History Class XII Syllabus

History Class XII Syllabus

Themes in Indian History Part-I: 25 Marks

• 1. The Story of the First Cities: Harappan ‰Archaeology.
• 2. Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story.
• 3. Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata
• 4. A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa

Themes in Indian History Part-II: 30 Marks

• 5. Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i- Akbari
• 6. The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles
• 7. New Architecture: Hampi
• 8. Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi tradition
• 9. Medieval Society Through Travellers' Accounts

Themes in Indian History Part-III: 35 Marks

• 10. Colonialism and-Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports
• 11. Representations of 1857
• 12. Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports
• 13. Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary ‰Eyes
• 14. Partition through Oral Sources
• 15. The Making of the Constitution

Unit 16: Map Work: 10 Marks