south asia/indian subcontinent geography history and culture 25

Choose all that apply: Which of these is true of the Mughal Empire?

•   Hinduism was diffused to India during their reign

•   Islam was diffused to India during their reign

•   They created the caste system

•   The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan

•   Manufacturing, taxation, and trading made India very wealthy under Akbar the Great

Choose all that apply: Which of these is accurate concerning the Mughal Empire.

• It was the Mongol Empire.

• It was a Muslim Empire.

• It was a Hindu Empire.

• It was a 'religiously tolerant' empire.

• It defeated the British Army to take control of the Indian Subcontinent.

Which of these is true concerning Mohandas Gandhi?

•   He was a leader of the Indian National Congress

•   He used civil disobedience to protest

•   He was assasinated while attending a prayer meeting

• He was a leader of the East India Company

• He utulized violent forms of protesting

WHich of these is an inaccurate statement concerning colonization in South Asia?

• British rule brought western technologies that improved medicine and transportation

• India’s population skyrocketed in the decades that followed because of advancements in food production and sanitation

• India’s economy became completely independent & self-sustaining following their break from British colonial rule

• India’s government, language, & culture saw a massive shift, for better or worse, due to British imperialism

The British East India Company was given permission to trade in South Asia by the

• Gupta Empire

• Mauryan Empire

• Mughal Empire

• British Empire

Which of these listed is the correct chronological order of events?

•   Gupta Empire,

  British Empire,

  Indian Independence, Mughal Empire, Harrapan Empire, Aryan Empire, Mauryan Empire, Partition of India

•   Harrappan Empire, Aryan Empire, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire,

  Mughal Empire, British Empire,

  Indian Independence,

  PArtition of India

•   Aryan Empire, Harrapan Empire, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire,

  British Empire, Mughal Empire,

  Indian Independence,

  PArtition of India

•   Harrapan Empire, Gupta Empire,

  Aryan Empire, Mauryan Empire, Mughal Empire, British Empire,

  Indian Independence,

  Partition of India

Who commissioned the building of the Taj Mahal?

• Shah Jahan

• Akbar the Great

• Ashoka

• Candragupta Maurya

What was the impact of the charter signed by Queen Elizabeth?

•   The East India Company set up trading rights with the Mauryans

•   The East India Company set up trading rights with the Mughals

•   The East India Company set up trading rights with the Guptas

•   India became a British colony

• India became an independent country

 Which of these is accurate regarding the Partition of India in 1947?

•   It occured as a result of Indian independence from the Mughals

•   India was declared a Hindu country and PAkistan and East Pakistan were declared Muslim countries to avoid civil war

•   India was declared a Muslim country and Pakistan and East Pakistan were made a Hindu countries to avoid civil war

•   India and Pakistan became Muslim countries while Bangladesh became a Hindu country

Which of these is not a method that Gandhi used?

•   marching

•   boycotting

•   fasting/hunger strike

•   bombings