Dawood Public School Course Outline 2014-15 History Class VI

Books: Roberts, Martin. (2008). Timeline: the ancient world 1. (Second edition) Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Yearly Syllabus:

Month Contents Page # First Farmers 6-10 August Invention of Writing 11-17 The Land of the two Rivers 18-22 September of the Pharaohs. C3200-1200BC 23-28 The Indus Civilization 32-37 October Indo-Gangetic Kingdoms 38-42 Ancient China November 43-47 Revision for Mid-Term Exam December Mid-Year Examination 2014 Persians and Greeks 53-59 January Greek Ideas and How They Spread 60-66 The Mauryan Empire: 326-184B 78-83 February The : 510-31BC 98-103 The Roman Empire: 31BC-AD180 104-109 March Christianity and the end of Roman Empire 110-114 The Qin and Han Dynasty April 115-120 Revision for Final Exam

May Final Examination 2015

Timeline of yearly syllabus:

Chapter Event Date

Realization of sowing seeds 10000 BC

Jericho settlement 8000 BC

Mehrgarh settlement 7000 BC First Farmers Catal Huyuk 6500 BC

Use of pottery 5500 BC

Farming in China 5000 BC

Sumerian started Cuneiform c. 3500 BC

Deciphering of Cuneiform 1802

Discovery of Rosetta stone 1799 Invention of Writing Rule of Hammurabi started 1790 BC

Sennacherib flattened Babylon 689 BC

Babylon was rebuilt 649 BC Egyptian civilization began 3200 BC

Old Kingdom 2660 – 2550 BC Ancient Egypt of Pharaohs Middle Kingdom 2050 – 1780 BC

New Kingdom 1550 – 1070 BC

Excavation of Harappa 1920’s Indus valley Civilization End of Indus valley civilization 1000 BC

Aryan came to Indus Valley 1750 BC

Indo Gangetic Kingdom Aryan Priests started Religious songs 1500 BC

Religious songs were written in Sanskrit 600 BC

Shang Dynasty 1500 BC – 1000 BC

Ancient China Chinese capital moved to Xian 770 BC

Japanese discovery of Silk 300 BC

Battle of Marathon 490 BC

Battle of Thermopylae 480 BC Persian and Greeks Battle of Salamis 480 BC

Peloponnesian War 431 – 404 BC

Start of Olympic Games 776 BC

Thales predicted eclipse 585 BC Greek Ideas and how they spread Banned on Olympic Games by Romans 393 AD

Socrates was born 469 BC

Nanda king became unpopular 330 BC

Chandragupta defeated Seleukos Nikator 305 BC 300 BC Chandragupta died Mauryan Empire Bindusra ruled 297 – 272 BC Conquest of Kalinga 265 BC Ashoka died 231 BC First Punic war 264 – 241 BC

Second Punic war 218 – 201

Third Punic war 151- 146

Marius became dictator of Rome 81 BC Roman Republic Caesar crossed Rubicon stream 49 BC

Caesar was stabbed to death 41 BC

Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra 31 BC

Roman Empire Golden age of Rome AD 96 – 180 Diocletion destroyed churches AD 303

Christianity and the end of Great fire damaged Rome AD 64 Roman Empire Constantine ruled Roman Empire AD 306 – 337

Roman Empire ended by German chief AD 476

Western Han ruled 202 BC- AD 8

Wudi ruled AD 141-87 The Qin and Han dynasties of China Uprising of ‘Yellow Turbans’ AD 184

Han dynasty ended AD 221

Syllabus Contents:

August:

Topic: First Farmers (Pg: 6-10)  Farming started with the realization of Paleolithic people about the sowing seeds which were eaten raw earlier.  Different early farming settlements were Jericho, Catal Huyuk and Mehrgarh.  Tools used for farming by ancient people like sickle.  Weapons made of bones etc.  Their way of living was simple.

Reference Books:  Panini, Giorgio, P. (1983). The Children’s History of Civilizations. Hamlyn Publishers, Italy.

Surf I.T:  http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/early-farming.html#id2873955

Key words: Neolithic, Paleolithic, Sickle, Revolution, Inventive, Cereals, Pulses, Period, Hearth, Model Questions: 1. How did farming start in Neolithic period? 2. Identify the image.

Activity: *Students will bring and display in class anything related to early farming civilization of the world like pottery, harvesting tools, articals made of animal skin etc.

