(History of India upto A.D. 1200 AD)
Unit-1: Background and Beginning
(a) Pre-Historic Background-Salient Features of Paleolithic,Mesolithic andNeolithic cultures.
(b) Sources for the study of Ancient Indian History
(c) Harappan Culture
(d) Vedic Civilization-Rig Vedic and Later Vedic
Unit -2 ; Pre-Mauryan Period
(a) Material and Political Condition-Urbanism and Rise of Territorial states.
(b) Religious Movements-Jainism and Buddhism.
(c) Foreign Invasions-Iranian and Macedonian.
(d) Rise of Magadhan Imperialism.
Unit-3: Mauryan and Post Mauryan Age
(a) Rise and Growth of Mauryan Empire-Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka.
(b) The Satavahanas
(C) The Kushanas
(d) Sangam Age Culture
Unit 4: Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
(a) Rise and Growth of Gupta Empire-Samudragupta and Chandragupta-ll
.(b) Indian Culture during Gupta period.
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Rise of Regional Powers-Tripartite Struggle.
Unit-5:Period of Transition
(a) Nature of the period of Transition
(b)Arab Conquest of Sindh
(c) Muslim Invasion-Ghaznavid and Ghorid
(d) Nature of Indian Culture-Change with continuity
HISTORY (HONS.), PAPER-II
The Rise of Modern West (Mid. 15th to 18th Century)
Unit 1:Movements and Revolutions
(a)Renaissance
(b) Reformation
(c) Glorious Revolution
(d) Industrial Revolution
Unit-2: Early Colonial Empire:
(a) Geographical Discoveries
(b) Process of Early Colonialism
(c)Colonial Empire of Portugal
(d) Colonial Empire of Spain
Unit 3: Rise of Nation States
(a) France, (b) Spain (c) Britain. (d) Russia
Unit-4 : Economic Developments
(a) Economic Developments in 16th Century
(b) Economic Developments in 18th Century
(c) Mercantilism
(d) Rise of Capitalism
Unit-5:Transition and Beginning of Modern Age
(a) Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism
(b) Evolution of Modern Science
(C) The Age of Enlightenment
European Political Patterns in the 18th Century
Parliamentary Monarchy and Patterns of Absolutism in Europe
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