Dawood Public School Course Outline 2013-14

History Class VI

Books:

Roberts Martin, 2008. Timeline the ancient world Book 1. ( Second edi ) Oxford University Press

Yearly Syllabus:

Month

Chapter

Contents Page #

August

No.2 No.3

First Farmers

Invention of Writing

6-10 11-17

September

No.4 No.5

The Land of the two Rivers Ancient Egypt of the Pharaohs. C3200-1200BC

18-22 23-28

October

No.7 No.8

The Indus Civilization Indo-Gangetic Kingdoms

32-37 38-42

November

No.9 Ancient China

Revision for Mid-Term Exam

43-47

December

Mid-Year Examination

January

No.11 No.12

Persians and Greeks Greek Ideas and How They Spread

53-59 60-66

February

No.15 No.18

The Mauryan Empire: 326-184B The Roman Republic: 510-31BC

78-83 98-103

March

No.19 No.20

The Roman Empire: 31BC-AD180

Christianity and the end of Roman Empire

104-109 110-114

April

No.21

The Qin and Han Dynasty Revision for Final Exam

115-120

May

Final Examination 2014

Syllabus Contents:-

August:

Early Farmers

Contents Learning Outcomes Activity

First Farmers

Pg 6-10

Early human’s struggle for

survival led to the adoption of:

Most dangerous profession of

hunting was adopted.

Invention of farming

techniques

Realization of sowing wild

seeds

Storage of crops for the supply

whole year round

The best plants were cereals

and pulses

Discovery of sowing the seeds

in particular well- drained area

Development of better stone

tools

Involvement in other

activities:

Use of heat for baking bricks

and firing clay pots

Copper was smelted from the

ore

Obsidian was discovered

Farmers wove woolen clothes

Made ornaments from copper,

shells and precious stone

Impact of these activities:

Trade began between villages

People started establishing

settlements

Oldest Neolithic settlement

was Jericho and the largest

Neolithic settlement was Catal

Huyuk

Write a research report on the origin

of “Brick Kilns” and make a

comparison of the present day set ups

with that of the ancient times.

Population increased and

people moved towards the

other parts of the world in

search of better farmland

Archeological findings:

Archeologists found three

layers of fossils

The deepest layer was of the

oldest people

These fossils and the remains

gave the idea about the living

styles of the people living

there

Key words:

Neolithic = the time when

humans used better stone

tools and started farming

period = a section of time

cereals = edible grain

Obsidian = a glassy stone from

volcano

Barter system = system in

which the goods are

exchanged for other goods.

Model Questions:

1. How did farming start?

2. What were the impacts of the development of farming on the humans of that period?

3. What is Obsidian? What was it used for?

Cuneiform Indus civilization writing

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

The Invention of Writing Pg 11- 17

One of the Britain’s most popular tourist site 2500 - 2000

People don’t know much about them because they could not write

Sargon the Great 2300- 2150

Maker of the first empire of the

Students will bring clay and will make their own writing using ancient patterns.

world in the Land of Two Rivers.

He was not a royal and he seized the throne of his former master

Egypt 2500 – 2000

Egypt was witnessing its downfall due to floods and weak leadership

Mentuhotep II showed the courage and reunited Egypt

Impacts of Invention of Writing

Communication became easy

Trade increased

Laws were designed

Priests formulated religion

Thinking and behaviour of humans changed drastically

Deciphering of the writing on Behistun Rock

Sir Henry Rawlinsion , a British army officer, translated the writing of Sumerians that is cuneiform

Deciphering of the writing on Rosetta stone

Champollion, a French scholar, is credited for translating the hieroglyphics, writing of Egyptians, on Rosetta stone.

Contradictory views of Archeologists and decipherers about Maya people

Archeologists thought they were led by priests. There remains show that they were peaceful and religious

Decipherers discovered that they were led by warrior kings and fought great wars and far from being peaceful they were fierce fighters

Model Questions:

Q1. Who established the first empire of the world? And how?

Q2. What do you know about the decipherer of the writing on Behistun Rock?

