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World History: India
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1. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Puja
Government of India Act of 1858
Kaaba
Shi'a
2. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Rama/Vishnu
alit/Untouchable
Bhakti
Rowlatt Bills
3. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Government of India Act of 1935
British East India Company
Government of India Act of 1919
Bahadur Shah II
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.
Caste System
Allah
Mughal Empire
Karma
5. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Bhakti
Bante Mataram
Mughal Empire
Rishis
6. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Kalidasa
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Sulahkul
Allan Hume
7. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Rowlatt Bills
'Now or Never'
Ashura
Bhaktism
8. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Rishis
Sufism
Government of India Act of 1919
Hussein
9. 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.
Cawnpore
Honour Killings
Mosque
Karma
10. The rulers of the largest Indian dynasty and their greatest ruler - who demonstrated tolerance for other religions and was influenced by Buddhism.
Brahman
Mauryas/Ashoka
Indra
Satyagraha
11. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Nepal
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Rama/Vishnu
12. 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.
Kaaba
Atman
Vedism
Koran
13. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Shivaji
Abraham
Islam
Moksha
14. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Rajiv Gandhi
Sunni
Islam
Sati
15. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Calcutta
Humayun
August 15 - 1947
Stafford Cripps
16. 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 1858
Khadija
Sunni
Direct Action Day
17. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Puja
Ahimsa
Muezzini
Muslims
18. 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.
Caste System
Bhakti
Government of India Act of 1935
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
19. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Allan Hume
Khadija
Hussein
Bhagavad Gita
20. 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.
Caste System
Cawnpore
Ali
Vedism
21. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Khadija
Aurangzeb
Jihad
Swadeshi/Swaraj
22. The man to whom Jews - Christians and Muslims all trace their lineage. (Jews to his son Isaac - Muslims to his son Ishmael) He is key in the Old Testament and Koran.
Abraham
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Allan Hume
Medina
23. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Hinduism
Calcutta
Shah Jahan
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
24. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Dharma
Bhaktism
Ottoman Empire
Shi'a
25. '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.
Lord Wellesley
Honour Killings
Satyagraha
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
26. 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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27. The law that newly allowed Indian council members to legislate. However - the viceroy could still strike down any proposition. The act also recognized the concept of separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims as valid.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Muezzini
Bhakti
Twelfth Imam
28. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Sharia
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Mauryas/Ashoka
Ahimsa
29. 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.
Rama/Vishnu
Aurangzeb
Mahasabha
Sulahkul
30. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Bhakti
Muezzini
Government of India Act of 1858
Koran
31. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Nepal
Lord Mountbatten
Shruti
Cawnpore
32. A song - 'Hail to thee - Mother -' written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that would become the Congress Party's anthem.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Bante Mataram
Rajiv Gandhi
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
33. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Lord Mountbatten
Khadija
Smriti
Brahman
34. 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.
Sepoys
Jawaharlal Nehru
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Shah Jahan
35. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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36. 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.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Puja
Lucknow Pact
Guru
37. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
August 15 - 1947
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Ramadan
Sati
38. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
'Now or Never'
Atman
Ramadan
Kaaba
39. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
British East India Company
Stafford Cripps
Five Pillars
Indira Gandhi
40. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Satyagraha
Bhaktism
Vedism
Lord Mountbatten
41. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
British Commonwealth
Satyagraha
Sati
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
42. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Sunni
Sati
Lord Mountbatten
Robert Clive
43. 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
Puranas
Fundamentalism
Akbar
44. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Allah
Indra
45. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Muslim League
Fundamentalism
Babur
Shah Jahan
46. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Robert Clive
Mughal Empire
Rajiv Gandhi
Twelver
47. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Islam
alit/Untouchable
Kaaba
Bahadur Shah II
48. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Hussein
Rajiv Gandhi
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Khalsa
49. 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
Bhaktism
Satyagraha
Allah
50. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Cawnpore
Aurangzeb
August 15 - 1947
Sepoys