Semester Wise Syllabus of B.A. History of Kumaun University wef 2016-17

Kumaun University, Nainital

Syllabus for Undergraduate course of Histroy 

Semester System Academic Session 2016-17 and onwards

B.A. History

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Note: 

• The UG course (B.A. History) will have two papers of 75 marks each. Out of which 55 marks will be allotted for semester end examinations and 20 marks will be earmarked for internal assessment in the form of class test or assignment or combination of both.

• For Practical Subjects: The syllabus of a UG course (B. A. Archaeology) will have two theory papers of 50 marks each, out of which 35 marks will be allotted for semester end examinations and 15 marks will be allotted for internal assessment.

• There will be one practical examination of 50 marks (38 marks assigned for practical exam and 12 marks assigned for record and attendance) in each semester.

Semester I Syllabus of B.A. History

Paper I : Ancient India –From Earliest Times to Mauryan Age MM 75
Paper II (a) World History from Mid 15th century to 1648 A.D. MM 75
Paper II (b) : Archaeology- meaning and methodology MM 35
Practical MM 50

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Syllabus of History for B.A. III year

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Paper I : History of India from A.D. 1761-1950 (75 Marks)

Unit I : 1. Expansion and consolidation of British Empire. (a) Tools of expansion: War and diplomacy- Bengal, Mysore, Marathas, North East, Rohillas, Awadh, Central India Sindh and Punjab; Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse.
2. Economic Changes: (a)  Permanent settlement, Raiyatwari and Mahalwari, condition of peasants and recurrent famines. (b) Commercialization of agriculture and its effects. (c) Decline of cottage industries and economic drain.
3. Popular Resistance of company's rule . (a) Peasant and tribal movements (b) Revolt of 1857: causes, nature and results. 

Unit: 2 National Movements: (a) Political associations and the INC: Moderates and Extremists (b) Emerging commercial trends. (c) Impact of the First World War. (d) Rise of Gandhi and the nature of Gandhian movements. (e) Revolutionary, peasants and depressed class movements. (f) Indian polity (1939-45) and the quit India movement (g) Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA (h) Communal politics and Partition. (i) India, 1947-1950: Integration of the Indian states.




Paper II (a) : Indian Society and Culture through the Ages –(75 Marks)
 
Unit I 
1. Harappan Culture
2. Society, economy, culture and religion as reflected in Vedic Literature 
3. Social developments Vanashram, Jati, Marriage, Sanskaras & Purusharths
4. Rise of new religious movements in North India. Doctrines & Social dimension of early Buddhism & Jainism 
5. Asoka's dhamma-its nature and propagation, Mauryat, art and Architecture
6. The Shungas, Kushanas and Satavahanas. Kushana (Mathura and Gandhar) art and architecture.
7. Sangam Age- literature, society and culture. 8. The Gupta Age-Society and Culture. 9. Post-Gupta up to 1200 A.D. : Society and Culture. 

Unit : 2
1. Medieval Society, art, architecture and literature.
2. Status of women:  marriage, property rights, Sati, purdah and devadsi system.
3. Bhakti and Sufi movements.
4. Influence of Islam on Indian culture. 

Unit : 3 
1. Social change: Spread of western education, rise of professional classes and the emerging
intelligentsia.
2. Growth of press: English and in Indian languages.
3. Indian Renaissance and Socio-religious movements: Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj, Prathana Samaj, Ramkrishana Mission, Theosophical Society, Aligarh, Wahabi and Depressed class movements.
4. Status of women.
5. Impact of west of Indian society and cultures




PAPER-II (b) : ANCIENT INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE (From 6th Century B.C. to 12th CenturyA.D.)  (Marks 50) 

A. Ancient Indian Art : 1. Mauryan 2. Shunga 3. Kushana 4. Gupta 
B. Ancient Indian Architecture : 1. Origin and development of stupa architecture.
2. General study of stupas at Bharahut and Sanchi
3. Origin and devlopment of temple architecture.
4. General study of following temple : (a) Deogarh (b) Konark (c) Khajuraho (d) Mahabalipuram (e) Tanjore 




PRACTICAL (25 Marks) 
 
1.Identification of Maurya, Sunga and Kushana Sculptures from various parts of India.
2. Identification of Bharhut and Sanchi Stupa and its various architectural parts
3. Identification of Deograh, Konark, Khajuraho, Mahabalipuram and Tanjore temples. 4.Plotting of the Maurya Sunga and Kushana art sites in the map of India 5. Plotting of temples and stupa sites mentioned in the syllabus in the map India 


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Syllabus of History for B.A. II year

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Paper I: History of lndia from  AD 1200- 1760 (75 Marks)

Unit 1: Survey of Sources of Medieval Indian History
Unit 2: Early Medieval period (Al) 1200-1526)
1. Causes of the success of the Turks: Foundation and consolidation of the
Sultanate: Mamluk:Iltuttmish, Razia,Balban and Mongol invasions.
2. Expansion: (a) Allauddin Khalji-conquests, economic administrative and
economic reforms (b) Tughlaqs-Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq’s plans and Feroz
Shah Tughlaq reforms and administration
3. Decline of Sultanate: (a) Timur’s invasion (b)Lodhis: Theory of Kingship

Unit 3: Advent of the Mughals (AD 1526-1760)
1 Babar: conquest, Humayun : difficulties and failure
2.Second Afgan Empire. Sher Shah administrative reforms
3.Akbar: Religious and Rajput policy and his estimate Jahangir: Role of Noorjahan and character,  Shahjahan: War of succession, Aurangzeb: religious policy-
4.Mughal Empire 1707 relation with Rajputs, Sikhs, Deccan Kingdom, Marathas, Persia and Central Asia.
5.Mughal administration and institution: administrative structure-, land revenue system, Mansabdari and Jagirdari
6. Decline and disintegration of the Mughal Empire.

