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World History: India
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1. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Allan Hume
Rama/Vishnu
Aranyakas
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
2. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
British East India Company
Government of India Act of 1858
Muslim League
Ramayana
3. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Indira Gandhi
Brahman
Ahimsa
Sepoys
4. 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.
Hindu
Awani League
Lucknow Pact
Brahmanas
5. 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.
Kaaba
Government of India Act of 1858
Rishis
Lord Wellesley
6. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Puja
Puranas
Mecca
Sunni
7. 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.
Calcutta
Awani League
Brahmanas
Islam
8. 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.
Direct Action Day
Jihad
Kaaba
Lord Wellesley
9. A settlement allowed the British by the Mughal Empire in 1696 originally known as Fort William.
Khalsa
Sikhs
Calcutta
Rajiv Gandhi
10. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Jihad
Khadija
Mughal Empire
Robert Clive
11. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Hussein
Karma
Stafford Cripps
Shah Jahan
12. 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.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Abraham
Sufism
Kalidasa
13. A man sent by the British government in 1942 to gather support for the British war effort who proposed independence and a constitutional convention in return for help. (the plan fell apart)
Stafford Cripps
Smriti
Cawnpore
Vedism
14. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Bahadur Shah II
Karmayoga
Muslim League
Mauryas/Ashoka
15. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Indra
Sunni
Cawnpore
Swadeshi/Swaraj
16. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Twelfth Imam
Indira Gandhi
Caliph
Ramayana
17. 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.
Government of India Act of 1858
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Indra
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
18. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Upanishads
Ahimsa
Nepal
19. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Caste System
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Mecca
Sepoys
20. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Atman
Shruti
Aurangzeb
Ramadan
21. 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.
Ramayana
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Twelver
Jizya
22. 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.
Hussein
Five Pillars
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Samskara
23. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Shivaji
Guru
Shah Jahan
Mohammed
24. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Warren Hastings
Bhaktism
Indra
Sikhs
25. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Government of India Act of 1919
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Rama/Vishnu
Puranas
26. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Honour Killings
Brahman
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Humayun
27. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Ali
Robert Clive
Muslim League
Mahasabha
28. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Rishis
Sufism
Safavid Dynasty
29. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Rajiv Gandhi
Sufism
Warren Hastings
30. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Puranas
Kalidasa
Satyagraha
Babur
31. 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.
Government of India Act of 1858
Dharma
Satyagraha
Moksha
32. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Sikhs
Puja
Samskara
Nepal
33. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Hjira
Brahman
Shivaji
Smriti
34. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Mecca
Rishis
Karmayoga
Mohammed
35. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Allah
Kaaba
Five Pillars
Sulahkul
36. 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
Aurangzeb
Vedism
Ottoman Empire
37. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Akbar
Lord Wellesley
Khadija
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
38. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
British East India Company
Sharia
Abraham
Jihad
39. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Hjira
Mughal Empire
Lucknow Pact
Sepoys
40. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Karma
Khadija
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Humayun
41. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
Ali
Sufism
Koran
Sharia
42. A Scotsman who helped form the Indian National Congress in 1885 with a number of professional Indians who were educated in English.
Allan Hume
Stafford Cripps
Direct Action Day
Bhakti
43. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Bante Mataram
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Safavid Dynasty
Honour Killings
44. 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.
Calcutta
Ahimsa
Safavid Dynasty
Aurangzeb
45. 'Pure -' a term for the Sikh religious order established by the Guru Gobind Singh which gave Sikhs a reputation for being formidable warriors.
Caste System
Khalsa
Moksha
Ramayana
46. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Mughal Empire
Caste System
Direct Action Day
47. 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.
Ahimsa
Muslim League
Sulahkul
Koran
48. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
British East India Company
Kaaba
Caste System
Bahadur Shah II
49. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Fundamentalism
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Sikhs
Ottoman Empire
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.
Direct Action Day
Upanishads
Sharia
Jihad