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World History: India
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1. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Hjira
Atman
Hussein
Puja
2. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Akbar
Rowlatt Bills
Warren Hastings
Ali
3. 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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4. 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.
Upanishads
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Cawnpore
Aurangzeb
5. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Safavid Dynasty
Karmayoga
Calcutta
Kalidasa
6. 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.
Medina
Moksha
Indira Gandhi
Allan Hume
7. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Hjira
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Sharia
Mecca
8. 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.
Smriti
Jawaharlal Nehru
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Indra
9. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Shah Jahan
Muslim League
Bhakti
Bhaktism
10. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
British Commonwealth
Hinduism
Aurangzeb
Mohammed
11. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Ramadan
Mahabharata
Rishis
12. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Puja
Government of India Act of 1919
Rama/Vishnu
13. 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.
Warren Hastings
Government of India Act of 1919
Mauryas/Ashoka
Samskara
14. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Medina
August 15 - 1947
Hjira
British East India Company
15. The fifth British governor-general in India who conquered much coastal territory in the 1790s. He believed the British presence was a blessing to the locals.
Ramayana
Caliph
Lord Wellesley
Mauryas/Ashoka
16. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Mauryas/Ashoka
Jihad
Muslim League
17. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Shivaji
Sharia
Hussein
August 15 - 1947
18. 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
Aranyakas
Mahabharata
Swadeshi/Swaraj
19. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Puranas
Twelver
Lord Wellesley
Medina
20. 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.
Atman
Government of India Act of 1858
Hindu
Mauryas/Ashoka
21. 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 -
alit/Untouchable
Honour Killings
Puja
Lord Mountbatten
22. 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.
Brahman
Aurangzeb
British East India Company
Moksha
23. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Four Vedas
Jihad
Vedism
Rowlatt Bills
24. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Ramadan
Dharma
Bahadur Shah II
Muslims
25. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Sati
Upanishads
August 15 - 1947
Karma
26. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Caliph
Brahman
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Shivaji
27. 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)
Khadija
Stafford Cripps
Vedism
Rowlatt Bills
28. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Lucknow Pact
Shruti
Rama/Vishnu
Caste System
29. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Ali
Khadija
Mahabharata
Safavid Dynasty
30. 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
Shah Jahan
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Upanishads
31. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Aranyakas
Stafford Cripps
Caliph
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
32. The effort of a Muslim to fight against the enemies of Allah - usually an internal struggle - but used in some cases to justify extreme violence and terrorism.
Calcutta
Shruti
Rajiv Gandhi
Jihad
33. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Khalsa
Muslim League
34. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Lord Wellesley
'Now or Never'
Ottoman Empire
Medina
35. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Bhaktism
Sharia
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Ashura
36. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Shivaji
Muslims
Kalidasa
alit/Untouchable
37. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Four Vedas
Guru
August 15 - 1947
Puja
38. 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.
Caste System
Government of India Act of 1858
Rowlatt Bills
August 15 - 1947
39. The effort of a Muslim to fight against the enemies of Allah - usually an internal struggle - but used in some cases to justify extreme violence and terrorism.
'Now or Never'
Robert Clive
Warren Hastings
Jihad
40. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Four Vedas
Upanishads
Mauryas/Ashoka
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
41. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Hindu
Bhaktism
Hindus
Aurangzeb
42. 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.
Guru
Akbar
Islam
Jizya
43. 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.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Akbar
Jawaharlal Nehru
Karma
44. 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.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Shah Jahan
Robert Clive
Sati
45. 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.
Hindu
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Awani League
Sikhs
46. 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.
Mughal Empire
Nepal
Cawnpore
Direct Action Day
47. 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.
Stafford Cripps
Ashura
Government of India Act of 1935
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
48. 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.
Koran
Muslim League
Twelfth Imam
Ali
49. 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.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Ramadan
Hjira
Abraham
50. 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.
Brahman
Lucknow Pact
Sulahkul
Sharia
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