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Indian History
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name one of the early Indian empires. | Maurya Empire, Gupta Empire, or Mughal Empire |
| Which Indian empire developed the Arabic numerals which we use today? | Gupta Empire |
| Name the Indian empire which introduced the religion of Islam to the Indian subcontinent. | Mughal Empire |
| Name the Indian emperor who built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife. | Shah Jahan |
| Which group of invaders introduced the caste system to India? | Aryans |
| Identify one reason that European nations began to explore India and other parts of the globe in the 1400's. | Trade, wealth, fame, power, spread Christianity |
| Which was the first European nation to reach India? | Portugal |
| Who was the European explorer who reached India in 1498? | Vasco da Gama |
| What was one item of trade which the Europeans desired from India? | Tea, cotton, indigo, spices |
| By the 1700's one European nation had become dominant in India. Name the nation. | Great Britain or the United Kingdom |
| Great Britain gave one company a monopoly on trade between India and Britain. Name the company. | British East India Company |
| Initially Great Britain allowed some local Indian princes to continue to rule areas of the country with the help of British advisors. What was the title of these Indian princes? | Maharajahs |
| In 1857 an Indian revolt against British rule led to direct rule by Great Britain. Name this revolt. | Sepoy Revolt |
| The British were generally good rulers and brought many benefits to India. Name one of the benefits. | Better roads, increase in railroads, improved education, more hospitals and better healthcare |
| In 1919 the British used force to break-up a peaceful protest; almost 400 unarmed Indians were killed. What was the name of this event? | Massacre at Amritsar |
| Name the British general responsible for ordering the use of force against Indian protesters. | General Reginald Dyer |
| Who is knows as the Father of Modern India? | Mohandas Gandhi |
| Gandhi was given a title which means "great soul"; what was that title? | Mahatma |
| What was Gahdhi's profession? | Lawyer |
| Identify one of the tactics (methods) used by Gandhi. | Boycotts, civil disobedience, fasting |
| Gandhi believed that Hindus and Muslims could share power in an independent India. Name the political party which shared that belief. | Congress Party |
| In 1919 the British agreed in principle to the idea of Indian independence. Name the agreement. | Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms |
| In 1930 Gandhi led a March to the Sea to protest the British tax on an important product. Name this product. | Salt |
| Name the Indian group which urged Britain to divide Indian into two countries, one Muslim and one Hindu. | Muslim League |
| Name the leader of the Muslim League. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Following WWII the British appointed this man to prepare India for independence. Name him. | Lord Mountbatten, Viceroy of India |
| British India was divided into two states, one Hindu and one Muslim in 1947. Name the Muslim state created when India was partitioned. | Pakistan (East and West) |
| Name the type of government adopted by an independent India. | Democracy (the world's largest) |
| India's first Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| In 1972 East Pakistan became an independent country. Name this new country. | Bangladesh |
| The Indus river valley was one of the cradles of civilization. Name one city which was developed by this early civilization. | Mohenjo-Daro |
| Name given by Gandhi to India's "untouchables". Term means "children of God" | Harijan |
| Hindus god of creation | Brahma |
| Hindu god who comes to earth in different forms to make things right | Vishnu |
| The Hindu belief that life is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth until liberation is reached | Reincarnation |
| Duties associated with a Hindu person's place in society | Dharma |
| Rama, Krishna, Buddha | Avatars (forms) of the Hindu god Vishnu |
| Social group into which one is born and from which he cannot move | caste |
| Highest caste whose members are teachers and priests | Brahmin |
| Hindu worship - can be done at temple, outdoors, or at home | Puja |
| First woman prime minister of India | Indira Gandhi |
| Hindu belief that one's place in society is determined by performance in previous lives | karma |
| Animal sacred to Hindus | Cow |
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