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World History: India
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1. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Government of India Act of 1858
Mughal Empire
Karmayoga
British East India Company
2. 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.
Brahmanas
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Wellesley
Jihad
3. 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.
Hjira
Hindu
Four Vedas
Allan Hume
4. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Khadija
Calcutta
Smriti
Mosque
5. 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.
Rowlatt Bills
Shah Jahan
Sulahkul
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
6. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Safavid Dynasty
British East India Company
Cawnpore
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
7. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Nepal
Ramadan
Sharia
Sepoys
8. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
British Commonwealth
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Sepoys
Shruti
9. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Five Pillars
Mohammed
Rishis
Caliph
10. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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11. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Indra
Samskara
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muslim League
12. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Sharia
Khalsa
Shi'a
Hussein
13. 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.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Indira Gandhi
Guru
Mohammed
14. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Kalidasa
Brahmanas
Ahimsa
Four Vedas
15. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Mughal Empire
Rowlatt Bills
Hindu
Indira Gandhi
16. 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.
Lord Wellesley
Smriti
August 15 - 1947
Government of India Act of 1935
17. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Hindu
Mauryas/Ashoka
Guru
Samskara
18. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Four Vedas
Hjira
Sunni
19. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
British East India Company
Vedism
Khadija
Ashura
20. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Warren Hastings
Muslim League
Abraham
Bahadur Shah II
21. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Caliph
Satyagraha
Indra
Ahimsa
22. 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.
Upanishads
Mahabharata
Vedism
Bhakti
23. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Hjira
Fundamentalism
Jawaharlal Nehru
24. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
August 15 - 1947
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Aurangzeb
Allan Hume
25. 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
Khadija
Aranyakas
Allan Hume
26. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Puranas
Muslims
Hindus
British East India Company
27. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Smriti
Dharma
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Calcutta
28. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Ahimsa
Aurangzeb
Nepal
Sufism
29. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
alit/Untouchable
Bhagavad Gita
Brahmanas
Shah Jahan
30. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Allah
Sunni
Brahman
Samskara
31. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Awani League
Indra
Government of India Act of 1935
Robert Clive
32. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Fundamentalism
Hindus
August 15 - 1947
Satyagraha
33. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Rama/Vishnu
Satyagraha
Mecca
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
34. The holy of book of Islam equivalent to the Bible or Torah. It was written after the prophet Muhammed's death to preserve his teachings.
Ottoman Empire
Koran
Akbar
Shah Jahan
35. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Aurangzeb
alit/Untouchable
Smriti
Government of India Act of 1935
36. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Mosque
Mauryas/Ashoka
Lord Mountbatten
37. 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 -
Shi'a
Direct Action Day
Lord Mountbatten
Lucknow Pact
38. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Lord Mountbatten
Sunni
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Indira Gandhi
39. 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.
Puranas
Karmayoga
Vedism
Jizya
40. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Twelfth Imam
Humayun
Awani League
Rajiv Gandhi
41. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Bhaktism
Government of India Act of 1935
Mughal Empire
Muezzini
42. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Stafford Cripps
Sufism
Bante Mataram
Lord Wellesley
43. 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.
Islam
Five Pillars
Medina
Shah Jahan
44. 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.
Caliph
Twelfth Imam
Mosque
Aranyakas
45. 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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46. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Ottoman Empire
Khadija
Mohammed
Kalidasa
47. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Mohammed
British East India Company
Warren Hastings
Karma
48. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Sepoys
Rishis
British Commonwealth
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
49. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Karma
Khadija
Bhaktism
Muslims
50. 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.
Kaaba
Fundamentalism
Ahimsa
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan