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World History: India
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1. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Sati
Safavid Dynasty
Hinduism
Dharma
2. The Persian name for the river Sindhu - which later became the name for the people who lived near the river - then anyone not a Muslim - and today anyone believing in Hinduism.
Hinduism
August 15 - 1947
Hindu
Guru
3. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Rama/Vishnu
Shruti
Islam
Bahadur Shah II
4. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Indra
Islam
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Swadeshi/Swaraj
5. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Twelver
Indra
Caste System
Hinduism
6. 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.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Satyagraha
Hussein
Government of India Act of 1935
7. The Persian name for the river Sindhu - which later became the name for the people who lived near the river - then anyone not a Muslim - and today anyone believing in Hinduism.
Government of India Act of 1935
Hindu
Smriti
Sunni
8. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Vedism
Medina
Babur
Mahasabha
9. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Bhagavad Gita
Hussein
Sunni
Humayun
10. A pamphlet written by Choudhary Rahmat Ali - an Indian Muslim in England - in 1932. It called for a Pakistan independent from India.
11. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Mecca
Government of India Act of 1935
Hinduism
Kalidasa
12. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Ramadan
Medina
August 15 - 1947
13. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Twelver
Jihad
Ali
Mughal Empire
14. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Puja
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Upanishads
Sharia
15. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Direct Action Day
Dharma
Twelfth Imam
16. Ruling from 1658-1707 - Shah Jahan's son was the longest ruling Mughal and a strict Muslim. He appointed censors and disallowed immoral behavior and reimposed the jizya. After his death - the empire was fought over by potential successors.
Atman
Lord Mountbatten
Aurangzeb
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
17. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Bhagavad Gita
Muslims
Medina
Ali
18. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Muslim League
Twelfth Imam
Lucknow Pact
Twelver
19. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Robert Clive
Koran
Hinduism
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
20. 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.
Hindus
Jihad
Indira Gandhi
Twelfth Imam
21. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
British East India Company
Hussein
August 15 - 1947
Shruti
22. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Hjira
Brahman
Safavid Dynasty
Humayun
23. 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 -
Cawnpore
Bhaktism
Lord Mountbatten
'Now or Never'
24. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bante Mataram
Medina
'Now or Never'
British Commonwealth
25. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Jihad
Medina
Calcutta
Ramayana
26. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Mosque
Robert Clive
Puja
Muslims
27. 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.
Mughal Empire
British Commonwealth
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Islam
28. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Mahabharata
Mahasabha
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Swadeshi/Swaraj
29. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Shah Jahan
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Rishis
Calcutta
30. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Karma
Caste System
Atman
Bhagavad Gita
31. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Khadija
Koran
Rajiv Gandhi
Twelver
32. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Sharia
Aranyakas
Rajiv Gandhi
Guru
33. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Lucknow Pact
Rajiv Gandhi
Lord Wellesley
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
34. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Bante Mataram
Jizya
Calcutta
Moksha
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.
Sepoys
Koran
Indira Gandhi
Hindus
36. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Allan Hume
Mahasabha
Karma
Warren Hastings
37. 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
Shi'a
Puranas
Twelfth Imam
38. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Mosque
Khadija
Sulahkul
Sepoys
39. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Bhagavad Gita
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Direct Action Day
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 -
Muslim League
Smriti
Ahimsa
Lord Mountbatten
41. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Kalidasa
Medina
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
42. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mahasabha
Sharia
Mughal Empire
Puja
43. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Islam
Hindus
Lord Mountbatten
Ahimsa
44. A pamphlet written by Choudhary Rahmat Ali - an Indian Muslim in England - in 1932. It called for a Pakistan independent from India.
45. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Akbar
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Brahman
46. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Caliph
Four Vedas
Muslim League
Sharia
47. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Awani League
August 15 - 1947
Calcutta
Akbar
48. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Mahabharata
Robert Clive
Aranyakas
Sulahkul
49. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Safavid Dynasty
Hinduism
Hindus
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
50. 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.
Brahman
Ramayana
Sharia
Direct Action Day