Q3. How was the writing on the Rosetta stone deciphered by Champollion?

September:

Ziggurat Smerian necklace

Topic Learning outcomes Activity

The Land of the Two Rivers Pg 18 - 22

Introduction to civilization.

Civilization is a time and place in which humans live in cities as well as in the countryside.

They engage themselves in different activities and pursue different careers like art, music , writing , trade etc

Sumer’s civilization and its people.

They lived in Mesopotamia.

They very creative, inventive and impressive

They built temples and palaces

Tamed floods

Began the study of mathematics

Wrote stories

Invented wheel

Hammurabi and his laws

He was a king of Babylon

He had 282 laws carved on stone pillars

Babylon and Assyria

Rise and fall of Babylon

Attack by Assyrians

Nabopolassar’s victory over Assyrians

Nebuchadnezzar development in Babylon

Key words

Mutilation = to deprive a person or animal with his essential body part.

Swamp = to fill with water.

Ziggurat = A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians.

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Flash cards activity will be conducted to revise the main contents of the chapter in an interesting way.

Model Questions:

What is the historical importance of the Land of the Two Rivers?

How did Sumerians prove to be impressive people?

Mysterious Sphinx Ancient Egyptian clothing

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

Ancient Egypt of the Pharaohs. C3200-1200BC

Pg 23-28

River Nile

The Nile is the longest river of the world

Egyptians knew its important and wrote hymns about the river Nile

Sources of information about Egyptians

Writing

Pyramids

Tombs and temples

Mummies

Three periods of effective rules of Pharaohs

The old kingdom

Pyramids were built

Imhotep, the first architect known to history, designed step pyramid

Pharaoh khufu’s Great pyramid was built

Former historians thought they were built by slaves but now it is believed that farmers built them due to the floods in their fields

The Middle kingdom

Old kingdom ended due to the famine and weak pharaohs

Mentuhotep II united the country again

His successors also had a strong rule, fought battles and built fine temples and tombs

Most famous pharaoh of this Kingdom was Senusret III

The new Kingdom

Most glorious period of Egyptian history

Thutmose III defeated king of the Mittani and collected immense booty

Hatshepsut was one of the strongest women of that time and declared herself pharaoh. She built a magnificent temple for herself

Ramesses II

Most famous pharaoh of all

He over praised himself and made the servants carve his good deeds on the

Flash cards activity will be conducted in class to recall the important dates and events of the chapter.

walls of different temples

Nefertari was his favourite wife

Key words

Hymns = a song of praise to a god or gods

Mummification = a method of preserving dead bodies

Model Questions:

How do we know about the Ancient Egypt?

How important was religion to the Egyptians? Whom did they worship?

Write down the similarities between Indus, Euphrates, Tigris and Nile that led to the birth of Indus valley

civilization.

October:

Dancing Girl Statue King Priest Statue

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

The Indus Civilization Pg 32 - 37

Indus Valley

There are many similarities between River Euphrates, Tigris , Nile and Indus as well as the civilizations developed along these rivers.

Mysterious civilization

Because many facts are unveiled of this civilization

Things known about Indus civilization

Location

Population

Crops grown by them

Brick makers

Had citadels

There were traders and craftsmen

Things not known about Indus civilization

Who ruled them?

Were they fighters or not?

Were they religious or not?

Was the large place at Lothal a

Slide show will be screened for the students about the excavations from the site of Indus Valley.

reservoir or a harbour?

Indus civilization seals

They had seals made up of steatite

Different animal are carved on them

Their actual purpose is still unknown

End of Indus civilization

Different theories have been given by the archeologists regarding the end of this civilization

River Theory

Flood Theory

Invasion Theory

Key words

Excavations= pits made by digging the ground.

Citadel = Fortress guarding a city.

Seal = a piece of wax , metal or stone with a design on it, used to stamp documents as a guarantee or fixed to something to show who it belonged to.

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Model Questions:

What is steatite? Describe the seals which have been found by archaeologists in Indus Valley.

