Syllabus Of Grade XII - HISTORY (HS1211)

Instructions:

  • This syllabus is divided into four Parts A, B, C, D. All the Parts are compulsory.
  • Separate marks are given with each unit.
Unit Area Covered Marks
Part A Themes in Indian History-I
Unit 1 The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology 6 read more
Unit 2 Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story 6 read more
Unit 3 Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata 6 read more
Unit 4 A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa 6 read more
Part B Themes in Indian History-II
Unit 1 Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i- Akbari 6 read more
Unit 2 The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles 6 read more
Unit 3 New Architecture: Hampi 6 read more
Unit 4 Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi tradition 6 read more
Unit 5 Medieval Society through Travelers' Accounts 6 read more
Part C Themes in Indian History-III
Unit 1 Colonialism and-Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports 6 read more
Unit 2 Representations of 1857 6 read more
Unit 3 Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports 6 read more
Unit 4 Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes 6 read more
Unit 5 The Making of the Constitution 6 read more
Unit 6 Partition through Oral Sources 6 read more
Part D Map Work on Units 1-15 10 read more
Total Marks 100 Time: 3 Hours

Part A : Themes in Indian History-I


Unit 1. The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology. (06 Marks)

Broad overview: Early urban centres.

Story of discovery: Harappan civilization

Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site.

Discussion: how it has been utilized by archaeologists/historians


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Unit 2. Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story. (06 Marks)

Broad overview: Political and economic history from the Mauryan to the Gupta period.

Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the decipherment of the script. Shifts in the under- standing of political and economic history.

Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grant.

Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by historians.


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Unit 3. Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata (06 Marks)

Broad overview: Issues in social history, including caste, class, 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.


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Unit 4. A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa (06 Marks)

Broad overview (a)A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaisnavism,Saivism(b)Focus on Buddhism.

Story of discov Marksery: Sanchi stupa

Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi.

Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has been interpreted by historians, other sources for reconstructing the history of Buddhism.


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Part B : Themes in Indian History-II


Unit 1. Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari (06 Marks)

Broad overview:

  • Structure of agrarian relations in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • 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.


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Unit 2. The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • Outline of political history 15th-17th centuries.
  • Discussion of the Mughal court and politics.

Story of Discovery: Account of the production of court chronicles, and 'their subsequent. Translation and transmission.

Excerpts: from the Akbarnama and Padshahnama

Discussion: Ways in which historians have used the texts to reconstruct political histories.


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Unit 3. New Architecture: Hampi (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • Outline of new buildings during Vijayanagar period-temples, forts, irrigation facilities.
  • Relationship between architecture and the political system.

Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.

Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi

Discussion: Ways in which historians have analyzed and interpreted these structures


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Unit 4. Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi tradition (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • Outline of religious developments during this period.
  • Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi saints.

Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.

Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti Sufi works.

Discussion: Ways in which these have been interpreted by historians.


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Unit 5. Medieval Society through Travelers' Accounts (06 Marks)

Broad Overview: Outline of social and cultural life as they appear in travelers' accounts.

Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote, and for whom they wrote.

Excerpts: from Al Beruni, Ibn Battuta, Bernier.

Discussion: What these travel accounts can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians.


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Part C : Themes in Indian History-III


Unit 1. Colonialism and-Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports (06 Marks)

Broad overview:

  • Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18 century.
  • East India Company, revenue settlements and surveys.
  • Changes over the nineteenth century.

Story of official records : An account of why official investigations into rural Societies were under taken and the types of records and reports produced.

Excerpts : From Firmingers Fifth Report, Accounts of Frances Buchanan-Hamilton and Deccan Riots Report.

Discussion: What the official records tell and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians.


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Unit 2. Representations of 1857 (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • The events of 1857-58.
  • 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.


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Unit 3. Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports (06 Marks)

Broad Overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations and cantonments in the18th 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.


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Unit 4.Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • The nationalist movement1918 - 48.
  • The nature of Gandhi and 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.


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Unit 5. Partition through Oral Sources (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • The history of the 1940s.
  • Nationalism. Communalism and Partition.

Focus: Punjab and Bengal.

Excerpts: Oral testimonies of those who experienced partition.

Discussion: Ways in which these have been analyzed to reconstruct the history Of the event.


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Unit 6. The Making of the Constitution (06 Marks)

Broad Overview:

  • Independence and the new nation state.
  • 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.


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Part D


Map Work on Units 1-15 (10 Marks)


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Recommended text books:

  1. Themes in Indian History Part I, Class XII, Published by NCERT
  2. Themes in Indian History Part-II, Class XII, Published by NCERT
  3. Themes in Indian History Part-III, Class XII, Published by NCERT