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World History: India
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1. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Sulahkul
Hussein
Nepal
Warren Hastings
2. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Jizya
Khadija
Calcutta
Muslims
3. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Khadija
Twelfth Imam
Hussein
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
4. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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5. 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.
Guru
Hussein
Lord Wellesley
Hindu
6. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Rishis
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Bhaktism
Mohammed
7. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Bante Mataram
Ahimsa
Twelfth Imam
Mosque
8. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Shi'a
Hinduism
Lord Wellesley
Caste System
9. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Hjira
Samskara
Sikhs
Karmayoga
10. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
Khalsa
British East India Company
Bante Mataram
11. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Caliph
Mahasabha
Mecca
Sunni
12. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
British Commonwealth
Muslim League
Brahman
Jawaharlal Nehru
13. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Sunni
Hindus
Khadija
14. 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.
Khadija
Government of India Act of 1919
Hjira
Shah Jahan
15. 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.
Koran
Ashura
Mohammed
Bhagavad Gita
16. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Sikhs
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Fundamentalism
Safavid Dynasty
17. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Mahasabha
Cawnpore
Brahmanas
Caste System
18. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Hussein
Satyagraha
Shruti
Shi'a
19. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Sulahkul
Warren Hastings
Smriti
Twelfth Imam
20. 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.
Twelfth Imam
Mughal Empire
Safavid Dynasty
Jihad
21. 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.
Warren Hastings
Government of India Act of 1858
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sikhs
22. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Aurangzeb
Warren Hastings
Sunni
Guru
23. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Caste System
Guru
Rama/Vishnu
Ali
24. 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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25. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Ottoman Empire
Sepoys
Khadija
Allan Hume
26. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Islam
Caliph
Twelfth Imam
27. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Moksha
Muslim League
Mecca
Safavid Dynasty
28. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Ramadan
Five Pillars
Atman
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
29. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Lord Mountbatten
Hinduism
August 15 - 1947
Islam
30. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Shivaji
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Mauryas/Ashoka
31. 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.
Medina
Jizya
Samskara
Karmayoga
32. 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.
Atman
Four Vedas
Khadija
Twelfth Imam
33. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
British East India Company
Dharma
Four Vedas
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
34. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Aranyakas
Robert Clive
Atman
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
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.
Government of India Act of 1919
Sepoys
Koran
Lord Wellesley
36. 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.
Humayun
Indira Gandhi
Cawnpore
Swadeshi/Swaraj
37. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Cawnpore
Swadeshi/Swaraj
38. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Hindus
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Indira Gandhi
39. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Bahadur Shah II
Mecca
Shi'a
Rajiv Gandhi
40. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Koran
Karmayoga
British Commonwealth
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
41. 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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42. 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 -
Hindu
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Wellesley
Moksha
43. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Brahmanas
Mahabharata
Puja
Kaaba
44. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Warren Hastings
Ahimsa
Puja
Government of India Act of 1919
45. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Sikhs
Hussein
Five Pillars
Hjira
46. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Khadija
Sharia
Stafford Cripps
Aranyakas
47. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Karmayoga
Caste System
'Now or Never'
Indra
48. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Bhakti
Kalidasa
Muezzini
Shruti
49. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Puja
Government of India Act of 1858
Hjira
Aranyakas
50. 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)
Shi'a
Stafford Cripps
British East India Company
Indra