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World History: India

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1. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.






2. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.






3. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.






4. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.






5. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).






6. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.






7. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.

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8. 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.






9. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.






10. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'






14. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.






15. 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)






16. 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.






17. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)






18. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.






22. 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.






23. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.






24. 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.






25. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.






26. 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.






27. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.






28. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.






29. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.






30. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.






31. 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.






32. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.






33. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.






34. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.






35. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.






36. 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.






37. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.






38. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.






39. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.






40. 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.






41. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.






42. 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)






43. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.






44. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.






45. 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.






46. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.






47. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.






48. 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 -






49. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.






50. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.