exam1-ch.7 Flashcards
Sikhs are found mainly in
the Punjab
Who was the pre-Sikh reformer best remembered for attempting to bring Hinduism and Islam together
Kabir
what did Nanak do to emphasize his message of the essential unity of Islam and Hinduism
He wore a mixed costume made up of the clothing of both Muslims and Hindus
the Punjabi word for “disciple” is
Sikh
How did Nanak, even in death, seek to bring harmony between Muslims and Hindus
He decreed that the group whose flowers remained fresh the day after his death could have his body
Nanak took from Islam and Hinduism the elements he believed to be most important. What element did he accept from Islam
the teaching that there is only one god
the sikhs refer to god as
the true name
Many Sikh spiritual leaders have been warriors. Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was
a pacifist
what teaching did Nanak reject
Ahimsa
after Nanak, the second in a series of ten gurus who led Sikhism until the 18th century was
Angad
Usually the word guru in Indian religions means “teacher” but to the Sikhs it means
leader
what is the Adi Granth
a compilation of the official scriptures of Sikhism
what role did guru Arjan have in moving Sikhism away from Pacifism
he instructed his son and successor to arm himself and his followers against the Muslims
who organized and prepared the Sikhs for self-defense and war?
Gobind Singh
How does a person become a Sikh
by undergoing baptism
where do Sikhs gather for congregational worship
in a gurdwara
why is the Takht (throne) of Sikhism at Amritsar an object of special attention to Sikhs worldwide
it is where the Sikh authorities make decisions regarding the worship and practice of the religion
who leads Sikh communal worship in a temple
any member of the community
what holiday honors the day on which Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa
Vaisakhi
Who compiled the Granth and built the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Arjan
Sikh celebrations of holy days include communal processions and
sacred meals
who assassinated Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984?
Her Sikh bodyguards
Radical factions in Sikhism have begun to demand that an independent Sikh nation be declared in
the Punjab
the Sikhs living in the US and Canada have been the targets of misguided
violence
what impact did invasions of Muslim groups have on the northwestern part of India beginning in the 12th century
Islam made its greatest number of converts and established its strongest bases there
what was the message Nanak received in a vision while he was meditating in a forest
Nanak was to become an evangelist, preaching a gospel of unity between islam and hinduism
at the time of Kabir, Hindus and Muslims revered many of the same holy men and sometimes shared shrines and other places of religious devotion. how was this possible
Hinduism teaches that gods appear in many forms while Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, believes in saints whose tombs become objects of veneration
why did Nanak teach that people are free to kill and eat animals
human beings are gods supreme creation and thus are entitled to eat animals
what is the importance of the golden temple
it houses the Granth and is the most sacred of all Sikh shrines
why did gurus cease to exist after Gobind Singh’s death
Sikhs were to be governed by the Granth, which Gobind Singh had established as the final word for Sikhs
why did the british use the Sikhs as soldiers and policemen throughout India
the british admired the Sikhs valor as warriors
why is the religious life of modern Sikhs relatively simple
the early founders of the religion distrusted elaborate ceremonies
why do Sikhs celebrate the Hindu Holy days of Divali and Holi
most sikhs live in close proximity to Hindus, so they celebrate with their neighbors
what happened when Indian Prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards
many innocent people were killed during anti-sikh riots in Delhi