List the differences between the Indus valley civilization and the Egyptian civilization.

Aryan’s Castes Aryans

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

Indo-Gangetic Kingdoms Pg 38 - 42

Indo-European nomads, the Aryans.

They were fierce people with horse drawn chariots.

They used weapons made of bronze

They were pastoral farmers.

They spoke Indo-European language.

They were ruled by Rajas and Kings.

Caste system

Society was divided into four different casts.

Brahmins, priests and teachers.

Kshatriyas, nobles and the rulers.

Vaishiyas, farmers and merchants.

Quiz will be conducted in classroom.

Shudras, untouchables.

Religion

Worshipped many gods.

Made sacrifices to keep away the wrath of the god.

Sang Vedic hymns.

Social life

Lively and courageous.

Interested in gambling, music and dancing.

Religious Epics

Ramayana

Mahabharata

Model Questions:

What were the four main castes of the Aryans?

Write briefly about the social life of Aryans?

November:

Shang Dynasty Mask Shang Dynasty

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

Ancient China

China

Highly populated country

Vast land with mountain ranges, deserts and ocean.

The Yellow River

Civilization started along the river as a result of proper irrigation and flood control.

This civilization was based mainly on one plant, millet.

Rice grew in the Yangtze valley.

The Shang Dynasty

Shang was the name of first tribe to control the Yellow River Valley.

Fought in horse drawn chariots and used bows, arrows and halberds.

They had workshops for metal and pottery.

Oracle

It is a divine message which tells people about the future, about how to

A research assignment will be given to students on ancient China.

act to be successful or to avoid disaster.

Religion

The emperor and nobles worshipped their ancestors.

Ordinary people worshipped nature gods

Chinese skills

Discovered the method of making Silk.

Carved Jade.

Had developed proper writing with 5000 different symbols.

The Zhou Dynasty

Shang were replaced by Zhou clan

They ruled for 300 years.

Key words

Dynasty = a line of rulers related to each other.

Halberd = a kind of weapon which contains spear and a battle-axe.

Model Questions:

Write briefly about civilization that developed along the Yellow river?

List the skills that the Chinese were good at?

December:

Mid-Term Examination

January:

Battle of Marathon Battle of Salamis

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

Persians and Greeks Pg 53 - 59

Greeks

Lived around Aegean sea

Land was mountainous

Traded and founded colonies

Lived in city-states

Had democratic form of government

Athens

One of the strongest city state

Rich traders because of Silver mine of Laurion.

Most democratic city- state

Famous for artists, buildings, entertainment and pottery.

Sparta

It was a collection of villages

They were having near-slaves, helots

Spartan men were soldiers

Had kingship

They disliked change

The wars between Persians and Greeks.

The battle of Marathon

Greeks were victorious and Persians had to retreat

The battle at Thermopylae

Athenians and Spartans both participated in the war.

Persians occupied the city, Spartans fought till the end and Athenians fled to the countryside.

The Battle at Salamis

It was a naval war

Greeks won the war and Persians lost the control over Greece.

The Peloponnesian war

Wars between Athenians and Spartans

It was a no-win situation

Philip of Macedon established his control over Greece.

Key words

Democracy = A form of government in which people choose leaders through voting

Helots = One of the class of serfs in ancient Sparta, neither a slave nor a free citizen.

Documentary will be shown to students about the famous battles to give them an idea about how these battles were fought.

Model Questions:

Which sea was important to the Greeks and why? Explain in detail. How did the Spartans train their men to be strong and disciplined warriors?

Socrates Thales

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

Greek Ideas and How They Spread Pg 60 - 66

Influence of ancient Greece

Due to the translation of Greek writings their influence in various fields can be seen.

Greek religion

They were polytheist

Science and medicine

Thales predicted eclipse

Greek thinkers preferred four basic elements water, earth, fire and air

Hippocrates often called “Father of medicine” who lived in the fifth century BC.

Mathematics

Pythagoras, mathematician and philosopher, formed theorems and principles of how to behave.

Archimedes made important discoveries in Geometry and calculus.

