DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, (JOKA) SOUTH KOLKATA
REVISED SYLLABUS
HISTORY
2021 – 2022
CLASS XII
FIRST PERIODIC ASSESSMENT
Themes in Indian History Part-I (Units 1 – 3)
• Unit 1: Bricks, Beads and Bones- The Story of the First Cities • Unit 2: Kings, Farmers and Towns- Political and Economic History • Unit 3: Kinship, Caste and Class -Social Histories
SECOND PERIODIC ASSESSMENT
Themes In Indian History Part I & Part-II (Units 3,4 And 6)
• Unit 3: Kinship, Caste and Class -Social Histories • Unit 4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings- A History of Buddhism • Unit 6: Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
MIDTERM (THIRD PERIODIC ASSESSMENT)
THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART-II (UNITS 7, 9)
• Unit7: New Architecture: Hampi • Unit 9: Kings and Chronicles -The Mughal Court • Unit 6: Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
• ALONG WITH FULL Themes in Indian History Part-I (Units 1 – 4)
MAP WORK: MAP 1- Mature Harappan sites
• Harappa, Banawali, Kalibangan, Balakot, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira, Nageshwar, Lothal, Mohenjo-Daro, Chanhu-daro, Kot Diji.
MAP 2- Mahajanapada and cities
• Vajji, Magadha, Kosala, Kuru, Panchala, Gandhara, Avanti, Rajgir, Ujjain, Taxila, Varanasi.
MAP 3
• Distribution of Ashokan inscriptions: Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Guptas • Cities/towns: Mathura, Kanauj, Puhar, Braghukachchha, Shravasti, Rajgir, Vaishali, Varanasi, Vidisha • Pillar inscriptions- Sanchi, Topra, Meerut Pillar and Kaushambi. • Kingdom of Cholas , Cheras and Pandyas.
MAP 4- Major Buddhist Sites:
• Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amaravati, Lumbini, Nasik, Bharhut, Bodh Gaya, Ajanta
MAP 5
• Bidar, Golconda, Bijapur, Vijaynagar, Chandragiri, Kanchipuram, Mysore, Thanjavur, Kolar, Tirunelveli
MAP 6- Territories under Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb:
• Delhi, Agra, Panipat, Amber, Ajmer, Lahore, Goa
TERM I TO BE CONDUCTED BY BOARD AS PER CBSE GUIDE LINES
• Unit 1: Bricks, Beads and Bones- The Story of the First Cities • Unit 2: Kings, Farmers and Towns- Political and Economic History • Unit 3: Kinship, Caste and Class -Social Histories • Unit 4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings- A History of Buddhism • Unit 6: Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition • Unit7: New Architecture: Hampi
TERM-I PROJECT WORK
Methodology: Questionnaire- Data Collection
TERM II AND PREBOARDS
THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART-II
• Unit 9: Kings and Chronicles -The Mughal Court
Themes in Indian History Part-III (Units 10 – 15)
• Unit 10: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports (PAGE 257-274) REST IS NOT FOR EVALUATION • Unit 11: Rebels and the Raj -Representations of 1857 • Unit 13: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement • Unit 15: Framing the Constitution
Map Work
MAP 7- Territories/cities under British Control in1857:
Punjab, Sindh, Bombay, Madras Fort St. David, Masulipatnam, Berar, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Awadh, Surat, Calcutta, Patna, Banaras, Allahabad and Lucknow.
MAP 8- Main centres of the Revolt of 1857:
Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Azamgarh, Calcutta, Benaras, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Awadh.
MAP 9-Important centres of the National Movement:
Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Benaras, Amritsar, Chauri Chaura, Lahore, Bardoli, Dandi, Bombay (Quit India Resolution), Karachi.
PROJECT WORK (ON ANY ONE OF THE TOPICS AS PRESCRIBED BY BOARD) Final Assessment and VIVA by both Internal and External Examiners DELETED CHAPTERS AND PORTIONS
• Unit 5: Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts • Unit 8: Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari • Unit 10: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports FROM PAGE 275 TILL THE END • Unit 12: Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports • Unit 14: Partition through Oral Sources