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World History: India
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1. 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.
Bhakti
Government of India Act of 1858
Puranas
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
2. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Ali
Caste System
Lucknow Pact
Government of India Act of 1919
3. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Caliph
Indra
Calcutta
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
4. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Moksha
Hjira
Koran
Muslims
5. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Hjira
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Sufism
Bhakti
6. 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.
Hindu
Safavid Dynasty
Mecca
Bhaktism
7. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Puja
Bhagavad Gita
Aurangzeb
Ahimsa
8. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Robert Clive
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
British Commonwealth
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
9. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ahimsa
Brahman
Warren Hastings
Ramadan
10. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mughal Empire
Safavid Dynasty
Caliph
Shah Jahan
11. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
British Commonwealth
Ahimsa
Brahman
12. 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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13. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Hjira
Khadija
Moksha
Mosque
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.
Sufism
Smriti
Shah Jahan
Stafford Cripps
15. 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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16. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Hindus
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Satyagraha
Ottoman Empire
17. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Nepal
Jizya
Allah
Honour Killings
18. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mughal Empire
Rama/Vishnu
Calcutta
Khadija
19. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Smriti
Upanishads
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Shah Jahan
20. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Mahasabha
Brahman
21. '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
Lord Mountbatten
Shah Jahan
Satyagraha
22. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Nepal
Mahasabha
Mahasabha
Bante Mataram
23. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Akbar
Muezzini
Mosque
Warren Hastings
24. 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.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Sufism
Upanishads
Jawaharlal Nehru
25. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Dharma
British Commonwealth
Twelver
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
26. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Babur
Five Pillars
August 15 - 1947
alit/Untouchable
27. 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.
Ahimsa
Honour Killings
Four Vedas
Indira Gandhi
28. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Kaaba
alit/Untouchable
Sati
Atman
29. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Smriti
Ramadan
Bhaktism
Muslims
30. 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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31. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Khalsa
Government of India Act of 1935
Koran
Caste System
32. 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.
Mosque
Caliph
Vedism
Awani League
33. 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.
Indira Gandhi
Government of India Act of 1858
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Guru
34. 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.
Mohammed
Atman
Atman
Government of India Act of 1919
35. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Ali
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Sati
Twelfth Imam
36. 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
Mauryas/Ashoka
Calcutta
Sati
37. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Dharma
Islam
Atman
Cawnpore
38. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Puranas
Twelfth Imam
Sunni
Mughal Empire
39. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Ahimsa
Sepoys
Brahmanas
Caliph
40. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Lord Wellesley
Ali
Guru
Mohammed
41. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Twelver
Sharia
Medina
Fundamentalism
42. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Shah Jahan
Lord Wellesley
Koran
Babur
43. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Safavid Dynasty
Mohammed
August 15 - 1947
Mosque
44. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Four Vedas
Calcutta
Sepoys
Calcutta
45. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Kalidasa
Stafford Cripps
Muslim League
Dharma
46. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Indira Gandhi
Honour Killings
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Shi'a
47. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Warren Hastings
Mosque
Nepal
Safavid Dynasty
48. 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
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Shi'a
Upanishads
49. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Allan Hume
British East India Company
Rajiv Gandhi
Karmayoga
50. The man to whom Jews - Christians and Muslims all trace their lineage. (Jews to his son Isaac - Muslims to his son Ishmael) He is key in the Old Testament and Koran.
Abraham
Karma
Samskara
Brahman