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World History: India
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1. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Calcutta
Khadija
Sufism
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
2. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Hjira
Moksha
Ali
Robert Clive
3. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
'Now or Never'
Babur
British Commonwealth
Sepoys
4. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Aranyakas
Mecca
Koran
Honour Killings
5. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Brahman
Kaaba
British Commonwealth
Stafford Cripps
6. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Muslim League
Hussein
Rama/Vishnu
Sunni
7. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Caliph
Government of India Act of 1935
Muslims
Ottoman Empire
8. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Twelver
Rishis
Hjira
Cawnpore
9. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Four Vedas
British East India Company
Rajiv Gandhi
Hinduism
10. 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.
Dharma
Fundamentalism
Indira Gandhi
Caliph
11. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Hindus
Caste System
Mughal Empire
British East India Company
12. 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.
Mahabharata
Five Pillars
Karmayoga
Jihad
13. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Sulahkul
Awani League
Sharia
Kaaba
14. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Sepoys
Jihad
Hinduism
Sunni
15. 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.
Ramayana
Akbar
British Commonwealth
Honour Killings
16. 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.
Shah Jahan
Warren Hastings
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sikhs
17. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Atman
Cawnpore
Mohammed
Babur
18. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Caste System
Indra
Muezzini
Khalsa
19. 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.
Kalidasa
Mecca
Akbar
Hindu
20. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Khalsa
Sepoys
Indra
Shivaji
21. 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.
Lord Wellesley
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
alit/Untouchable
22. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Calcutta
Lord Wellesley
Mahabharata
Islam
23. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Mahasabha
Sunni
British Commonwealth
Kaaba
24. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Calcutta
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Lord Mountbatten
Caliph
25. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Abraham
Upanishads
Ahimsa
Hindus
26. 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
Four Vedas
Khalsa
Lord Mountbatten
27. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Sunni
Bhaktism
Awani League
Indra
28. 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.
Hussein
Government of India Act of 1919
Koran
'Now or Never'
29. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Rama/Vishnu
Sunni
Allan Hume
Twelver
30. 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
Karma
Five Pillars
Jawaharlal Nehru
31. 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.
Humayun
Samskara
Twelfth Imam
Sati
32. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Ramayana
Muslims
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Bahadur Shah II
33. 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.
Aranyakas
Muezzini
August 15 - 1947
Cawnpore
34. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Five Pillars
Ashura
Awani League
Islam
35. 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.
Sunni
Sulahkul
Shah Jahan
Shruti
36. A pamphlet written by Choudhary Rahmat Ali - an Indian Muslim in England - in 1932. It called for a Pakistan independent from India.
37. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Brahmanas
Cawnpore
Indra
Guru
38. 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.
Puranas
Direct Action Day
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Dharma
39. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Hussein
Muslim League
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Bante Mataram
40. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Caliph
Shivaji
Sufism
Muslims
41. 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.
Government of India Act of 1858
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Twelfth Imam
Guru
42. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Shruti
Fundamentalism
Jizya
Sepoys
43. 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.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Lucknow Pact
Rishis
Bhakti
44. 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.
Kalidasa
Muezzini
Aranyakas
Government of India Act of 1858
45. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Puja
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Rajiv Gandhi
August 15 - 1947
46. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Hinduism
Bhaktism
Kalidasa
Sufism
47. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Smriti
Khalsa
Akbar
Hjira
48. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Akbar
Rishis
49. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Sharia
Brahman
Indira Gandhi
'Now or Never'
50. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Indira Gandhi
Aurangzeb
Khadija
Twelver