Unit 4: Peninsular India: Bahmani, Vijaynagar, Marathas and Tamil Kingdom: Polity and Administration.







Paper II (a) World History front 1815 to 1945  (75 Marks)

1. Age of Conservatism: Vienna Congress, Era of Metternich, Concert of Europe, French Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 .
2. Opium war of China and its awakening
3. Liberalism in England, American civil war.
4. Nationalism in Europe (i) Ideology of Nationalism (ii) Germany and Italy.
5. Rise of New Imperialism. Causes of First World War and peace Settlements
6. Russian Revolution (1917) :Causes and impact.
7. Economic and Social crisis in the inter-war years and emergence, of new ideologies: Nazism and Fascism.
8. Awakening of China and communist movements.
9. Emergence of USA and Japan as a world power after the First World War.
10. Second World War: Causes and results.



Paper - II(b) Historical Archaeology in India (from 6th Cetury B.C. to 12th Century A.D.) (Marks : 50)

Note : Only for regular students of S.S.J. Campus Almora,
1- Aims and Scope of Archaeology.
2- Methods of Stratigraphy.
3- Salient Features of following historical sites : a) Arikamedu   b) Brahmgiri  c) Sisupalgarh d) Hastinapur  e) Kausambi   f) Taxila   g) Sanchi   h) Moradhwaj



PRACTICAL (Marks: 25)
1- Identification of building remains, Pottery and other important material from Arikamedu.
2- Identification of Megalithic burials and Black and Red ware.
3- Identification of building remains, Pottery and other minor antiquities from Hastinapur.
4- Identification of building remains; Pottery and other important finds form Taxila.
5- Identification of building remains, Pottery and other minor antiquities from Moradhwaj.
6- Plotting of the archaeological sites mentioned in the syllabus in map.
7- Identification of punch Marked coins, Tribal Coins (Kuninda and Yaudheya coins) and Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka.


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Syllabus of History for B.A. I year

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Paper I : History of India Up to  A.D. 1200 (75 Marks)

Unit 1: Meaning of History, Scope and Sources.

Unit 2: Prehistoric period:Prehistoric hunter-gatherers: Paleolithic Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic culture.

Unit 3: Proto-historic period :

1. The Harappan civilization: Outline of Chalcolithic period, pattern in non-Harappan India.
2. Iron Age culture in India: Megaliths in the Deccan, Far South and North. 
3. Rise of territorial stales: Vedic, Mahajanapadas and rise of Magadha empire up to Mauryas.

Unit 4: The Mauryan and Post- Mauryan period: The Mauryas : State, administration. Post-Mauryan period: Sungas, Western Kshatrapas, Satavahanas,Kushanas, Cheras, Chola and Pandyas in the far South.

Unit 5: The Gupta and Post-Gupta period :

1.  Administration, agrarian and revenue systems
2.  Post-Gupta period upto 750 A D Pallavas, Chalukyas and Vardhanas.

Unit 6: Polity and administration (A.D. 750-1200) :

1. North India: Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas and Senas.
2. Deccan: Rashtrakutas and their contemporaries. 
3. South India: Cholas and their contemporaries, relation with south East Asia.  
4. Invasions of the Arabs, Ghaznavids and Ghorids and their impact.

Paper II (a) World History from Mid 15th century to 1814 A.D. (75 Marks)

1. Decline of Feudalism and the rise of the modern era-Renaissance and Reformation.
2. Economic origins of the modern western world: Mercantilism and commercial Revolution.
3. Rise of the Absolutist State: France, Spain and Britain.
4. Scientific Revolution, Agricultural Revolution and Industrial Revolution.
5. Glorious Revolution (1688)
6. American Revolution (1776)
7. French Revolution (1789)
8. Napoleon Bonaparte

Paper II (b) : ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA (From Indus valley Civilization to 6th Century B.C.)

Note: Only for Regular Student of S.S.J. Campus, Almora (50 Marks)

1- Definition of Archaeology.
2- Archaeology : Its relation with other sciences
3- Salient features of Indus Valley Civilization.
4-Late Harappan Cultures in Central India and Rajasthan.
5-Copper Hoards Culture.
6-Painted Grey Ware (PGW) Culture.
7-Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) Culture.


Practical: (25 marks)
1- Identification of Harappan building remains, Pottery Seals and symbols copper and Bronze Objects, Sculptures and Terracotta Objects.
2- Plotting of Indus Valley sites in the Map.
3- Identification of Late Harappan Pottery.
4- Plotting of Late Harappan Site in Map.
5- Identification of Chalcolithic Pottery in Map.
6- Identification of painted Grey Ware (PGW) and its associated wares.
7- Plotting of Painted Grey Ware in Map.
8- Identification of Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) and its associated wares.


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