CISCE Syllabus For Class 6 History and Civics: Knowing the Syllabus is very important for the students of Class 6. Shaalaa has also provided a list of topics that every student needs to understand.
The CISCE Class 6 History and Civics syllabus for the academic year 2023-2024 is based on the Board's guidelines. Students should read the Class 6 History and Civics Syllabus to learn about the subject's subjects and subtopics.
Students will discover the unit names, chapters under each unit, and subtopics under each chapter in the CISCE Class 6 History and Civics Syllabus pdf 2023-2024. They will also receive a complete practical syllabus for Class 6 History and Civics in addition to this.
CISCE Class 6 History and Civics Revised Syllabus
CISCE Class 6 History and Civics and their Unit wise marks distribution
CISCE Class 6 History and Civics Course Structure 2023-2024 With Marking Scheme
Syllabus
- Introduction to History
- Historians
- Archaeology
- Sources of History
- Religious Literature
- Monuments
- Ancient History
Introduction To History
Historians
Archaeology
sources of history
religious literature
monuments
ancient history
Early man
Stone age
- Palaeolithic Age or Old Stone Age
- Mesolithic Age or Middle Stone Age
- Neolithic Age or New Stone Age
- Chalcolithic Age or Copper Stone Age
Inventions and Discoveries
Barter system
- Civilization - Meaning
- Reasons for Settlement Near Rivers
- Major Civilization
- Indus valley
- Mesopotamian
- Egyptian
- Chinese
- Main Characteristics of Civilization
- Origin
- Location(map)
- Rivers
- Society
- Social life - Family, Community
- Town planning
- Occupation
- Trade
- Art and (Craft), Architecture
- Religious Beliefs
- The Decline of River Valley Civilization
Civilization - meaning
Reasons for settlement near rivers
Major Civilization:
- Indus valley
- Mesopotamian
- Egyptian
- Chinese
Main Characteristics of Civilization
- Origin
- Location(map)
- Rivers
- Society
- Social life - Family, Community
- Town planning
- Occupation
- Trade
- Art and (Craft), Architecture
- Religious Beliefs
the decline of river valley civilization
- Civilization - Meaning
- Reasons for Settlement Near Rivers
- Major Civilization
- Indus valley
- Mesopotamian
- Egyptian
- Chinese
- Main Characteristics of Civilization
- Origin
- Location(map)
- Rivers
- Society
- Social life - Family, Community
- Town planning
- Occupation
- Trade
- Art and (Craft), Architecture
- Religious Beliefs
- The Decline of River Valley Civilization
- Aryans in the Sapta Sindhu and Gangetic Valley
- Vedas and Vedic Meaning
- The Four Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas
- Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata
- Brahmavarta (Early Vedic Age)
- Political Organization
- Social life
- Economic life
- Aryavarta (Later Vedic Age)
- Political Org
- Social Life
- Four Ashramas
- Gurukul System Economic Life
Aryans in the Sapta Sindhu and Gangetic valley
Vedas and Vedic meaning
The four Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas
Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata
Brahmavarta (Early Vedic age)
- Political Organization
- Social life
- Economic life
Aryavarta (Later Vedic Age)
- Political Org
- Social Life
- Four Ashramas
Gurukul System Economic life
- Social Conditions for the Rise of Jainism and Buddhism
- Vardhamana Mahavira
- Jainism
- Early Life
- Teachings (Ahimsa, Caste system, Karma, Rebirth, search for truth)
- Sub Sections of Jainism
- Gautama Buddha
- Buddhism
- Early Life
- Teachings (Four Noble Truths, Eight-Fold Path, Ahimsa, Karma, Nirvana, Caste System)
- Sub Sections of Buddhism
- A Comparative Study Between Jainism and Buddhism
- Spread and decline
Social conditions for the rise of Jainism and Buddhism
Vardhamana Mahavira
- Jainism
- Early Life
- Teachings (Ahimsa, Caste system, Karma, Rebirth, search for truth)
