History & Civics 9Ratna Sagar - 160 pages ICSE History and Civics 9 and 10 is a series of two books in conformity with the new syllabus prescribed by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi for 2008 and onwards. They are an attempt to link political, economic, social and cultural factors together. Questions have been culled from the last ten years of ICSE papers for revision. A chronological timeline helps students remember important dates and events. |
Contents
Our Constitution and the Preamble | 5 |
Basic Features of the Constitution | 13 |
Fundamental Rights and Duties | 18 |
Directive Principles of State Policy | 26 |
Elections and the Election Commission | 31 |
Political Parties | 40 |
Local SelfGovernmentRural | 47 |
Local SelfGovernmentUrban | 56 |
The Mauryas | 94 |
India from Guptas to Harsha | 101 |
Birth and Advent of Islam and Its Impact | 110 |
The Cholas | 118 |
The Delhi Sultanate | 122 |
Age of the Mughals | 128 |
The Renaissance | 136 |
The Reformation | 142 |
Reconstructing the Past | 65 |
The Indus Valley Civilization | 71 |
Emergence of Vedic India | 79 |
Buddhism and Jainism | 86 |
The Industrial Revolution | 147 |
Art and Architecture Down the Ages | 152 |
Model Papers | 156 |
Common terms and phrases
administration agriculture Akbar Ala-ud-din Ala-ud-din Khalji Amendment answer the following architecture Article Aryans Ashoka Babur became Bhakti Buddha Buddhism Buddhism and Jainism called candidates caste century Chandragupta II Chandragupta Maurya Chola cities citizens coins Committee Constituent Assembly Constitution of India context court defeated Delhi Delhi Sultanate democracy Dhamma Directive Principles Dynasty economic Election Commission election symbol electoral empire ensure established functions Fundamental Rights Gram Panchayat Gupta Harappan Civilization Harsha Hindu Ibrahim Lodi important Indus inscriptions institutions Islam Jainism Kalinga Khalji Khan king Later Vedic Period literature Lodi Lok Sabha Mahavira mansabdar Mauryan Mohenjo-daro Mughal Municipal Corporation Muslim Name Panchayat Samiti Panchayati Raj political parties polling questions Reformation regional parties religion religious Renaissance revenue ruler Samudragupta Section Review self-government Sher Shah social Sufi Sultanate temples trade Tribes Tughluq Vedas Vedic Period village voting welfare worship Zila Parishad