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World History: India
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1. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
Allah
August 15 - 1947
Five Pillars
Safavid Dynasty
2. 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.
Ottoman Empire
Bhakti
Nepal
Puja
3. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Jizya
Four Vedas
Five Pillars
Stafford Cripps
4. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Guru
Aurangzeb
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Rama/Vishnu
5. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Government of India Act of 1935
Dharma
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
6. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Allah
Mecca
Twelfth Imam
Kalidasa
7. 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.
Sati
Upanishads
Sulahkul
Mahasabha
8. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Lucknow Pact
Cawnpore
Indra
Mecca
9. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Lord Mountbatten
Hindus
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Mecca
10. 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.
Satyagraha
Fundamentalism
Hindu
Mauryas/Ashoka
11. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Four Vedas
Robert Clive
British East India Company
Muslim League
12. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ahimsa
Kalidasa
August 15 - 1947
British Commonwealth
13. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Five Pillars
Ashura
Shruti
Karmayoga
14. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
Aurangzeb
Lord Mountbatten
British Commonwealth
Hjira
15. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Hinduism
Upanishads
Medina
Awani League
16. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Sepoys
Ali
Jizya
'Now or Never'
17. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Sulahkul
Hjira
Lord Mountbatten
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
18. 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.
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Caste System
Muezzini
Lord Wellesley
19. 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.
Sati
Mahabharata
Bhakti
Karmayoga
20. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Karmayoga
Sharia
Atman
Mecca
21. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Indra
Ahimsa
Mughal Empire
Guru
22. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Government of India Act of 1858
Warren Hastings
Abraham
Sulahkul
23. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Sulahkul
Sunni
Safavid Dynasty
Caliph
24. 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.
Calcutta
Hussein
Rowlatt Bills
Lord Wellesley
25. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Sharia
Ottoman Empire
Hussein
26. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Five Pillars
Government of India Act of 1919
Robert Clive
Hindus
27. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Rajiv Gandhi
Muslims
Mahabharata
Bhakti
28. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Calcutta
Ramayana
Mohammed
Guru
29. 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.
Karma
Indra
Samskara
Caliph
30. '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.
Puranas
Sikhs
'Now or Never'
Mughal Empire
31. 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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32. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Khadija
Karma
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Allah
33. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Twelfth Imam
Government of India Act of 1919
Robert Clive
Swadeshi/Swaraj
34. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Hindu
Aranyakas
Warren Hastings
Cawnpore
35. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Khadija
Aranyakas
Sepoys
Bhaktism
36. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Shah Jahan
Caliph
Four Vedas
Muslim League
37. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
British East India Company
Smriti
Khadija
Mahasabha
38. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
'Now or Never'
Humayun
Ramayana
Mughal Empire
39. 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.
Allah
Hussein
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Dharma
40. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Islam
Khalsa
Allan Hume
Rajiv Gandhi
41. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Dharma
Brahman
Medina
Jihad
42. 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.
Rishis
Karma
Ramayana
Ashura
43. 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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44. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Rishis
Allah
Puja
Hinduism
45. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Indira Gandhi
Atman
Hinduism
46. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Rishis
Safavid Dynasty
Five Pillars
Sufism
47. 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.
Safavid Dynasty
Ramadan
Aurangzeb
Honour Killings
48. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Moksha
Ashura
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Shah Jahan
49. 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
Aurangzeb
Lucknow Pact
Five Pillars
50. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Mahabharata
Mosque
Sepoys
Jizya
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