Topic: The Invention of Writing (Pg: 11- 17)

 Differences between the civilizations which ended without writing about themselves and the civilizations which had written their history in detail; like Stonehenge people and Egyptians respectively.  Invention of writing. Hieroglyphics, Cuneiform, Mayan writing etc  Impacts of writing; communication became easy, trade increased, laws were designed etc.  Decipherment of different writings by different experts like Sir Henry Rawlinson, Champollion.

Reference Books:  Panini, Giorgio, P. (1983). The Children’s History of Civilizations. Hamlyn Publishers, Italy.

Surf I.T:  http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/writing/writing.htm

September:

Key Words: Cartouche, Scribe, Excavation, Deciphering, Inscription, Circa Activity: Students will bring clay and will make their own writing tablets using ancient patterns. Model Questions: 1. Who established the First Empire of the world? And how? 2. Discuss briefly about the decipherer of the writing on Behistun Rock? 3. How was the writing on the Rosetta stone deciphered by Champollion?

Topic: The Land of the Two Rivers (Pg 18 – 22)

 Introduction to civilization.  Sumer’s civilization and its people. They lived in Mesopotamia. They were very creative, inventive and impressive, built temples and palaces, tamed floods, etc.  Hammurabi and his laws; He was the king of Babylon and had 282 laws carved on stone pillars.  Babylon and Assyria’s rise and fall of Babylon.

Reference Books:

 Millard, Anne. (n.d). Ancient Civilizations. A piccolo Factbook.

Surf I.T:  http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/ss/052909Mesopotamia_2.htm

Key words: Mutilation, Swamp, Ziggurat, Siege engines, Civilization, Procession

Model Questions: 1. What is the historical importance of the Land of the Two Rivers?

2.How did Sumerians prove to be impressive people?

Topic: Ancient Egypt of the Pharaohs C3200-1200BC (Pg 23-28)

 River Nile is the longest river of the world and the Egyptian civilization was largely based on it.  Sources of information about Egyptians: writing, pyramids, tombs, temples and mummies.  Three periods of effective rules of Pharaohs  The old Kingdom, the middle Kingdom and the new Kingdom

Reference Books:

 Casson, Lionel; (1965). Ancient Egypt; Time life books, Amsterdam.

Surf I.T:  http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Key words:

Hymns, Mummification, Delta, Altars, Colossal Statue, Papyrus

Model Questions:

1. How do we know about the Ancient Egypt? 2. How important was religion to the Egyptians? Whom did they worship? 3. Write down the similarities between Indus River, Euphrates, Tigris and Nile that led to the birth of Indus valley civilization.

Activity: Students will make a colourful and pictorial assignment on Wonders of the Ancient as well as Modern world.

October:

Topic: The Indus Civilization (Pg 32 – 37)

 There are many similarities between River Euphrates, Tigris, Nile and Indus as well as the civilizations developed along these rivers.  It is also known as the mysterious civilization because many facts are unveiled of this civilization like who ruled it, what was the religion, what kind of people they were?  Things known about Indus civilization like location, population, brick makers  Things not known about Indus civilization like people, religion and rulers.  Indus civilization seals made up of steatite.  End of Indus civilization is also mysterious.

Reference Books:  Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark. (1998). Ancient cities of the Indus valley civilization. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Surf I.T:  http://www.mohenjodaro.net/mohenjodaroessay.html  http://www.harappa.com/har/indus-saraswati.html

Key words:

Excavations, Citadel, Seal, Boss, Tributary, Pastoral farmers

Model Questions:

What is steatite? Describe the seals which have been found by archaeologists in Indus Valley. What might they have been used for? List the differences between Indus valley civilization and Egyptian civilization.

Activity:

Slide show will be screened for the students about the excavations from the site of Indus Valley.

Topic: Indo-Gangetic Kingdoms (Pg 38 – 42)

 Indo-European nomads, the Aryans. They were fierce people with horse drawn chariots. They used weapons made of bronze and were pastoral farmers.  Caste system of Aryans like Brahmins, priests and teachers. Kshatriyas, nobles and the rulers. Vaishiyas, farmers and merchants. Shudras, untouchables  Their religion and social life. They were interested in gambling, music and dancing.

Reference Books:  Crompton, Teresa: Stimpson, Beatrice. (2009). History in Focus 1. Peak Publications, Karachi.

