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World History: India
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1. 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.
Caste System
Kalidasa
Calcutta
Twelfth Imam
2. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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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.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Indira Gandhi
Kalidasa
Dharma
4. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Bhagavad Gita
Government of India Act of 1919
Sikhs
5. 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.
Cawnpore
Government of India Act of 1935
Four Vedas
Kalidasa
6. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Lord Mountbatten
Robert Clive
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
7. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Hinduism
Ramadan
Bhagavad Gita
Rama/Vishnu
8. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Medina
Ali
Bhakti
Ashura
9. 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.
Shi'a
Ashura
Jihad
Honour Killings
10. 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.
'Now or Never'
Puranas
Sulahkul
Jawaharlal Nehru
11. 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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12. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Sikhs
Robert Clive
Muslims
Kalidasa
13. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Mahabharata
Vedism
Karma
Upanishads
14. The four stages of life- childhood - youth - middle age - and old age - are marked by these rites of passage performed by the head of the household.
Samskara
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Hindus
alit/Untouchable
15. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Jihad
alit/Untouchable
Bahadur Shah II
16. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Bante Mataram
British East India Company
Brahmanas
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
17. '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
Awani League
Hjira
Cawnpore
18. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Indira Gandhi
Sufism
Muslims
August 15 - 1947
19. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Babur
Nepal
Honour Killings
Sati
20. '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.
Rishis
Satyagraha
Aurangzeb
Ramayana
21. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
August 15 - 1947
Safavid Dynasty
Twelver
Fundamentalism
22. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Fundamentalism
Ali
Hussein
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
23. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
'Now or Never'
Rowlatt Bills
Government of India Act of 1919
Hindu
24. '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.
Sati
Puranas
Mosque
Ali
25. 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
British East India Company
Allan Hume
Fundamentalism
26. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Ashura
Lucknow Pact
Rowlatt Bills
Muslims
27. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Bhakti
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Indra
Bhakti
28. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Awani League
Sulahkul
Indra
Sikhs
29. 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.
Puja
Rajiv Gandhi
Shah Jahan
Ashura
30. 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.
Kalidasa
Honour Killings
Twelfth Imam
Mahasabha
31. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Hinduism
Mughal Empire
Brahmanas
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
32. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Government of India Act of 1919
Caliph
Puja
Islam
33. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Five Pillars
Hussein
Kaaba
Muslim League
34. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Mughal Empire
Robert Clive
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Hindus
35. 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
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Rajiv Gandhi
'Now or Never'
36. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Bante Mataram
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
British East India Company
Puja
37. 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 -
Mahasabha
Jihad
Mohammed
Lord Mountbatten
38. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Awani League
Babur
39. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Awani League
Lord Wellesley
Koran
alit/Untouchable
40. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Sulahkul
Mahabharata
Sulahkul
Bante Mataram
41. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Mahasabha
Ramayana
Brahman
Bhaktism
42. 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
Stafford Cripps
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Khalsa
Ramayana
Twelver
Government of India Act of 1919
44. 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.
Sunni
Samskara
Sati
Mughal Empire
45. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Twelver
Nepal
Hindus
Direct Action Day
46. 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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47. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Guru
Hindus
Aranyakas
Sunni
48. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
'Now or Never'
Ottoman Empire
Mahabharata
Kalidasa
49. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Five Pillars
Akbar
Shi'a
50. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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