Students of class 8 who needs to learn history in a simplified way can join this course. I will try to make history lucid and interestion for you. We will try to study in the following modules
Module â?? 1 & 2 WHEN, WHERE AND HOW
Contents:
- An overview of the period.
- Importance of dates and periodisation
- Sources Learning Objectives:
- To understand the different ways to periodise Indian history and politics associated with it.
- To evaluate various sources for the modern period in India and problems faced by historians while using certain sources.
Module â?? 3 FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY (The Company Establishes Power)
Contents:
- East India Company comes east.
- East India Company begins trade in Bengal.
- How trade led to battles.
- The battle of plassey.
- Company officials become nabobs.
- Company rule expands.
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the initial motive of the East India Company in India.
- To understand the way a mere trading company gradually begin to capture territories for more profit in trade.
Key Terms: Mercantile, Farman, puppet,nabobs.
Module â?? 4 FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY (contd.)
Contents:
- Tipu Sultan â?? The, Tiger of Mysore
- War with the Marathas
- The claim to Paramountcy
- The Doctrine of Lapse
- Setting up a new administration
- The company army
- Slave trade in South Africa Learning
Objectives:
- To explain the resistance and confrontation between the British and the Southern State.
- To explain various means adopted by the British to capture territories in India and expand their rule.
- To understand the reorganization of army and administration by the British in India.
Key Terms:
- Confederacy, qazi, impeachment, Mufti, dharmashastras, Sawar, Matchlock, musket and so on