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World History: India
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1. 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.
Caste System
Sepoys
Sati
Caliph
2. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Calcutta
Allah
Shi'a
Bhagavad Gita
3. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Kalidasa
Mosque
Bante Mataram
Stafford Cripps
4. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Aranyakas
Rama/Vishnu
Stafford Cripps
Honour Killings
5. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Kaaba
Government of India Act of 1858
alit/Untouchable
Lucknow Pact
6. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Hinduism
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Four Vedas
Vedism
7. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bante Mataram
Lucknow Pact
Cawnpore
Mughal Empire
8. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Brahman
Allan Hume
Hindus
Muslim League
9. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Puranas
Mughal Empire
Islam
10. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Hinduism
Government of India Act of 1919
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajiv Gandhi
11. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Medina
Brahman
Ali
Safavid Dynasty
12. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Five Pillars
Mahasabha
Sepoys
Islam
13. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Guru
Lord Mountbatten
Mauryas/Ashoka
Mahabharata
14. 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.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mosque
Hindu
Jizya
15. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Aurangzeb
Ali
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
16. 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.
Bhakti
Khadija
Koran
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
17. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Kaaba
Muslims
Bante Mataram
Guru
18. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Atman
Mecca
Satyagraha
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
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.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Four Vedas
Akbar
Sikhs
20. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Ali
Stafford Cripps
Caste System
Bhakti
21. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Hussein
Nepal
Safavid Dynasty
22. 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.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Indra
Government of India Act of 1935
Mughal Empire
23. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Rowlatt Bills
Bahadur Shah II
Dharma
Muslims
24. 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
Aurangzeb
Brahman
Safavid Dynasty
25. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Sufism
Sunni
Puja
Honour Killings
26. The idea taught in the Bhagavad Gita - meaning to work according to one's duty but without attachment to the result.
Shivaji
Karmayoga
Khalsa
Muslim League
27. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Nepal
Shi'a
Khalsa
Khadija
28. 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.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Sati
Awani League
Shah Jahan
29. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
Sikhs
Hussein
30. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Abraham
Brahmanas
Jizya
Koran
31. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Fundamentalism
Islam
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Calcutta
32. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Brahmanas
Muezzini
Mauryas/Ashoka
Sepoys
33. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Sepoys
Bante Mataram
Brahmanas
Safavid Dynasty
34. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Upanishads
Kaaba
Ahimsa
Jawaharlal Nehru
35. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
Sunni
Hinduism
August 15 - 1947
36. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Ottoman Empire
Karma
Moksha
Sufism
37. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Safavid Dynasty
Rowlatt Bills
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Rishis
38. 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.
Islam
Muslims
Aurangzeb
Shivaji
39. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Kalidasa
Upanishads
Shruti
Bhagavad Gita
40. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Hindu
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Ramayana
Awani League
41. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Mosque
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Caste System
alit/Untouchable
42. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Bante Mataram
Hussein
Vedism
Mahasabha
43. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ahimsa
Sikhs
Bhaktism
Sufism
44. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Puranas
Cawnpore
Jizya
Ashura
45. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Caliph
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Khadija
Babur
46. 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.
Lucknow Pact
Awani League
Sulahkul
Aurangzeb
47. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Caliph
Bante Mataram
Babur
August 15 - 1947
48. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Bhaktism
Rowlatt Bills
Shivaji
Bhagavad Gita
49. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Muezzini
Rishis
Medina
Caliph
50. 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.
Lord Wellesley
Direct Action Day
Abraham
Lucknow Pact
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