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World History: India
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1. 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.
Aranyakas
Sufism
Shivaji
Hindu
2. 1. To establish a free and united India - hopefully within the Commonwealth. 2. To create an interim government to assist the Viceroy until independence.
Ahimsa
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Guru
Warren Hastings
3. The holy city of Islam and destination of a Muslim's Haj - or pilgrimage.
Mecca
Kalidasa
Government of India Act of 1858
British East India Company
4. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
British East India Company
Ottoman Empire
Guru
Shruti
5. 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
Moksha
Shivaji
Muezzini
6. 'Forest books' that detail the meaning of fire rituals.
Shruti
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Aranyakas
Sufism
7. The longest known epic poem - this tells the story of two warring families and emphasizes the relationship between humankind and the gods.
Government of India Act of 1935
Government of India Act of 1919
Smriti
Mahabharata
8. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Ottoman Empire
Robert Clive
Brahmanas
Awani League
9. 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.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Jihad
Robert Clive
Ramayana
10. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Aranyakas
Puranas
Mosque
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
11. The king of Delhi and former Mughal emperor to whom many sepoys pledged allegiance during the rebellion in 1857.
Bhaktism
Muezzini
Puja
Bahadur Shah II
12. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Humayun
Honour Killings
Babur
13. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Brahman
Hindu
Vedism
Cawnpore
14. 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.
Upanishads
Abraham
Indira Gandhi
Sharia
15. The Hindu system of societal classes determined by fate. From birth until death - people are stuck in a single social an economic class.
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Sharia
Mecca
Caste System
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.
Mauryas/Ashoka
Sati
Khadija
Shivaji
17. The religion of early Indo-European settlers in the Punjab. Also known as Brahmanism - it would come to evolve into modern Hinduism.
Shruti
Ashura
Babur
Vedism
18. The son-in-law (married to Fatimah) of Muhammed that Shi'a Muslims favored to be his successor.
Bhagavad Gita
Ali
'Now or Never'
Aranyakas
19. 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
Sulahkul
Aranyakas
Khalsa
20. The 622 'departure' of Muhammed and his followers to the city of Medina in order to escape persecution within their tribe.
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Rama/Vishnu
Hjira
Fundamentalism
21. 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.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Sulahkul
Indra
Government of India Act of 1858
22. Two ancient Indian cities from 4000 years ago which were planned around a grid. Residents were very technologically advanced.
Warren Hastings
Sufism
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Sunni
23. The oldest and primary Hindu scriptures - these include hymns and chants - a guide to rituals - a source of information on magic - and musical notes.
Four Vedas
Five Pillars
Ali
Medina
24. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Moksha
Allah
Dharma
Safavid Dynasty
25. 'Tradition' or 'that which is to be remembered -' including the Puranas - Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Sufism
Four Vedas
Smriti
Indira Gandhi
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. A sacred text included in the Mahabharata - This is spoken by Krishna and describes the meaning of life and nature of the indestructible soul.
Sulahkul
Muslims
Hinduism
Bhagavad Gita
28. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
British Commonwealth
Islam
Allan Hume
Kaaba
29. The lowest level within the Caste System - these people are the poorest and least educated in India.
Shruti
Kaaba
alit/Untouchable
Smriti
30. The concept of non-violence and the love within one void of violence.
Ottoman Empire
Ahimsa
Guru
Sikhs
31. The separate country requested by Sikhs in the Punjab - because partition would lead to their political division.
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32. The native soldiers who comprised most of India's army who were responsible for much of the 1857 unrest.
Hjira
Sufism
Sepoys
British Commonwealth
33. 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.
Puja
Government of India Act of 1858
British Commonwealth
Bante Mataram
34. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Kaaba
Ashura
Lucknow Pact
Islam
35. A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12th Imam is a messiah who will return at the end of time.
British East India Company
Twelver
Caste System
Allan Hume
36. The majority group of Muslims who believed that Muhammed's successor should be chosen by his followers and the general public.
Government of India Act of 1858
Sunni
Jizya
Caste System
37. 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.
Fundamentalism
Medina
Shruti
Bhakti
38. The ancient sages who revealed the gods' revelations to humankind through the shruti.
Rishis
Jizya
Honour Killings
Lord Wellesley
39. 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)
Awani League
Karmayoga
Stafford Cripps
Five Pillars
40. The grandson of Babur Who is thought of as the Mughal Empire's greatest ruler. The British East India Company was founded at least partially in 1600 to capitalize on the empire's economic success.
Smriti
Akbar
Islam
Fundamentalism
41. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Brahman
Mughal Empire
Hjira
Sepoys
42. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Lucknow Pact
Shah Jahan
Guru
Brahmanas
43. 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 -
Lord Mountbatten
Hindu
Stafford Cripps
Hindus
44. '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.
Lord Mountbatten
Indira Gandhi
Puranas
Four Vedas
45. 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
Smriti
Kalidasa
Aranyakas
46. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Mughal Empire
Guru
Direct Action Day
Hindu
47. 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.
Kalidasa
Upanishads
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
alit/Untouchable
48. The daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru who became prime minister in 1965. After the Green Revolution and nationalization of industry and business - she declared a state of emergency to imprison political opponents. She was killed by her own bodyguards.
Kalidasa
Mauryas/Ashoka
Rowlatt Bills
Indira Gandhi
49. 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.
Bhaktism
Mauryas/Ashoka
Koran
Muslims
50. 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.
Jizya
Satyagraha
Sulahkul
Lucknow Pact