Biosphere - the Domain of Life

Topics

Our Past 1 (History)
What, Where, How and When?
- Finding Out What Happened
- What Can We Know About the Past?
- Where Did People Live?
- Names of the Land
- Finding Out About the Past
- One Past Or Many?
- What Do Dates Mean?
From Hunting–Gathering to Growing Food
- The Earliest People: Why Were They on the Move?
- Choosing a Place to Live in
- Finding Out About Fire
- A Changing Environment
- The Beginning of Farming and Herding
- A New Way of Life
- Storing Animals
- Finding Out About the First Farmers and Herders
- Towards a Settled Life
- Living and Dying in Mehrgarh
In the Earliest Cities
- Harappa Civilisations
- Houses, Drains and Streets
- Life in the City
- New Crafts in the City
- In Search of Raw Materials
- Food for People in the Cities
- Harappa Towns in Gujarat
- The Mystery of the End
What Books and Burials Tell Us
- One of the Oldest Books in the World
- How Historians Study the Rigveda
- Cattle, Horses and Chariots
- Words to Describe People
- Silent Sentinels - the Story of the Megaliths
- Finding Out About Social Differences
- Were Some Burial Spots Meant for Certain Families?
- A Special Burial at Inamgaon
- Occupations at Inamgaon
Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
- How Some Men Became Rulers
- Janapadas
- Mahajanapadas
- Tax
- Changes in Agriculture
- Magadha
- Vajji
New Questions and Ideas
- The Story of the Buddha
- Upanishads
- Jainism
- The Sangha
- Monasteries
Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave up War
- A Very Big Kingdom = an Empire
- How Are Empires Different from Kingdoms?
- Ruling the Empire
- Ashoka, a Unique Ruler
- Ashoka's War in Kalinga
- Ashoka's Dhamma
Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
- Iron Tools and Agriculture
- Other steps to increase production: irrigation
- Who Lived in the Villages?
- Finding Out About Cities: Stories, Travellers, Sculpture and Archaeology
- Coins
- Cities with Many Functions
- Crafts and Crafts Persons
- Arikamedu
Traders, Kings and Pilgrims
- How to Find Out About Trade and Traders
- New Kingdoms Along the Coasts
- The Story of the Silk Route
- The Spread of Buddhism
- The Quest of the Pilgrims
- The Beginning of Bhakti
New Empires and Kingdoms
- Samudragupta’s Prashasti
- Genealogies
- Harshavardhana and the Harshacharita
- The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Pulakeshin’s Prashasti
- How Were These Kingdoms Administered?
- A New Kind of Army
- Assemblies in the southern kingdoms
- Ordinary People in the Kingdoms
Buildings, Paintings and Books
- The Iron Pillar
- Buildings in Brick and Stone
- How Were Stupas and Temples Built?
- Painting
- The World of Books
- Recording and Preserving Old Stories
- Stories Told by Ordinary People
- Writing Books on Science
The Earth: Our Habitat (Geography)
The Earth in the Solar System
- The Solar System
- The Sun
- Planets
- The Earth
- Moon and It's Phases
- Asteroids
- Meteoroids
Globe : Latitudes and Longitudes
- Globe
- Concept of Latitudes
- Heat Zones of the Earth
- Concept of Longitudes
- Longitude and Time
- Standard Time
Motions of the Earth
- Motions of the Earth
Maps
- Maps
- Map - Distance
- Map - Direction
- Map - Symbols
- Map - Sketch
- Map - Plan
Major Domains of the Earth
- Lithosphere
- Continents
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere - the Domain of Life
Major Landforms of the Earth
- Mountains
- Plateaus
- Plains
- Landforms and People
Our Country – India
- Locational Setting
- India's Neighbour
- Political and Administrative Divisions
- Physical Divisions of Europe
India : Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife
- Climate
- Natural Vegetation
- Why Are Forests Necessary?
- Wild Life
Social and Political Life - 1
Understanding Diversity
- What Does Diversity Add to Our Lives?
- Diversity in India
- Unity in Diversity
Diversity and Discrimination
- Difference and Prejudice
- Stereotypes
- Inequality and Discrimination
- On Being Discriminated Against
- Striving for Equality
What is Government?
- Levels of Government
- Laws and the Government
- Types of Government
- Democratic Governments
Key Elements of a Democratic Government
- Participation
- Need to Resolve Conflict
- Equality and Justice
Panchayati Raj
- Gram Sabha
- The Gram Panchayat
- Three Levels of Panchayats
Rural Administration
- Area of the Police Station
- The Work at the Police Station
- Maintenance of Land Records
- A New Law (Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005)
Urban Administration
- The Ward Councillor and Administrative Staff
- A Community Protest
Rural Livelihoods
- Kalpattu Village
- On Being in Debt
- Agricultural Labourers and Farmers in India
- Rural Local Bodies
Urban Livelihoods
- Working on the Street
- Businesspersons
- In the Factory-workshop Area
- In the Office Area

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Biosphere - the Domain of Life

Topics

Our Past 1 (History)

What, Where, How and When?

From Hunting–Gathering to Growing Food

In the Earliest Cities

What Books and Burials Tell Us

Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic

New Questions and Ideas

Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave up War

Vital Villages, Thriving Towns

Traders, Kings and Pilgrims

New Empires and Kingdoms

Buildings, Paintings and Books

The Earth: Our Habitat (Geography)

The Earth in the Solar System

Globe : Latitudes and Longitudes

Motions of the Earth

Maps

Major Domains of the Earth

Major Landforms of the Earth

Our Country – India

India : Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife

Social and Political Life - 1

Understanding Diversity

Diversity and Discrimination

What is Government?

Key Elements of a Democratic Government

Panchayati Raj

Rural Administration

Urban Administration

Rural Livelihoods

Urban Livelihoods

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