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South Asia History and Identity Flashcards
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South Asia History and Identity Flashcards
South Asia History and Identity Flashcards
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1
Question
When did Pakistan become independent?
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Answer
August 14, 1947
2
Question
What is the modern dogma of Progress described as a new form of narcissism in the lecture?
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Progressive narcissism
3
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In the colonial context, what is the other side of the coin of Progress?
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Civilizing mission
4
Question
What do Progress and the Nation have in common as soteriological discourses?
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Salvation
5
Question
Which country's nationalist discourse includes the idea of ‘Manifest Destiny’?
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United States
6
Question
Who quoted that Pakistan is a God-made country and a live revolution in the National Assembly in 1966?
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Answer
Fatima Jinnah
7
Question
On what date was the Lahore Resolution of 1940 adopted by the All India Muslim League?
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March 23, 1940
8
Question
What does history entail besides continuity?
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Change
9
Question
Has the idea of the ‘Muslim World’ existed since the beginning of Islam?
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False
10
Question
Has ‘Islami’ always meant ‘Islamic’ in the modern sense?
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False
11
Question
What is one major reason for disorientation discussed in the Week 2 lecture?
Page 2
Answer
Impact of colonialism
12
Question
What does ‘din’ primarily connote, unlike the modern ‘religion’?
Page 2
Answer
Way of life
13
Question
What Hindi/Urdu expression illustrates the connotations of ‘din’?
Page 2
Answer
Din-o-dunia
14
Question
Is the idea of the ‘chosen people’ exclusive to Jews?
Page 2
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False
15
Question
In which period was a ‘national religion’ invented in Japan?
Page 2
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Meiji period
16
Question
What myth did the modern nation-state of Israel invent for militarized population?
Page 2
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Masada myth
17
Question
What is the problem with statements like ‘Islam says x’ or ‘The judgment of history is y’?
Page 2
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Personification of abstract entities
18
Question
What is the crucial difference between premodern and modern ‘reformers’ and ‘revivalists’?
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Premodern were internal to tradition; modern reactive to colonialism
19
Question
What was the point of inquiring about graves of kings versus saints?
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Answer
Kings' graves forgotten, saints' venerated; shows transience of power vs. enduring piety
20
Question
What is the problem with Lord Acton’s quote ‘Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’?
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Oversimplifies power dynamics; ignores context and ideology
21
Question
What general term describes modern concepts of humanity, civilizations, nations, ethnicities?
Page 2
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Imagined communities
22
Question
What did Mushafi declare as the mode of the day around 1785?
Page 4
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Hindvi verse
23
Question
What did the term zabān-e urdu-e mu’alla initially signify?
Page 4
Answer
The language of the military camp
24
Question
Which Mughal emperor’s use of Hindi gave it respectability in Delhi?
Page 4
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Akbar
25
Question
What did John Gilchrist argue about “Hinduwee”?
Page 4
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The exclusive property of the Hindus alone
26
Question
Who popularized the story that Urdu was born in Muslim army camps?
Page 4
Answer
British military manuals
27
Question
What did Aḥad ‘Alī Khān Yaktā attribute Urdu’s development to?
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Mixing of languages at the royal court and through intercultural exchange
28
Question
In what language did Bharatendu Harishchandra begin his literary career?
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Braj Bhasha
29
Question
What is Āb-e hayāt criticized for regarding 18th-century poets?
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Ignoring major Hindu poets
30
Question
What did the authors of Hobson-Jobson incorrectly claim about the word ‘urdu’?
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It came to India with the Mughals