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World History: India
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1. 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.
Guru
Muslims
Bhagavad Gita
Aurangzeb
2. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Rowlatt Bills
Guru
Government of India Act of 1858
Swadeshi/Swaraj
3. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Puja
Rishis
Ashura
Honour Killings
4. 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.
alit/Untouchable
Honour Killings
Guru
Karma
5. 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.
Calcutta
Direct Action Day
Awani League
Puranas
6. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Khalsa
Ottoman Empire
Smriti
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
7. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Hussein
Khadija
Ramadan
British East India Company
8. 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
Muslim League
Caliph
British Commonwealth
9. 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.
Smriti
Mecca
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Brahmanas
10. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Jizya
Mohammed
Shivaji
British East India Company
11. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Karmayoga
Humayun
Kalidasa
Twelfth Imam
12. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Muezzini
Mughal Empire
Mauryas/Ashoka
Calcutta
13. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Aranyakas
Government of India Act of 1858
Twelver
Direct Action Day
14. 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.
Mecca
Hindu
Vedism
Lord Wellesley
15. 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.
British East India Company
Shah Jahan
Fundamentalism
Muslims
16. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Four Vedas
Indira Gandhi
Sepoys
Brahman
17. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Robert Clive
Direct Action Day
Khadija
Bahadur Shah II
18. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Medina
Brahmanas
Allah
Nepal
19. 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
Satyagraha
Allah
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
20. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Bhaktism
Satyagraha
Shivaji
Sharia
21. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
British Commonwealth
Bhaktism
Nepal
Upanishads
22. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Sikhs
August 15 - 1947
Karma
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
23. 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.
Abraham
Safavid Dynasty
Government of India Act of 1858
Atman
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
Allah
Dharma
Brahman
25. 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
Khalsa
Sunni
Robert Clive
26. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Government of India Act of 1858
Sufism
Nepal
Hindus
27. 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.
Mughal Empire
Jizya
Sati
Sufism
28. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Warren Hastings
'Now or Never'
Guru
Mosque
29. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Muslim League
Abraham
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Hindu
30. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Kalidasa
Indra
Mahasabha
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
31. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Warren Hastings
Khadija
Muslim League
Fundamentalism
32. 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
Brahmanas
Rama/Vishnu
Mosque
33. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Shah Jahan
Sepoys
Dharma
Swadeshi/Swaraj
34. 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.
Ramadan
Puja
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Rowlatt Bills
35. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Mughal Empire
Kalidasa
Aranyakas
Shivaji
36. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Samskara
Hinduism
Babur
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
37. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
August 15 - 1947
Ahimsa
Muezzini
Government of India Act of 1919
38. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Khalsa
Ottoman Empire
Hussein
Cawnpore
39. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Ashura
Sufism
Jizya
Khadija
40. 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 -
Lord Mountbatten
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Government of India Act of 1919
Sufism
41. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Aranyakas
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Satyagraha
alit/Untouchable
42. 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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43. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Hinduism
Brahmanas
Shah Jahan
Safavid Dynasty
44. 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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45. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Calcutta
Ottoman Empire
Nepal
Mecca
46. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Kalidasa
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Muezzini
Aurangzeb
47. 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.
Shi'a
Jihad
Mohammed
Bhagavad Gita
48. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Direct Action Day
Awani League
Four Vedas
49. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Sepoys
Brahman
Kalidasa
50. 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
Shruti
Lord Wellesley
Babur