatt Bills
Mecca
Indra
Rowlatt Bills
48. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Shivaji
Satyagraha
British Commonwealth
Muslim League
49. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Rowlatt Bills
alit/Untouchable
Muslims
Sufism
50. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Ottoman Empire
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Muslim League
Karma