HISTORY SYLLABUS (ARTS Stream)
Academic Year (2021 - 22)
SYLLABUS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY FINAL YEAR COURSE
One Paper - Time - Three Hours - Marks 100
Unit wise Distribution of Marks and Periods:
Unit No. |
Title |
Marks |
Periods |
Section
A Unit 1-4 Section
B Unit 5-9 Section
C Unit 10-15 Unit
16 |
:
Archaeology, Ancient India & Assam through the ages :
Medieval India :
Modern India : Map
Work |
35 25 30 10 |
65 60 60 15 |
|
Total |
100 |
200 |
Unit-1
: The story of the First Cities : Harappan Archeology Broad overview : Early urban centres Story of discovery: Harappan civilization. Excerpt: Archeological report on a major site. Discussion: how it has been utilized by
archeologists/historians. Unit
-2 : Political and Economic History : How Inscriptions tell a story Broad overview: Political and economic
history from the Mauryan to the Gupta Period. Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the
understanding of political and economic history. Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grants. Discussion: Interpretation of
inscriptions by historians. Unit-3
: Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata |
Broad overview: Issues in social history,
including castes, kinship and gender. Story of discovery: Transmission and publications
of the Mahabharata. Excerpt: From the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been
used by historians. Discussion: Other sources for
reconstructing social history. Unit-4
: A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa Broad overview : (a) A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion,
Jainism, Vaisnavism, Saivism. (b) Focus on Buddhism. Story of discovery: Sanchi Stupa. Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi. Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has
been interrupted by historians, other sources for reconstructing the history
of Buddhism. Assam Through the Ages : Broad overview: Stages of the history of
Assam from prehistoric to modern period. |
Part
-II Unit-5 :Agrarian relations: The Ain-i-Akbari Broad overview : (a) Structure of agrarian
relations in the 16th and 17th centuries. (b) Patterns of change over the period. Story of discovery: Account of the compilation
and translation of Ain-i Akbari. Excerpt : From the Ain-i Akbari Discussion: Ways in which historians have
used the text to reconstruct history. Unit-6
: The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles |
Broad Overview : (a) Outline of political history 15th-17th centuries. (b) Discussion of the Mughalcourt and politics. Story of Discovery: Account of the production of court
chronicles, and their subsequent translation and transmission. Excerpts: from the Akbarnama and Padshabnama. Discussion: Ways in which historians have
used the texts to reconstruct political histories. Unit-7
:New Architecture: Hampi Broad overview : (a) Outline of new buildings during Vijaynagar period–
temples, forts, irrigation facilities. (b) Relationship between architecture and the political
system. Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found. Excerpts: Visuals of buildings at Hampi. Discussion: Ways in which historians have
analysed and interpreted these structures. Unit-8
: Religions Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition Broad overview : (a) Outline of religious developments during this period. (b) Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi saints. Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions
have been preserved. Excerpts: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works. Discussion: Ways in which these have been
interpreted by historians. Unit-9
: Medieval Society through Travelers’ Account Broad overview: Outline of social and
cultural life as they appear in traveler’s accounts. Story of their writings: A discussion of where
they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote and for whom they wrote. Excerpts: from Alberuni, Ibn Batuta,
Bernier. Discussion: What these travel accounts
can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians. |
Part-III Unit-10
: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports Broad overview : (a) Life of Zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18th
century. (b) East India Company, revenue settlements and surveys. (c) Changes over the nineteenth century. Story of official records: An account of why
official investigations into rural societies were undertaken and the types of
records and reports produced. Excerpts: From Firminger’s Fifth Report, Accounts of Francis
Buchanan-Hamilton, and Deccan Riots Report. Discussion: What the official records
tell and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians. Unit-11
:Representations of 1857 Broad Overview: (a) The events of 1857-58 (b) How these events were recorded and narrated Focus: Lucknow. Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary
accounts. Discussion: How the pictures of 1857
shaped British opinion of what had happened. Unit-12 :Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and
Municipal Reports Broad overview: The growth of Mumbai,
Chennai, hill stations and cantonments in the 18th and 19th
century. Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities.
Extract from town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning. Discussion: How the above sources can be
used to reconstruct the history of towns. What these sources do not reveal. Unit-13
: Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes Broad Overview : (a) The nationalist movement 1918-48, (b) The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership. Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931. Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian language
newspapers and other contemporary writings. Discussion: How newspapers can be a source
of history. Unit-14
: Partition through Oral Sources Broad Overview : (a) The history of the 1940s; (b) Nationalism, Communalism and Partition. Focus: Punjab and Bengal. Excerpts: Oral testimonies of those who experienced
partition. Discussion: Ways in which these have been
analysed to reconstruct the history of the event. Unit-15
:The Making of the Constitution Broad Overview : (a) Independence and the new nation state. (b) The making of the Constitution. Focus: The Constitutional Assembly debates. Excerpts: From the debates. Discussion : What such debates reveal and
how They can be analyzed. Unit-16
: Map Work |
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