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World History: India
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1. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Brahmanas
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Rama/Vishnu
Samskara
2. 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.
British East India Company
Brahman
Koran
Aurangzeb
3. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Islam
Indira Gandhi
Sepoys
Mauryas/Ashoka
4. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Upanishads
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Kalidasa
5. 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.
Sulahkul
Hjira
alit/Untouchable
Lord Mountbatten
6. 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
Hinduism
'Now or Never'
7. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Direct Action Day
Dharma
Smriti
Puranas
8. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Shah Jahan
alit/Untouchable
Bante Mataram
Sufism
9. The group of people believing in the religion of Hinduism - largely concentrated near the Himalayas.
Hindus
Hindu
Sepoys
Kaaba
10. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Four Vedas
Allah
Indira Gandhi
11. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Dharma
Stafford Cripps
Smriti
Ali
12. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Bahadur Shah II
Babur
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Hindu
13. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
alit/Untouchable
Mosque
British East India Company
Mohammed
14. The son of Babur who helped to create the Mughal Empire through conquest.
Hjira
Humayun
Bante Mataram
Mughal Empire
15. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Caste System
Mecca
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Brahmanas
16. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Ahimsa
Robert Clive
Shah Jahan
Sikhs
17. Muhammed's first wife. Their only two sons died - and Muhammed's future marriages yielded no children (ergo no successors.)
Four Vedas
Khadija
Cawnpore
Caste System
18. 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.
Shivaji
Four Vedas
Sati
British Commonwealth
19. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Lord Mountbatten
Ramadan
Karmayoga
Hussein
20. The 'Foundations' of Islam important to a Muslim's faith: Faith - Prayer Almsgiving (charity) - Fasting - and Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
Aranyakas
Karma
Rama/Vishnu
Five Pillars
21. The god of rain Who was of chief importance in Vedism.
Government of India Act of 1919
Puja
Sati
Indra
22. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Brahmanas
Atman
Hussein
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
23. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Caliph
Kalidasa
Karma
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
24. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Smriti
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Safavid Dynasty
Shivaji
25. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Puranas
Cawnpore
Khalsa
Mahasabha
26. The date of Pakistani/Indian independence from Britain. Pakistan and India became different countries within the Commonwealth.
British Commonwealth
August 15 - 1947
Mohammed
Caste System
27. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Hussein
Medina
British Commonwealth
28. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Rowlatt Bills
British Commonwealth
Rajiv Gandhi
Kaaba
29. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Sunni
August 15 - 1947
Government of India Act of 1935
Warren Hastings
30. 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.
Rishis
Twelfth Imam
Jawaharlal Nehru
Upanishads
31. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Nepal
Abraham
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Lord Mountbatten
32. The most recent Shruti texts - these detail teachings of gurus in the form of dialogue with students.
Bhaktism
Muslims
Jizya
Upanishads
33. 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 -
Mosque
Rishis
Lord Mountbatten
Karma
34. 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.
alit/Untouchable
Indra
Government of India Act of 1935
Hindu
35. '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.
Shah Jahan
Puranas
Bahadur Shah II
Shi'a
36. 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.
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Karma
Sunni
Rishis
37. 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.
Karma
Jizya
Calcutta
Shi'a
38. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Humayun
Shruti
Fundamentalism
39. Early religious laws of duty in Hinduism that supported the Caste System by saying to not perform mandated duties would upset the universe.
Warren Hastings
British Commonwealth
Humayun
Dharma
40. 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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41. 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
Mosque
Ottoman Empire
Caliph
42. 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.
Babur
Sunni
Koran
Swadeshi/Swaraj
43. 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.
Twelver
Rishis
Direct Action Day
Shruti
44. The Arabic word for 'God' and in Islam - the One Almighty God - who spoke to Muhammed.
Government of India Act of 1919
Allah
Safavid Dynasty
Sunni
45. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Sunni
Abraham
Sufism
Robert Clive
46. The Shi'a government established by Azeri conquerors in Iran.
Rajiv Gandhi
Safavid Dynasty
British Commonwealth
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
47. 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
Muezzini
Warren Hastings
Islam
48. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Brahmanas
Rajiv Gandhi
Swadeshi/Swaraj
Mecca
49. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Vedism
Mecca
Shruti
Guru
50. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Five Pillars
Rama/Vishnu
Mohammed
Robert Clive