Final Jeopardy
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QUESTION:
•What effect did the Mughals have on India?
ANSWER:
•Introduction of Islam
QUESTION:
•The Indus River Valley people had this public
works system
ANSWER:
•Sewage/waste removal/water treatment
QUESTION:
•List one development of the Gupta
Empire
ANSWER:
•Algebra, plastic surgery, medical texts
QUESTION:
•What religion did
Asoka practice?
ANSWER:
•Buddhism
DAILY
DOUBLE!
QUESTION:
•Why was the Gupta Empire a “Golden Age”?
ANSWER:
•Peace and prosperity of the time
QUESTION:
•This event has several names and changed
the course of Indian history as the first armed
rebellion against the British Raj.
ANSWER:
•Sepoy Rebellion
QUESTION:
•The period of Indian history during
which the British completely dominated
the subcontinent is called
ANSWER:
•The British Raj
QUESTION:
•These infrastructure developments by the
British served to improve and unite the
country
ANSWER:
•Railways, schools, irrigation
QUESTION:
• The result of the Sepoy Rebellion was
ANSWER:
•Direct rule by the British
QUESTION:
•What was the primary goal of the British
government after making India part of the
British Empire?
ANSWER:
•Improve transportation and communication
QUESTION:
•The leader of the Indian Independence
movement known for using civil disobedience
ANSWER:
•Mohandas Gandhi
QUESTION:
•Civil disobedience is similar to what
principle shared by Hinduism, Buddhism,
Sikhism, and Jainism?
ANSWER:
•Ahimsa
QUESTION:
•This organization, founded by A.O. Hume
and led at various time by both Gandhi and
Jawaharlal Nehru, boycotted British cloth to
promote Indian independence
ANSWER:
•Indian National Congress
QUESTION:
•Gandhi led these as part of his nonviolent political protests
ANSWER:
•Satyagraha
QUESTION:
•This famous satyagraha, led by Gandhi,
highlighted the treatment of Indians by the
British
ANSWER:
•Salt March
QUESTION:
•The majority of the populations in Pakistan
and Bangladesh practice what religion?
ANSWER:
•Islam
QUESTION:
•What region has been a source of
conflict between India and Pakistan?
ANSWER:
•Kashmir
QUESTION:
•During the 1980s, the assassination of Rajiv
Gandhi exemplifies the major problem facing
India:
ANSWER:
•Violence from cultural differences
QUESTION:
•The increase in food production during
Indira Gandhi’s administration is called
the…
ANSWER:
•The Green Revolution
QUESTION:
•Throughout most of its independent
existence, Pakistan was governed by a
ANSWER:
•Repressive regime/military dictatorship
QUESTION:
•Many Indian professionals have
migrated to Europe and the US. This is
called…
ANSWER:
•Brain drain
QUESTION:
•During the 1950s, India has been in
conflict with Pakistan and China over
ANSWER:
•borders
QUESTION:
•The cause of the British partition of
India in 1947 was
ANSWER:
•Religion/religious differenes
QUESTION:
DAILY
DOUBLE!
•This contemporary of Gandhi
and Nehru left the INC to
join the Muslim League and sought to
create a separate state for Muslims.
ANSWER:
•Mohammad Ali Jinnah
QUESTION:
•Why was India so valuable to the
British?
ANSWER:
•Agricultural products including tea
and spices
Question
• Put these leaders in order by time period!
Indira Gandhi, Asoka, British East India Company,
British Raj, Chandra Gupta I, Mohandas Gandhi,
Akbar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, Mohammad
Ali Jinnah
Answer
• See Ms. Fowler