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World History: India
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1. 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
Islam
Government of India Act of 1935
Abraham
2. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Stafford Cripps
Hindus
Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
3. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Bahadur Shah II
Hindus
Sikhs
Aranyakas
4. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Bante Mataram
British East India Company
Aranyakas
Indra
5. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Cawnpore
Ahimsa
Rowlatt Bills
Fundamentalism
6. 'Reaching for the Truth' Acts of non-violent civil disobedience advocated by Gandhi as the best and most ethical means of dealing with a hostile government.
Mosque
Satyagraha
Muezzini
Rama/Vishnu
7. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Shruti
Bhaktism
Government of India Act of 1858
Rowlatt Bills
8. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
alit/Untouchable
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Akbar
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
9. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Dharma
Ahimsa
Allan Hume
'Now or Never'
10. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Aurangzeb
Kalidasa
Abraham
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
11. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Khalsa
Humayun
Shi'a
Sepoys
12. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ahimsa
Sufism
Aranyakas
Kalidasa
13. 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.
Ramadan
Medina
Allah
Cawnpore
14. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Kalidasa
Brahmanas
Muslim League
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
15. 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.
Rama/Vishnu
Lord Mountbatten
Fundamentalism
Mosque
16. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Caliph
Hjira
Upanishads
17. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
August 15 - 1947
Allah
Khalsa
Mahabharata
18. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Sunni
Mohammed
Medina
19. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Akbar
Jizya
Safavid Dynasty
Brahman
20. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Mahabharata
Jihad
Bhakti
Bhaktism
21. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Sati
Rama/Vishnu
Brahmanas
Bhaktism
22. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Five Pillars
Mohammed
Sikhs
Swadeshi/Swaraj
23. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Bhakti
Shah Jahan
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Honour Killings
24. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
August 15 - 1947
Shruti
Shi'a
Mughal Empire
25. A prophet in a long line of Islamic prophets who holds a somewhat divine status. He was an Arab merchant who declared himself the Prophet of Allah and urged his people to join him in recognition of this God in the sixth century BCE.
British East India Company
Smriti
Twelfth Imam
Mohammed
26. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Kalidasa
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rishis
Karmayoga
27. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Mughal Empire
Hinduism
Sharia
Khadija
28. 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
Medina
Mauryas/Ashoka
Ahimsa
29. 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.
Lord Mountbatten
Direct Action Day
Cawnpore
Allah
30. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Mecca
'Now or Never'
Dharma
Sati
31. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Hussein
Brahman
Karmayoga
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
32. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Brahman
Kalidasa
Akbar
Ashura
33. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Awani League
Robert Clive
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Rajiv Gandhi
34. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
alit/Untouchable
Aranyakas
Koran
Smriti
35. 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
Brahman
Sikhs
Indra
36. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Bante Mataram
Sikhs
Government of India Act of 1935
Karmayoga
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)
Government of India Act of 1935
Awani League
Stafford Cripps
Warren Hastings
38. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Hjira
Jihad
Bante Mataram
39. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Caliph
Ahimsa
Muslims
Shi'a
40. 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 -
Kalidasa
Lord Mountbatten
Hindus
Rajiv Gandhi
41. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Brahmanas
Rama/Vishnu
Lord Wellesley
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
42. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Sati
Rajiv Gandhi
Mohammed
Guru
43. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Safavid Dynasty
Brahman
Safavid Dynasty
Twelver
44. 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.
Smriti
Satyagraha
Government of India Act of 1935
Caste System
45. 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.
Stafford Cripps
Shah Jahan
Smriti
Rajiv Gandhi
46. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Direct Action Day
'Now or Never'
Ramayana
Dharma
47. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Brahmanas
Medina
Ali
Bahadur Shah II
48. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Karmayoga
Rowlatt Bills
Satyagraha
Bahadur Shah II
49. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Lord Wellesley
Ottoman Empire
Hjira
Hinduism
50. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Shi'a
Hindu
Government of India Act of 1919