History India Test

When was Hinduism found?

Between 2500-1500 BCE

What is Vedas?

Old and respected text in Hinduism

What is Dharma?

The way of living in Hinduism

What is Samsara?

The re-incarnation process in Hinduism

What is Karma?

Ones actions affect what happens in the future in hinduism

What is Moksha?

freedom from re-incarnation in hinduism

When was Sikhism found?

In the late 15th Century

Who founded Sikhism?

Guru Nanak

What is the Adi Granth?

The holy book of sikhism

What is Gurmat?

What some Sikhs refer to their faith as

What is a Gurdwara?

Place of worship in Sikhism

When was Islam found?

In the 7th century

Who founded Islam?

Muhammed

What is a Qur’an

Sacred text in Islam

What is a Mosque?

Place of Worship in Islam

What are the 5 pillars?

Pilgrimage, fasting, giving charity, ritual of prayer, and declaration of faith

What is Pilgrimage?

To Mecca once per lifetime

What is fasting?

During Ramadon

What is Giving Charity?

2.5% of wealth

What is Ritual of Prayer?

5 times per day

What is declaration of faith?

There is no god but Allah

Who is Babur?

The first ruler of the Mughal Empire

When did Babur rule?

1526-1530

What did Babur do?

Won the First Battle of Panipet (1526) and used gunpowder weapons, cannons, and battlefield formations

Who is Akbar?

Grandson of Babur

When did Akbar rule?

1556-1605

What did Akbar do?

Centralized government and promoted religious tolerance

Who is Aurangzeb?

Akbar’s great grandson

When did Aurangzeb rule?

1659-1707

What did Aurangzeb do?

Made the empire be at its peak in land and implemented strict religious laws

What is Jizya?

Military tax on non-Muslims

Who created Jizya?

Akbar

Who abolished Jizya?

Aurangzeb

What is Sulahkul?

Religious tolerance

Who created Sulahkul?

Akbar

When did Shivaji rule?

He ruled the Maratha Empire from 1674-1680

What did Shivaji do?

waged war with the Deccan Sultanates, the Mughal Empire, and the English East India Company

What is Hindavi Svarajya?

Hindu people revolting against the Bijapur Sultanate and capturing forts in the Deccan region

Who created Hindavi Svarajya?

Shivaji

Who is Sambhaji

son of Shivaji

When did Sambhaji rule?

1680-1689

What did Sambhaji do?

Defend the Maratha Empire and led successful raids

What happened to Sambhaji?

Got murdered by Aurangzeb

Who is Queen Elizabeth I?

Approved the British East India Company

What is a joint-stock company?

Multiple investors

Who is Robert Clive?

Helped the British take over Bombay and he helped expand the company

What is the Battle of Plassey?

Fought in 1757 between the company and Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal

Who won the Battle of Plassey?

The British

What is the Bengal Famine?

Increase in tax from 10% to 50% and the company wanted the Bengal people to grow indigo and poppy

What happened as a result of the Bengal Famine?

10 million people from Bengal died

What is a sepoy?

Native Indian soldier who served the British

What was the Enfield Rifle?

Had cartridges that needed to be bitten into and greased in cow/pig fat

Who was Sita Ram?

A sepoy who remained loyal to the British but had his doubts

What was the Kingdom of Oudh?

Region in North India

What happened to the Kingdom of Oudh?

The British took control of it and the Indians got mad because it is historical

Who was Sir Colin Campbell?

took charge of British forces during the uprising

Who was Bahadur Shah II?

The last Mughal Emperor

What is Racial Discrimination?

Unfair treatment of someone because of their race

How does racial discrimination play a role in the British taking over India?

The British thought they were superior because they practiced Christianity and were white Greeks

Who was Queen Victoria?

Proclaimed that India would be governed by British crown not by the company

What is the Indian National Congress?

Founded in 1885 to support Hindus and Muslims

What did the Indian National Congress want to do?

Collab with the English for Indian Freedom

Who was Mohandas K. Gandhi?

transformed and better organized the government in 1915

What movements did Gandhi lead?

The Non-Cooperative Movement (1920-1922) and the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930)

What is ahmisa?

tolerance and non-violence

What is satygraha?

truth and firmness

Who created ahmisa and satygraha?

Gandhi

Who was Muhammed Ali Jinnah?

Led the Muslim league

What did Jinnah promote?

That India should be split in 2: Pakistan for Muslims and India for Hindus

What was the Muslim League?

Made to protect Muslim interest because they felt that the congress was anti-Muslim

When was the Muslim League formed?

1906