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World History: India
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1. 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.
Sufism
Aranyakas
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Cawnpore
2. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Four Vedas
Mahasabha
Ahimsa
Shivaji
3. 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
British East India Company
Ashura
Swadeshi/Swaraj
4. 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.
Medina
Government of India Act of 1858
Atman
Ottoman Empire
5. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Aranyakas
Sepoys
Puja
Allan Hume
6. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
Hinduism
Muslim League
Jizya
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
7. 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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8. The British general and the location of the massacre he ordered of Indian protesters on April 13 - 1919.
Bante Mataram
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Ramayana
'Now or Never'
9. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Humayun
Stafford Cripps
Jihad
Allah
10. 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.
Government of India Act of 1935
Fundamentalism
Koran
Hindu
11. A Shi'a ritual of self flagellation and mourning to commemorate the death of Hussein at the hands of Sunnis.
Hinduism
Ahimsa
Ashura
Muezzini
12. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Allan Hume
Government of India Act of 1935
Nepal
Rama/Vishnu
13. Laws from WWI which were extended beyond 1918 - these allowed people to be arrested and detained without charges or trials.
Muslim League
Bhakti
Shruti
Rowlatt Bills
14. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Islam
Stafford Cripps
Rishis
Rama/Vishnu
15. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Khalsa
Mahasabha
Samskara
Abraham
16. 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.
Aranyakas
Mahasabha
Brahman
Sati
17. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Shi'a
Guru
Sepoys
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
18. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Sikhs
Sunni
Aranyakas
Swadeshi/Swaraj
19. 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.
Bhakti
Sulahkul
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Aranyakas
20. 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.
Babur
Muslims
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Allan Hume
21. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Mosque
Hinduism
Muezzini
Atman
22. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Shah Jahan
Islam
Bhagavad Gita
Awani League
23. 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.
Aranyakas
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Awani League
Hjira
24. A religion with many gods (polytheistic) which focuses primarily on the god Brahman. It has no one holy book - but many.
Smriti
Shivaji
Hinduism
Twelfth Imam
25. '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.
Muezzini
Bhagavad Gita
Government of India Act of 1858
Puranas
26. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Bhaktism
Sati
Jihad
Abraham
27. 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.
Medina
Bante Mataram
Lord Wellesley
Twelfth Imam
28. 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
Khalsa
Ramayana
Sharia
29. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Allah
Rajiv Gandhi
Brahman
'Now or Never'
30. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
August 15 - 1947
Caste System
Upanishads
Government of India Act of 1858
31. 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.
Lord Wellesley
Ahimsa
Atman
Sati
32. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Sulahkul
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
British Commonwealth
Awani League
33. An organization of independent nations that were formerly British colonies.
August 15 - 1947
British Commonwealth
Sulahkul
Rishis
34. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Ramadan
Vedism
Bhagavad Gita
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
35. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Mahasabha
Babur
Ashura
36. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Twelver
Khalsa
Hindus
37. 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
Sati
Sepoys
Mohammed
38. The effort of a Muslim to fight against the enemies of Allah - usually an internal struggle - but used in some cases to justify extreme violence and terrorism.
Jihad
Government of India Act of 1858
Abraham
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
39. The daily worship of a Hindu.
'Now or Never'
Caliph
Medina
Puja
40. 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
Shruti
Rowlatt Bills
Shi'a
41. The fifth month of the Muslim calendar during which time Muslims fast throughout all of sunlight. It is a test of obedience and self control.
Ramadan
Jizya
Mohammed
Aurangzeb
42. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Hussein
Bahadur Shah II
Mughal Empire
Shi'a
43. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Vedism
Shi'a
Caliph
'Now or Never'
44. 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.
Sharia
Mohammed
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Caliph
45. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Five Pillars
Twelver
Brahman
46. The killings by which a family can seek revenge for inter-caste relationships and marriages - still common today.
Five Pillars
Sati
Puja
Honour Killings
47. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Ashura
Medina
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
48. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Awani League
Ottoman Empire
Medina
Ramayana
49. The category of Hindu Scriptures that describes 'that which is heard.'
Hinduism
Sati
Muslims
Shruti
50. 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
Ashura
Government of India Act of 1935
Direct Action Day