Maharashtra State Board Syllabus For 6th Standard History and Civics: Knowing the Syllabus is very important for the students of 6th Standard. Shaalaa has also provided a list of topics that every student needs to understand.
The Maharashtra State Board 6th Standard History and Civics syllabus for the academic year 2021-2022 is based on the Board's guidelines. Students should read the 6th Standard 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 Maharashtra State Board 6th Standard History and Civics Syllabus pdf 2021-2022. They will also receive a complete practical syllabus for 6th Standard History and Civics in addition to this.
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Maharashtra State Board 6th Standard History and Civics Revised Syllabus
Maharashtra State Board 6th Standard History and Civics and their Unit wise marks distribution
Maharashtra State Board 6th Standard History and Civics Course Structure 2021-2022 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | The Indian Subcontinent and History | |
| 1.02 | Sources of History | |
| 1.03 | The Harappan Civilization | |
| 1.04 | The Vedic Civilization | |
| 1.05 | Religious Trends in Ancient India | |
| 1.06 | Janapadas and Mahajanapadas | |
| 1.07 | India During the Maurya Period | |
| 1.08 | States After the Maurya Empire | |
| 1.09 | Ancient Kingdoms of the South | |
| 1.1 | Ancient India : Cultural | |
| 1.11 | Ancient India and the World | |
| 2.1 | Our Life in Society | |
| 2.2 | Diversity in Society | |
| 2.3 | Rural Local Government Bodies | |
| 2.4 | Urban Local Government Bodies | |
| 2.5 | District Administration | |
| Total | - |
Syllabus
1.01 The Indian Subcontinent and History
- Geographical Conditions and the Course of History
- Geographical Features of India
- The Himalayas
- The plains of Sindhu-Ganga-Brahmaputra rivers
- The Thar Desert
- The Deccan Plateau
- The coastal regions
- The islands in the seas
- The Indian Subcontinent
1.02 Sources of History
- Material Sources of History
- Coins
- Ornaments
- Places of worship
- Museums
- Things in daily use
- Clothing
- Royal Seals
- Modern architecture
- Buildings and Places
- Statues and Memorials
- Written Sources of History
- Newspapers
- Press Trust of India (PTI)
- Postage Stamps
- Periodicals
- Diaries
- Reference books
- Correspondence
- Documents in the Archives
- Government Gazettes
- Encyclopedias
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- Maps and Drawings
- Oral Sources of History
- Inspirational Songs
- Powada
- Sources of Ancient Indian History
- Precautions to Be Taken While Writing History
1.03 The Harappan Civilization
1.04 The Vedic Civilization
- The Vedic Literature
- Rigveda Samhita
- Yajurveda Samhita
- Samaveda Samhita
- Atharvaveda Samhita
- Brahmana texts
- Aranyakas
- Upanishads
- Family System, Day-to-day Life
- Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Economic and Social Life
- Religious Ideas
- Political System
1.05 Religious Trends in Ancient India
- Religious Trends in Ancient India
- Jainism
- Origin of Jainism
- Vardhaman Mahavir (599 BCE to 527 BCE)
- Unique Teachings of Jainism
- Tri-ratna - Samyak Darshan, Samyak Jnan, Samyak Charitra or Three Jewels
- Jain Code of Conduct
- Digambaras and Svetambaras
- Reasons for the Spread of Jainism
- The Pancha Mahavratas - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya.
- Buddhism
- Gautama Buddha
- Four Great Sights
- Enlightenment
- Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
- Eight Fold Path
- Teachings of Buddha
- The Wheel of life
- Causes for the Spread of Buddhism
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Zoroastrianism
- Teachings
1.06 Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
- Janapadas
- Mahajanapadas
- Sixteen Mahajanapadas
- Magadha Empire
- Causes for the Rise of Magadha
- Dynasties of Ancient Magadha: The Haryanka dynasty, The Shishunaga dynasty, The Nanda dynasty, and The Maurya dynasty
1.07 India During the Maurya Period
- The Greek Emperor Alexander’S Invasion
- The Maurya Empire
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Emperor Ashoka
- The Kalinga War
- Emperor Ashoka’s work for the spread of religion
- Public welfare activities
- Administration during the Maurya period
- Life of the people during the Maurya period
- Art and Literature
1.08 States After the Maurya Empire
- The Shunga Dynasty
- Indo-greek Kings
- Kushana Kings
- Emperor Kanishka
- The Gupta Dynasty
- Foundation of the Gupta Dynasty: Chandragupta I (319–335 AD(CE)), Samudragupta (335–380 AD(CE)), and Chandragupta II (380 - 415AD(CE))
- Consolidation of Gupta Dynasty
- The Vardhana Dynasty
- Conquest of Harshavardhana
- Administration
- Religious Policy
- Art and Literature
- Powers in Northeast India
1.09 Ancient Kingdoms of the South
1.1 Ancient India : Cultural
- Language and Literature
- Sangham Literature
- Religious literature - Sutta Pitaka, Vinay Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka
- Treatises on Grammar
- Arsha and classical epics
- Theatre
- Narrative Literature
- Life of the People
- Science
- Medicine
- Mathematics and Astronomy
- Centres of Education
- Takshashila University
- Varanasi
- Valabhi
- Nalanda University
- Vikramshila University
- Kanchi
- Art and Architecture of Tamil Nadu
1.11 Ancient India and the World
- India and the Countries of the West
- India and Other Countries in Asia
- Sri Lanka
- China and other countries
- Countries in Southeast Asia
2.1 Our Life in Society
2.2 Diversity in Society
- Diversity is Our Strength
- The Principle of Secularism
- The Contribution of Society to Our Development
- Cooperation
- Tolerance and understanding
- An opportunity to perform different roles
- Regulation of Society
2.3 Rural Local Government Bodies
- Introduction to Rural Local Government Bodies
- The Gram Panchayat
- Sarpanch
- Gram Sevak
- Gram Sabha
- Women’s participation in the Gram Sabha
- The source of revenue of the Gram Panchayat
- Panchayat Samiti
- The office-bearers of the Panchayat Samiti
- The Functions of the Panchayat Samiti
- Zilla Parishad
- The office-bearers of the Zilla Parishad
- Chief Executive Officer
2.4 Urban Local Government Bodies
- Introduction to Urban Local Government Bodies
- The Nagar Panchayat
- The Municipal Council
- Municipal Corporations
- The Committees of the Corporation
- Administration of the Corporation
- Functions of the City Municipal Corporation
- Revenue of the City Municipal Corporation
2.5 District Administration
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