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World History: India
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1. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Bante Mataram
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Muslims
Khadija
2. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Brahman
Upanishads
Four Vedas
Four Vedas
3. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Mahabharata
Sati
Hjira
Sharia
4. 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.
Karmayoga
Government of India Act of 1919
Akbar
Hindu
5. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Hjira
Rajiv Gandhi
Mughal Empire
Jizya
6. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Government of India Act of 1919
Lucknow Pact
Rama/Vishnu
Swadeshi/Swaraj
7. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Sufism
Bhakti
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
8. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Akbar
Abraham
Mauryas/Ashoka
Bhaktism
9. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Rowlatt Bills
Mahasabha
Islam
British East India Company
10. 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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11. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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12. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Vedism
Hjira
British Commonwealth
August 15 - 1947
13. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Sharia
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Islam
Kalidasa
14. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Kalidasa
Mecca
Shi'a
15. 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.
Cawnpore
Samskara
Islam
Hussein
16. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Caste System
Allan Hume
Mosque
Lucknow Pact
17. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Indira Gandhi
Bhaktism
British Commonwealth
Sikhs
18. 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.
Shi'a
Ali
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Government of India Act of 1935
19. 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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20. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Aranyakas
Ahimsa
Atman
Karma
21. 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.
Akbar
Nepal
Bante Mataram
Babur
22. A political party in East Pakistan that argued in favor of splitting Pakistan into two autonomous states - east and west. After they won the 1970 elections - violence erupted; they and India supported Bengali rebels against Pakistan which led to war.
Awani League
Koran
Allan Hume
Sikhs
23. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hinduism
Four Vedas
Hindus
Brahmanas
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.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Awani League
Indira Gandhi
Guru
25. 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
Bhaktism
Khadija
Honour Killings
26. 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
Sunni
Bhagavad Gita
Puja
27. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Indra
Kalidasa
Twelfth Imam
Babur
28. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Allah
Ali
Rowlatt Bills
Aurangzeb
29. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Kalidasa
Ashura
Mauryas/Ashoka
Muezzini
30. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Vedism
Karma
Hussein
Rowlatt Bills
31. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Aurangzeb
Rajiv Gandhi
Upanishads
Honour Killings
32. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Vedism
Caliph
Robert Clive
Hinduism
33. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Mahabharata
Safavid Dynasty
Sepoys
Four Vedas
34. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Ahimsa
Hinduism
Rajiv Gandhi
Satyagraha
35. A popular form of scripture in the form of devotional songs - these are of the love between personal gods and a person. These are commonly recited in temples.
Vedism
Khadija
Fundamentalism
Bhakti
36. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Vedism
Karma
Ali
Guru
37. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Vedism
Smriti
Indra
Government of India Act of 1935
38. 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
Jawaharlal Nehru
Shruti
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
39. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Rowlatt Bills
Satyagraha
Mahasabha
Five Pillars
40. 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.
Awani League
Ottoman Empire
Samskara
Jizya
41. The 'high point of cooperation between Congress and the Muslim League.' This agreement created separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims and guaranteed that where Muslims were a minority - they were to have a certain number of seats.
Jihad
Sunni
Humayun
Lucknow Pact
42. 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.
Calcutta
Akbar
Twelfth Imam
Ramadan
43. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Shruti
alit/Untouchable
Dharma
Guru
44. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Jihad
Shah Jahan
Hinduism
Caste System
45. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Koran
Rowlatt Bills
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Mecca
46. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Allan Hume
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Government of India Act of 1935
Humayun
47. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Fundamentalism
Lucknow Pact
Hjira
Government of India Act of 1935
48. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Government of India Act of 1919
Aranyakas
49. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Five Pillars
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Bante Mataram
Atman
50. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Ashura
Five Pillars
Caliph
Khadija