On this page we have uploaded MBOSE Class 12 syllabus for History released by www.mbose.in. The syllabus provided here is Meghalaya State Board. Download the 2024-25 syllabus pdf as well.
Meghalaya State Board has published subject wise syllabus for this year Class 12 students in its official portal www.mbose.in. Here we have published Class 12 MBOSE Syllabus 2024-25 for History subject. For more information regarding Meghalaya Class 12 2024 Exam Date, Exam Pattern, Time, Date, How to prepare follow our website.
Board |
Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) |
Topic |
Syllabus |
Subject |
History |
A. Objective Type |
50 |
i) Multiple Choice ii) True/False |
30 |
iii) Short Answer |
20 |
B. Descriptive Type |
50 |
Total Marks |
100 Marks |
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HISTORY
CLASS – XII
The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology.
Broad overview: Early urban centres. Story of discovery: Harappan civilization. Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site. Discussion: How it has been utilized by archaeologists/historians. |
Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story.
Broad overview: Political and economic history: Mauryan to the Gupta period. |
Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the decipherment of the script. Shifts in the understanding of political and economic history.
Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grant. Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by historians. |
Use of Literary Sources in Reconstructing social History
Broad overview: Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender. Story of discovery: How the Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads and the Mahabharata were discovered. Excerpt: from the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians. Discussion: Other sources for reconstructing social history. |
A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa
Broad overview: (a) A brief review of histories of Vedic religion, Jainism and Vaisnavism. (b) Focus on Buddhism. Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa. Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi. Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has been interpreted by historians and other sources for reconstructing the history of Buddhism. |
The Evolution of South Indian Architecture from the Pallavas, Chola, Chalukya and Vijayanagar Period.
Outlines only |
Agrarian Relations: The Ain – i – Akbari
Broad overview: a) Structure of agrarian relations in the 16th and 17th centuries. (b) Patterns of change over the period. Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation and translation of Ain-i-Akbari. Excerpt: from the Ain-i-Akbari Discussion: Ways in which historians have used the text to reconstruct history. |
The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles
Broad Overview: (a) Outline of political history c. 15th – 17th centuries. (b) Discussion of the Mughal court and politics. Story of Discovery: Account of the production of court chronicles, and their subsequent translation and transmission. Excerpts: from the Akbarnama and Padshahnama. Discussion: Ways in which historians used the texts to reconstruct political histories. |
Religious Histories: Bhakti-Sufi tradition
Broad Overview: (a) Outline of religious developments during this period. (b) Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi saints. Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved. Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works. Discussion: Ways in which these have been interpreted by historians. |
Medieval Society Through Travellers‟ Accounts
Broad Overview: Outline of social and cultural life as they appear in travellers‘ accounts. |
Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote, and for whom they wrote.
Excerpt: from Alberuni, Ibn Batuta and Bernier. Discussion: What these travel accounts can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians. |
Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports
Broad overview: (a) Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18th century. (b) East India Company, revenue settlements and surveys. (c) Changes over the nineteenth century. Story of official records: An account of why official investigations into rural societies were under taken and the types of records and reports produced. Excerpts: From Firminger‘s Fifth Report, Accounts of Francis Buchanan, Hamilton and Deccan Riots Report. Discussion: What the official records tell and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians. |
Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports
Broad Overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations and cantonments (including Shillong) in the 18th and 19th century. Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities. Extract form town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning. Discussion: How the above sources can be used to reconstruct the history of towns. What these sources do not reveal. |
British Expansion and the North East
Broad Overview: British Expansion in the North East; 1824 to early 20th Century. |
Focus: Social and cultural impact of the colonial Rule with special reference to
(i) Christian missionaries for e.g., Role of the American Baptist Missionaries. (ii) Modern Education. Excerpt: Reports from Pemberton‘s (1835), Francis Jenkins and other contemporary writers. Discussion: How reports can be used to reconstruct history. |
Representations of 1857
Broad Overview: (a) The events of 1857-58. (b) How these events were recorded and narrated. Focus: Lucknow. Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary accounts. Discussion: How the pictures of 1857 shaped British opinion of what had happened. |
Mahatma Gandhi in National Movement
Broad Overview: (i) Early political organizations and the Indian National Congress – 1840s to 1885 (ii) Advent of Gandhi. Focus: Nature of the Gandhian Movement 1917 – 1942. Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian language newspapers and other contemporary writings. Discussion: How newspapers can be a source of history. |
Partition, Transfer of Power and Making of the Constitution
Broad Overview: Nationalism and the Rise of Communalism. (b) Transfer of Power and the creation of Pakistan. (c) Constitutional Development 1909 – 1946. |
Focus: (a) How Communalism worked in Punjab and Bengal. (b) The making of the Indian Constitution (1946 – 1950).
Excerpts: From the Newspaper, reports and constituent Assembly Debates. Discussion: How such sources reveal and how they can be analyzed. |