Surf I.T:  http://www.ancient.eu.com/Aryan/

Key words:

Indo Europeans, Clan, Ceremony, Sacrifice, Caste, Vedas, Hymn, Doab

Model Questions: 1. What were the four main castes of the Aryans? 2. Draw a flow chart of Aryan’s Caste system.

Activity:

Quiz will be conducted.

Topic: Ancient China (Pg 43 – 47)

 Ancient China; highly populated country, vast land with mountain ranges, deserts and ocean.  The important Yellow River Civilization started along the river as a result of proper irrigation and flood control.  The Shang Dynasty; Shang was the name of first tribe to control the Yellow River Valley.  Their concept of Oracle bones and religion; divine message which tells people about the future, about how to act to be successful or to avoid disaster.  Chinese skills Like carving Jade, making silk etc  The Zhou Dynasty; Shang was replaced by Zhou clan, they ruled for 300 years.

Reference Books:

 Schaffer, Edward H. (1967). Ancient China. Time-life books, Amsterdam.

Surf I.T:

 http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html

Key words:

Dynasty, Halberd, Isolation, Mandate, Dynasty, Barbarian, Oracle

Model Questions:

Write briefly about the civilization that developed along the Yellow river? List the skills that the Chinese were good at?

Activity: A research assignment will be given to students about ancient China.

December:

Mid-Term Examination

January:

Topic: Persians and Greeks (Pg 53 – 59)  Greeks area, location, profession and form of government  City- states of Greece like and .  Persians location, profession and form of government  Wars between Persians and Greeks and affects of those wars on Greece  Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta and its effects. This war lasted for 27 years and the whole Greece suffered.

Reference Books:

 Bowra, C.M. (1965). Classical Greece. Time-life books, Amsterdam.

Surf I.T:  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/244117/Greco-Persian-Wars

Key words:

Democracy, Helots, Hellas, Colonies, Free-man, City States, Satraps.

Model Questions:

Which sea was important to the Greeks and why? Explain in detail. (Draw the map). How did the Spartans train their men to be strong and disciplined warriors?

Activity: Documentary will be screened about the famous battles.

Topic: Greek Ideas and How They Spread (Pg 60 – 66)

 Influence of Ancient Greece  Greek religion; they were polytheist and celebrated Olympic Games for god Zeus.  Greeks worked in the field of Science, Medicine, Mathematics and Philosophy  Famous Greek philosophers; Aristotle, Thales, Socrates, Plato etc  Greek columns like Corinthian, Doric and Ionic  Sculpture: Greatest sculptor was Mayron, Influence of Greek sculpture can be seen in the ruins of Gandhara and Taxila.

Reference Books:  Bowra, C.M. (1965). Classical Greece. Time-life books, Amsterdam.

Surf I.T:  http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medicine_and_ancient_greece.htm  http://www.iep.utm.edu/greekphi/

Key words:

Polytheist, Oracle, Philosophy, Logic, Ethics, Classical

Model Questions:

1. List out the contributions made by Greeks in the field of Medicine, Science and Mathematics? 2. What was the main purpose of Ancient Olympic Games? Why did they come to an end?

Activity:  Documentary will be screened about Greek philosophers, scientists and architecture.  A research assignment on any one of the Greek philosopher, scientists and architecture will be given to February: the students.

Topic: The Mauryan Empire: 326-184BC (Pg 78 – 83)

 Mauryan Empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya.  Chandragupta Maurya was a good general, reigned over a large empire, defeated Seleukos Nikator and had a well organized army and established active espionage system.  Ashoka was the son of Bindusra, he ruled very well, erected stones and pillars, all over the empire, with the messages on them, to his people.  Dharma: a code of conduct, designed by Ashoka; included tolerance, thoughtfulness, respect for teachers, obedience to parents, generosity etc.

Reference Books:  Schulber, Lucille. (1968). Historic India. Time-life books, Amsterdam.

Surf I.T:  http://www.timemaps.com/civilization/The-Mauryan-empire#7

Key words:

Espionage, Edict, Alliance, Mint, Repent, Supervisor, Dharma

Model Questions:

1. Who was Kautilya? What role did he play in setting up the Mauryan Empire? 2. What did Asoka believe to be his main duty as an emperor?

Activity: A documentary on the life of King Ashoka will be screened for the students.

