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World History: India
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1. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Robert Clive
Ahimsa
Direct Action Day
Muslim League
2. 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.
Mohammed
Kalidasa
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sulahkul
3. 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.
Indira Gandhi
Humayun
Rama/Vishnu
Dharma
4. 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.
Honour Killings
Sikhs
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
British Commonwealth
5. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
alit/Untouchable
Moksha
Sikhs
Swadeshi/Swaraj
6. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Shi'a
Stafford Cripps
Mahasabha
Nepal
7. 'Reaching for the Truth' Acts of non-violent civil disobedience advocated by Gandhi as the best and most ethical means of dealing with a hostile government.
Satyagraha
Safavid Dynasty
Karma
Rajiv Gandhi
8. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Brahman
Safavid Dynasty
Mughal Empire
Indira Gandhi
9. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Ottoman Empire
Cawnpore
Stafford Cripps
10. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Indra
Brahmanas
British East India Company
'Now or Never'
11. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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12. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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13. 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.
Fundamentalism
British Commonwealth
Sati
Direct Action Day
14. 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
Karma
Indira Gandhi
Bahadur Shah II
15. 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.
Ottoman Empire
Samskara
Awani League
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
16. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Hindu
Indira Gandhi
Calcutta
alit/Untouchable
17. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Brahman
Government of India Act of 1919
Sharia
British Commonwealth
18. 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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19. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Nepal
Shivaji
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Medina
20. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Rama/Vishnu
Sunni
Kalidasa
Hussein
21. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bante Mataram
Bhakti
'Now or Never'
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
22. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Sufism
Lucknow Pact
British East India Company
Twelver
23. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Ali
British East India Company
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
24. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Shruti
Caliph
Atman
Warren Hastings
25. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Sulahkul
Medina
Dharma
Ali
26. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Mohammed
Bhaktism
Ahimsa
27. The act that extended the voting population of India to 10% of adult males and formalized separate electorates for different racial and social groups.
Government of India Act of 1919
Hinduism
Shah Jahan
Indira Gandhi
28. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Mahabharata
Rowlatt Bills
Four Vedas
alit/Untouchable
29. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Smriti
Jizya
Rajiv Gandhi
Sharia
30. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Khadija
Government of India Act of 1935
Bhaktism
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
31. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Hindus
Allan Hume
Four Vedas
Swadeshi/Swaraj
32. 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.
Fundamentalism
Caliph
Puranas
Twelfth Imam
33. 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.
Muslims
Indra
Sati
Mahasabha
34. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Direct Action Day
Ramayana
Bhagavad Gita
Five Pillars
35. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Muezzini
Lord Wellesley
Hindus
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
36. A prophet in a long line of Islamic prophets who holds a somewhat divine status. He was an Arab merchant who declared himself the Prophet of Allah and urged his people to join him in recognition of this God in the sixth century BCE.
Bhaktism
Mohammed
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Ottoman Empire
37. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Government of India Act of 1919
Hindus
Mecca
Sepoys
38. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Koran
Mahasabha
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Ramayana
39. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Jihad
Sharia
Robert Clive
Mughal Empire
40. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Aurangzeb
Sharia
Ramayana
Indira Gandhi
41. The original followers of Muhammed - today anyone following the religion of Islam.
Muslims
Caliph
Sepoys
Samskara
42. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Islam
Babur
Robert Clive
Sati
43. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Bhagavad Gita
Sufism
Rishis
Hinduism
44. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
Twelver
Mohammed
Upanishads
Sikhs
45. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Hindus
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Kaaba
Brahmanas
46. 'Something very old -' these are smriti writings that tell the stories of Hindu gods and heroes. These are considered Vedas for the common people because they are easier to understand.
Lucknow Pact
Kalidasa
Five Pillars
Puranas
47. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Sepoys
Indira Gandhi
48. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Puranas
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Abraham
Smriti
49. 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.
Five Pillars
Mauryas/Ashoka
Government of India Act of 1858
Babur
50. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Honour Killings
Shah Jahan
Atman
Calcutta