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World History: India
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1. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Five Pillars
Fundamentalism
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Bhakti
2. 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.
Rama/Vishnu
Aurangzeb
Government of India Act of 1858
Karmayoga
3. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Awani League
Satyagraha
Caste System
Rishis
4. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Medina
Karmayoga
Dharma
Mahasabha
5. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
British East India Company
alit/Untouchable
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Bante Mataram
6. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Jizya
Government of India Act of 1858
Aranyakas
Indira Gandhi
7. The act following the British takeover of India in 1857 that placed a British viceroy in charge with an Indian council of 8-12 members which held no power.
Khalsa
Government of India Act of 1858
Indira Gandhi
Moksha
8. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Rajiv Gandhi
Bahadur Shah II
Calcutta
9. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Ottoman Empire
Indira Gandhi
Bhaktism
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
10. 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.
Shah Jahan
Sharia
Warren Hastings
Abraham
11. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Babur
Sepoys
Allan Hume
Fundamentalism
12. 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.
Twelver
Ali
Islam
Hindu
13. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Brahmanas
Twelfth Imam
Lucknow Pact
Government of India Act of 1919
14. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mughal Empire
Ottoman Empire
Sulahkul
Twelver
15. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Medina
Shivaji
Warren Hastings
Twelver
16. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Puranas
Five Pillars
Sulahkul
17. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Bahadur Shah II
Shivaji
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Four Vedas
18. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Five Pillars
Hindus
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Mosque
19. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Lord Mountbatten
Awani League
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muslim League
20. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Jizya
Khalsa
Dharma
Sharia
21. 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.
Mughal Empire
Hjira
Indira Gandhi
Bhakti
22. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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23. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Muezzini
Mosque
Ashura
Ali
24. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Sikhs
Sharia
Sharia
Caliph
25. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Hindu
Safavid Dynasty
Babur
Shivaji
26. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Hjira
Babur
Shivaji
Hussein
27. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Samskara
British Commonwealth
Sikhs
British East India Company
28. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Allah
alit/Untouchable
Sunni
Sunni
29. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Twelver
Caliph
Mecca
Hindu
30. The idea of universal tolerance put in place by Akbar which possibly endeared him to non-Muslims but led to him being called a heretic by Muslims.
Kalidasa
Sulahkul
Samskara
Rowlatt Bills
31. 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
Satyagraha
Muslim League
Mohammed
32. 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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33. 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
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Muslims
Sikhs
34. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Government of India Act of 1919
Nepal
Islam
Mughal Empire
35. 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
Brahman
Jihad
Lord Mountbatten
36. 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
Fundamentalism
Medina
Bante Mataram
37. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Caliph
Ramadan
Awani League
Brahmanas
38. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Caste System
Kaaba
Fundamentalism
Hjira
39. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Indira Gandhi
Karmayoga
Atman
Upanishads
40. The fifth month of the Muslim calendar during which time Muslims fast throughout all of sunlight. It is a test of obedience and self control.
Ottoman Empire
Ramadan
Mosque
Satyagraha
41. The idea of universal tolerance put in place by Akbar which possibly endeared him to non-Muslims but led to him being called a heretic by Muslims.
Bante Mataram
Robert Clive
Sulahkul
Abraham
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)
Nepal
Stafford Cripps
Aranyakas
Khalsa
43. 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.
Sepoys
Karma
Government of India Act of 1935
Ramadan
44. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Guru
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Indra
Ramayana
45. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Humayun
Rajiv Gandhi
Ahimsa
Shah Jahan
46. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Calcutta
Satyagraha
Hindu
Warren Hastings
47. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Lord Wellesley
Muslims
Fundamentalism
Satyagraha
48. 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.
Ali
Cawnpore
Akbar
Swadeshi/Swaraj
49. 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.
Shi'a
Vedism
Direct Action Day
Ottoman Empire
50. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Direct Action Day
Sepoys
Karmayoga
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