Topic: The Roman Republic: 510-31BC (Pg 98 – 103)

 Rome was a farming country beside the banks of river Tiber, had republican government and had two main groups of citizens Patricians and Plebeians.  Colony of Phoenicians traded all round the Mediterranean and had a powerful fleet to defend trade. Rich merchants governed it.  Punic wars were fought between Carthaginians and Roman.  First Punic, second Punic war and third Punic war all were won by Romans.  End of Roman Republic occurred with the march of Roman general, Marius. He changed Roman Republic into an Empire.

Reference Books:  Grant, Micheal. (1979). History of Rome. Faber and Faber London, Boston.

Surf I.T:  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/857952/Roman-Republic

Key words:

Dictator, Phoenician, Disciplined, Crucify, Ides of March

Model Questions:

1. What is meant by the phrase ‘Roman Republic’? What influence did the ordinary people have in government? 2. Who were: Sulla, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Octavian? 3. What led to the weakening of the Roman Republic?

Activity: Students will be divided in groups and will be asked to bring information on different aspects of Roman Republic along with the pictures and that information will be displayed on the class soft board.

March:

Topic: The Roman Empire: 31BC-AD18 (Pg 104 – 109)

 The golden age of Rome. There was peace and rule of law, Governors ruled provinces and were helped by legions and trade flourished.  Romans engineering skills were unmatched they built roads, large and strong building, temples and aqueducts  Romans had large number of slaves; treatment of slaves depended on their masters.  Romans were polytheist and made sacrifices to the god.

Reference Books:  Chrisp, Peter. (1991). The Roman Empire. Wayland, England.  Grant, Micheal; History of Rome. Faber and Faber London, Boston.  Langley, Andrew: De Souza, Philip. (n.d). Caesar Stabbed. Ted Smart.

Surf I.T:  http://www.roman-empire.net/  http://www.ushistory.org/civ/6f.asp

Key words:

Basilica, Aqueducts, Province, Magistrates, Modest

Model Questions:

1. What do you know about the Golden age of Rome? Discuss in detail. 2. Name any two examples of Roman engineering which are still prevalent today.

Activity: Students will be given any topic of The Roman Empire, mentioned below and the group will give presentation on that particular topic.  Golden Age of the roman Empire  Roman Engineering  Roman slavery  Roman religion

Topic: Christianity and the end of Roman Empire (Pg 110 – 114)

 The origin of Christianity; Jesus entered Jerusalem and after some time Jesus was crucified but his religion was preached by his disciples  Early years of Christianity; Christians suffered badly for their religion Emperor Nero blamed Christians for fire damage and had wild dogs tear them to pieces. Decius and Diocletian sacrificed them to the old gods.  End of Roman Empire; Odoacer, a German chief, ended the reign of the last Roman emperor.

Reference Books:  Chrisp, Peter; (1991). The Roman Empire. Wayland, England.  Grant, Micheal; (1979). History of Rome. Faber and Faber London, Boston.

Surf I.T:  http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/history/what-caused-the-fall-of-the-roman-empire-did- christianity-play-a-role

Key words: Disciples, Barbarian, Blasphemy, Plague, Persecute

Model Questions:

1. Why did Christianity gain popularity? 2. How did the early Christians suffer for their beliefs? 3. Why was Constantine’s conversion to Christianity important in the history of Europe and the World? Activity: 4. The important dates and events of the chapter will be reinforced through Flash Cards.

April:

Topic: The Qin and Han Dynasty (Pg 115 – 120)

 The Qin; they were strong rulers, had simple laws, took advice of philosophers and conquered six other kingdoms and gave China its name.  After the death of Shi Hungdi civil war started and the Qins were defeated by Han.  The Han Government respected teachings of Confucius and aimed to win the support of their subject. They also created many Confucian schools  The Emperor Wudi ruled for more than fifty years.  Sima Gaung is the best source of information about early Chinese history who wrote “historical record”.  Wang Mang ruled China for a short period of time and after that Han regained power.

Reference Books:  Schaffer, Edward H. (1976). Ancient China. Time-life books, Amsterdam.

Surf I.T:  http://www.china.mrdonn.org/

Key words: Ruthless, Mutilation, Divination, Eccentric, Curfew, Biography, Autobiography

Model Questions: 1. Who was Shi Huangdi and why did he build the Great Wall of China? 2. Which peasant uprising ultimately resulted in the decline of Han dynasty and how?

Activity: Students will prepare a research report about ancient dynasties of China.

Revision for Final Examination May:

Final Examination 2014

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