History and Civics Class 7 ICSE CISCE Topics and Syllabus

• Meaning of the Term ‘Medieval’ 
  • tracing the beginning of the Medieval period in the world and India on the basis of evidences.
• Socio/Political Circumstances 
• Birth of Christianity 
• Roman Conquest of Palestine 
• Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 
• Main Teachings of Jesus 
• Jesus’s Opposition with Jewish Leaders 
• The Crucifixion of Jesus 
• Role of Emperor Constantine in Spreading Christianity 
• The Emergence of Constantinople as a New Christian Capital 
• The Decline of the Ancient Roman Empire 
• Barbarian Invasions by Goths, Vandals, and Franks 

  its impact on Europe

• Byzantium 
• The Emergence of the Turks and the Crusades 
• Monasteries and Their Impact 

Meaning of the term ‘Medieval’

• tracing the beginning of the Medieval period in the world and India on the basis of evidence.

Socio/political circumstances.

Birth of Christianity.

Roman conquest of Palestine.

Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.

Main Teachings of Jesus.

Jesus’s opposition with Jewish leaders

The crucifixion of Jesus

Role of Emperor Constantine in spreading Christianity

The emergence of Constantinople as a new Christian Capital

The decline of the Ancient Roman Empire

Barbarian Invasions by Goths, Vandals, and Franks: its impact on Europe

Byzantium: the birth of a new empire

The emergence of the Turks and the Crusades

Monasteries and their impact

• Pre-islamic Times - Conditions in Saudi Arabia 
• Birth of Prophet Mohammad 
• Early Life Teachings and Five Basic Principles of Islam 
• Migration of Prophet Mohammad to Medina-hizrat 
• Prophet Mohammad’S Return to Mecca 

  (Mecca and Medina – the two holy places for Muslims)

• Death of Prophet Mohammad and the Beginning of the Caliphate 
• Spread of Islam 
• The Abbasid and Umayyad Dynasties 

Pre-Islamic times - conditions in Saudi Arabia

Birth of Prophet Mohammad

Early life teachings and five basic principles of Islam

Migration of Prophet Mohammad to Medina-Hizrat

Prophet Mohammad’s return to Mecca (Mecca and Medina – the two holy places for Muslims)

Death of Prophet Mohammad and the beginning of the Caliphate

Spread of Islam

The Abbasid and Umayyad Dynasties

• The Turkish Invasions 
• The Rule of the Five Dynasties of Delhi Sultanate 
• Timeline Exercise 
  • expansion of the empire
  • administration
  • significance of court
  • nobility and land control
• A Case Study of the Tughlaqs 
• A Comparative Study Between the Tughlaqs and the Khaljis 
• Art and Architecture, Sociocultural Development During this Period 

The Turkish invasions

The rule of the five dynasties of Delhi Sultanate

Timeline exercise

• expansion of the empire
• administration
• significance of court
• nobility and land control

A case study of the Tughlaqs

A comparative study between the Tughlaqs and the Khaljis

Art and architecture, sociocultural development during this period

• The Disintegration of the Tughlaq Empire – Causes 
• Rise of the Vijayanagar and the Bahamani Kingdoms 
• Case Study of Krishandeva Raya 
• Mahamud Gawan – the Founder of Bahamani Kingdom 
• Achievements, Administration, Art and Architecture – Special Mention of Hampi and Gol Gumbaz 

The disintegration of the Tughlaq empire – causes

Rise of the Vijayanagar and the Bahamani Kingdoms

Case study of Krishandeva Raya

Mahamud Gawan – the founder of Bahamani Kingdom

Achievements, Administration, Art and Architecture – special mention of Hampi and Gol Gumbaz

• An Overview of the Mughal Empire 
• The First Battle of Panipat and the Establishment of the Mughal Empire 
• Babur and Humayun 
• Sher Shah Suri – the Great Administrator 
• A Case Study of Akbar and His Times 

  (Relation with other rulers, administration, revenue system, religious policy)

• Jahangir and Nur Jahan 
• Jahangir’s and Shah Jahan’s Patronage of Architecture 
• Aurangzeb and His Deccan Policy 
• The Decline of the Mughal Empire 

An overview of the Mughal Empire

The first battle of Panipat and the establishment of the Mughal Empire

Babur and Humayun

Sher Shah Suri – The great administrator

A case study of Akbar and his times (relation with other rulers, administration, revenue system, religious policy)

Jahangir and Nur Jahan

Jahangir’s and Shah Jahan’s patronage of architecture

Aurangzeb and his Deccan policy

The decline of the Mughal Empire

• Bhakti and Sufi Movements 

  (Causes, significant features, the role of saints)

• Teachings of Kabir, Guru Nanak Dev, Shankara, Jananeswara 
• Alwars and Nayanars 
• Sufi Saints and Their Teachings 
• Impacts on Society 
• Renaissance 
  1. Why Italy became the birth place of Renaissance?
  2. Humanism in Literature
  3. Impact on Art
  4. Science during Renaissance
  5. Effects of Renaissance

Bhakti and Sufi Movements (Causes, significant features, the role of saints)

Teachings of Kabir, Guru Nanak Dev, Shankara, Jananeswara

Alwars and Nayanars

Sufi saints and their teachings

Impacts on society

• The Constitution 

  it's meaning

• The Role of the Constituent Assembly 
• The Preamble 
• The Nature of State – Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic 
• The Other Objectives of the Constitution: Justice, Social Justice, Economic Justice, Political Justice, Equality, Fraternity, and Liberty. 

The Constitution – it's meaning

The role of the Constituent Assembly

The Preamble

The nature of State – Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

The other objectives of the Constitution: Justice, Equality, Fraternity, and Liberty.

• The Welfare State – Features 
• Directive Principles of State Policy 
• Principles Promoting Economic Equality 
• Difference Between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles 

The welfare state – Features

Directive Principles of State Policy – Meaning

Principles promoting economic equality

• general principles
• Gandhian principles

Difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles