First Year Higher Secondary History Syllabus 2024-25
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What is the focus of Theme 1: Writing and City Life?

  • Mesopotamia (correct)
  • Mongol Empire
  • Korean history
  • Roman Empire

Which empire is the focus of Theme 2: An Empire across Three Continents?

  • Mesopotamian Empire
  • Roman Empire (correct)
  • Mongol Empire
  • Korean Empire

What time period does Theme 3: Nomadic Empires primarily focus on?

  • 6 MYA to 1 BCE
  • 3rd millennium BC
  • 13th to 14th century (correct)
  • 1700 to 2000

Theme 7 includes the story of Korea and rapid industrialization under strong leadership.

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What is the primary geographical focus of 'Writing and City Life'?

<p>Mesopotamia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What time frame is associated with the Roman Empire in 'An Empire across Three Continents'?

<p>27 BC to AD 600</p> Signup and view all the answers

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History

Study of past human actions through material remains.

History

Texts intended to educate students.

Timeline I

Timeline spanning from 6 million years ago to 1 BCE.

Writing

The development and use of written language.

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City Life

Organized settlements with complex social structures.

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Timeline II

Timeline spanning from approximately 100 BCE to 1300 CE.

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Empire

Large political entity ruling over vast territories.

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Timeline III

Timeline from 1300 to 1700 CE.

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Timeline IV

Timeline from 1700 to 2000 CE.

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Early Urban Centers

Mesopotamia during the 3rd millennium BC.

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Nature of early urban societies

Features like complex social interactions.

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Uses of writing

Tool for managing complex administrative tasks.

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World Empire

Large political entity uniting many territories.

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An Empire across Three Continents

Roman Empire, 27 BC to AD 600.

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Political evolution

How power was structured and transferred.

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Economic expansion

The expansion of trade, agriculture, and industry.

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Religion

Belief systems, practices, and institutions.

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Late Antiquity

Period of transition in late Roman Empire.

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Slavery

Forced labor, lacking rights or freedoms.

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Nomadic Society

Groups that move from place to place, lacking a fixed home.

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Nomadic Empires

Mongol empire, 13th to 14th century.

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Nature of nomadism

Way of life based on mobility.

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Formation of empires

Process of creating a unified political entity.

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Conquests and relations with other states

Interactions with neighboring polities.

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Three Orders

Social groups with distinct roles and statuses.

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Changing Cultural Traditions

The transformation of beliefs, values, and art.

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Modernization

Process of adopting modern technologies and ideas.

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Displacing Indigenous Peoples

Inhabitants displaced by colonial settlers.

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Paths to Modernization

Various routes to becoming modern societies.

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Growth of towns

Emerged in Mesopotamia, featuring mud brick structures.

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Study Notes

  • History syllabus for Higher Secondary First Year Course for 2024-2025.
  • One paper, three-hour time duration, and 100 marks.

Section I: Early Societies

  • 15 marks.
  • Includes an introduction to Early Societies.
  • Includes Timeline I, spanning from 6 MYA to 1 BCE.
  • Theme 1, Writing and City Life, 23 periods.
  • Focuses on Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC.
  • Includes the growth of towns.
  • Includes the nature of early urban societies.
  • Discusses the uses of writing.
  • Aims to familiarize learners with the nature of early urban centers.
  • Discusses whether rewriting is significant as a marker of civilization.

Section II: Empires

  • 25 marks.
  • Includes introduction to Empires:
  • Includes Timeline II, spanning from c. 100 BCE to 1300 CE.
  • Theme 2, An Empire Across Three Continents, 22 periods.
  • Focuses on the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 600.
  • Includes the political evolution, economic expansion and religion of the Roman Empire
  • Discusses the institution of slavery.
  • Aims to familiarize learners with the history of a major World Empire.
  • Theme 3, Nomadic Empires, 22 periods.
  • Focuses on the Mongol Empire in the 13th to 14th century.
  • Examines the nature of nomadism.
  • Examines the formation of empires.
  • Includes the conquests and relations with other states.
  • Discusses nomadic societies and state formation.
  • Aims to familiarize learners with the varieties of nomadic society and their institutions.
  • Discusses whether state formation is possible in nomadic societies.
  • Aims to familiarize the learner with the history of a major World Empire.
  • Discusses whether slavery was a significant element in the economy.

Section III: Changing Traditions

  • 30 marks.
  • Includes an introduction to Changing Traditions..
  • Includes Timeline III, spanning from c. 1300 to 1700.
  • Theme 4, Three Orders, 23 periods.
  • Theme 5, Changing, Cultural Traditions, 20 periods.

Section IV: Towards Modernization

  • 30 marks.
  • Includes an introduction to Modernization..
  • Includes Timeline IV, spanning from c. 1700 to 2000.
  • Theme 6, Displacing Indigenous Peoples, 25 periods.
  • Theme 7, Paths To Modernization, 25 periods.
  • Excludes the story of Korea, rapid industrialization under strong leadership, continued economic growth and cause for democratization, Korean democracy, and the IMF Crisis.
  • Total marks: 100.
  • Total periods: 180.

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History syllabus for Higher Secondary First Year Course, 2024-2025. Includes early societies with a focus on Mesopotamia, urban growth and, writing. Also covers empires like Roman Empire, political evolution and economic expansion.

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