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World History: India
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1. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Aranyakas
Caste System
Caliph
Calcutta
2. 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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3. 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.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Stafford Cripps
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Aranyakas
4. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Warren Hastings
Ahimsa
Dharma
5. 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.
Aranyakas
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Jawaharlal Nehru
Upanishads
6. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Bhaktism
Fundamentalism
Ali
Mohammed
7. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Shivaji
Indra
Kalidasa
British East India Company
8. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Allan Hume
Bhagavad Gita
Bhaktism
Jizya
9. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Stafford Cripps
Ottoman Empire
Dharma
Muslim League
10. 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.
Samskara
Rishis
Robert Clive
Shivaji
11. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Ali
Atman
Rishis
Guru
12. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Brahman
Hindu
Sikhs
Guru
13. The ideal (especially in religion) that a group should revert to traditional values and customs and follow a rigid or literal understanding of texts like the Bible or Koran.
Sunni
Bahadur Shah II
Fundamentalism
Medina
14. The ideal (especially in religion) that a group should revert to traditional values and customs and follow a rigid or literal understanding of texts like the Bible or Koran.
Babur
Awani League
Fundamentalism
Mahasabha
15. 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.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Sulahkul
Sepoys
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
16. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Khalsa
Allah
Allan Hume
Samskara
17. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Allan Hume
Atman
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muezzini
18. The Hindu custom in which a widowed woman would be burned on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. It was outlawed by the British in 1829.
Bahadur Shah II
Mughal Empire
Warren Hastings
Sati
19. 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.
Aurangzeb
Kalidasa
Satyagraha
Upanishads
20. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Shi'a
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Bante Mataram
Satyagraha
21. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Karmayoga
Babur
Cawnpore
22. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Karmayoga
Rowlatt Bills
Islam
Indra
23. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
British East India Company
Smriti
Muezzini
Muslim League
24. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Vedism
Sunni
Rajiv Gandhi
Twelfth Imam
25. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Upanishads
Sati
Shah Jahan
Islam
26. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Khadija
August 15 - 1947
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Ramayana
27. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Rowlatt Bills
Kalidasa
Shruti
Jihad
28. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Mohammed
Humayun
Mauryas/Ashoka
29. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Caste System
Muezzini
Sufism
Direct Action Day
30. 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.
Lucknow Pact
Government of India Act of 1919
Caliph
Shah Jahan
31. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
alit/Untouchable
Aranyakas
Moksha
Satyagraha
32. 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.
Bahadur Shah II
Kaaba
Ali
Jizya
33. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Humayun
Lord Mountbatten
Mohammed
Brahmanas
34. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Humayun
Akbar
Twelver
Swadeshi/Swaraj
35. 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.
Atman
Brahmanas
Akbar
Allan Hume
36. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Akbar
Indira Gandhi
Kalidasa
Bante Mataram
37. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Shivaji
Government of India Act of 1935
Cawnpore
Karmayoga
38. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Twelver
British Commonwealth
Bhakti
39. 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
Ottoman Empire
Hinduism
Bhakti
40. 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.
Sikhs
Allah
Mohammed
August 15 - 1947
41. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Rajiv Gandhi
Mughal Empire
British Commonwealth
Lucknow Pact
42. The belief that any actions in the mortal life affect the next - be they good or bad. This is especially evident in the belief of reincarnation.
Karma
Honour Killings
Safavid Dynasty
Warren Hastings
43. 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.
Bhakti
Twelfth Imam
alit/Untouchable
August 15 - 1947
44. 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
Hussein
Brahmanas
Dharma
45. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Kaaba
Robert Clive
Medina
46. 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.
Rishis
Nepal
Shah Jahan
Mahabharata
47. '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.
Satyagraha
Kaaba
Fundamentalism
Lord Wellesley
48. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Cawnpore
Mahasabha
Moksha
Sikhs
49. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Bhagavad Gita
Babur
Caste System
Indira Gandhi
50. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Indra
Moksha
Twelfth Imam
Jawaharlal Nehru