- Sub Sections of Jainism
Gautama Buddha
- Buddhism
- Early Life
- Teachings (Four Noble Truths, Eight-Fold Path, Ahimsa, Karma, Nirvana, Caste System)
- Sub Sections of Buddhism
A comparative study between Jainism and Buddhism
- Spread and decline
- Introduction to Terms - Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
- Powerful Kingdoms
- Vatsa
- Avanti
- Kosala
- Magadha
- The Mighty Kingdom of Magadha
- Rulers (Bimbisara, Ajatashatru)
- Rule of Nandas
- Alexander,s Invasion
- Chandragupta Maurya (Brief mention of his life before he became the ruler)
Introduction to terms - Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
Powerful Kingdoms:
- Vatsa
- Avanti
- Kosala
- Magadha
The mighty Kingdom of Magadha
- Rulers (Bimbisara, Ajatashatru)
- Rule of Nandas
- Alexander,s Invasion
- Chandragupta Maurya (Brief mention of his life before he became the ruler)
- Sources: Indica and Arthashastra
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Bindusara
- Ashoka (Ascend to the Throne, the Extent of the Kingdom, Kalinga War, Welfare State)
- Ashoka's Dhamma, and Edicts
- Mauryan Administration
- Administration: Centralized administration, Military Administration, and Municipal Administration.
- Currency
- Trade and Urbanization
- Mauryan Art and Architecture
- Stupas
- Monolithic Pillar – Sarnath
- Maurya Art and Economy
- The Decline of the Maurya Empire
Sources: Indica and Arthashastra
Chandragupta Maurya
- Role of Chanakya
Bindusara
Ashoka (Ascend to the throne, the extent of the kingdom, Kalinga war, Welfare state)
Ashoka's Dhamma, and Edicts
Mauryan Administration
- With reference to Pataliputra
Maurya Art and economy
The decline of the Maurya Empire
- Sources: the History of the Gupta Empire
- Rulers of the Gupta Empire
- Chandragupta I
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta II
- The Golden Age
- Features/ Characteristics
- Administration
- Economy
- Religious Life
- Scientific Progress
- Art, Architecture, and Literature
- Education
Sources: The history of the Gupta Empire
Rulers of the Gupta Empire:
- Chandragupta I
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta II
The Golden Age
- Features/ Characteristics
- Administration
- Economy
- Religious Life
- Scientific Progress
- Art, Architecture, and Literature
- Education
- Local-self Government
- Panchayati Raj System
- Special features of Panchayat Raj
- Functions of the village Panchayat: Obligatory Functions and Discretionary Functions
- Revenue of the Village Panchayat
- Gram Sabha
- Gram Panchayat
- Nyaya Panchayat
- Block Samiti
- Compositi on
- Functions
- Zila Parishads
- Compositi on
- Functions
Local-self Government- meaning
Panchayati Raj System:
- Panchayats (Features and Functions)
Gram Sabha:
- Gram Panchayat
- Nyaya Panchayat
Block Samiti:
- Compositi on
- Functions
Zila Parishads:
- Compositi on
- Functions
- Define the Term - Metropolitan
- Names of Major Cities
- Kolkata
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Chennai
- Municipal Corporations
- The Committees of the Corporation
- Administration of the Corporation
- Functions of the City Municipal Corporation
- Revenue of the City Municipal Corporation
- Composition of Urban Local Self-government
- Functions of Urban Local Self-government
- Water supply
- Public health Sanitation
- Education
- Lighting
- Public Security
- Public Works
- Maternity and Child Welfare
- Municipalities
- Brief Mention
Define the term - Metropolitan
Names of major cities
- Kolkata
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Chennai
Municipal Corporations
Composition of Urban Local Self-government
Functions of Urban Local Self-government
- Water supply
- Public health Sanitation
- Education
- Lighting
- Public Security
- Public Works
- Maternity and Child Welfare
Municipalities
- Brief Mention