Philosophy

Greatest Greek philosophers were

Socrates

Believed in group discussions

Plato

Founded world’s first university “The Academy”

Wrote book “The Republic”

Aristotle

Plato’s student

Founded his college “ The Lyceum”

Taught Alexander the Great

Greek columns

Corinthian

Doric

Ionic

Sculpture

Greatest sculptor was Mayron

Influence of Greek sculpture can be seen in the ruins of Gandhara and Taxila

Key words

Documentary and slide show will be screened for students about Greek Philosophers, Scientists and Architecture and research on any one.

Polytheist = One who believes in a plurality of gods

Oracle =An authoritative person who divines the future

Model Questions:

List out the contributions made by Greeks in the field of Medicine, Science and Mathematics?

What was the main purpose of Ancient Olympic Games? Why did they come to an end?

February:

India under Ashoka Ashoka’s Pillars

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

The Mauryan Empire: 326-184BC

Pg 78 – 83

Mauryan Empire

Chandrgupta overthrew the Nanda King with the help of the cunning priest, Kautliya.

Chandragupta Maurya

Good general

Reigned over a large empire

Defeated Seleukos Nikator, Alexander’s general

Had a well organized army and established active espionage system.

Followed Jainism

Starved himself to death which was a good way to die according to Jain teachings.

Followed by Bindusra

Ashoka

Son of Bindusra

Ruled very well

Erected stones and pillars, all over

A documentary on the life of King Ashoka will be screened to the students.

the empire, with the messages to his people on them.

Became a Buddhist affected by the immense destruction inflicted by his army in the war of Kalinga

Considered himself the father of his people

Had a large army

Developed Dharma

Dharma

Included

Tolerance

Thoughtfulness

Respect for teachers

Obedience to parents

Generosity

Care for all living things

Key words

Espionage = the systematic use of spies to obtain secret information

Edict = a command issued by authority

Model Questions:

Who was Kautilya? What role did he play in setting up the Mauryan Empire?

What did Asoka believe to be his main duty as an emperor?

Julius Caesar Roman Forum

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

The Roman Republic: 510-31BC

Rome

Was a farming country beside the banks of river Tiber

Had Republican government

Had two main groups of citizens

Pg 98 - 103 Patricians, belonged to noble families

Plebeians, belonged to poor families

Carthage

Colony of Phoenicians

Traded all round the Mediterranean

Had a powerful fleet to defend trade

Rich merchants governed it

Punic wars

Fought between Carthaginians and Roman

First Punic war

Fought over island of Sicily

Continued for 23 years

Romans won the war

Second Punic war

Fought to seize control of Spain

Hannibal and Hasdrubal, Carthaginian brothers, attacked Rome

Carthage lost the war

Third Punic war

This was fought to destroy Carthage once and for all

Further expansion

Romans further expanded their empire in almost all directions

End of Roman Republic

Roman Republic ended with the march of Roman general, Marius

He killed all of his rivals

Julius Caesar was another general who was killed

Mark Antony and Octavian killed Brutus and Cassius for planning Caesar’ murder

Octavian also murdered Mark Antony and Cleopatra after a fight

Key words

Dictator = a ruler with complete power

Phoenician = someone or something from Phoenicia

Model Questions:

What is meant by the phrase ‘Roman Republic’? What influence did the ordinary people have in its government?

Who were: a) Sulla b) Julius Caesar c) Brutus and d) Octavian? What part did they play in weakening the Roman Republic?

March:

Colosseum Gladiator Pompeii

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

The Roman Empire: 31BC-AD180

Pg 104 - 109

The golden age of Rome

There was peace and rule of law

Governors ruled provinces and were helped by legions

Trade flourished

Roman city

Pompeii

Was a pleasant city

Had 20000 inhabitants

Had Basilica, theaters, temples, palaestra, well drained streets, fine houses, heating and plumbing systems and baths.

Engineering

Their engineering skills were unmatched

Built roads, large and strong building, temples and aqueducts

Slavery

Had large number of slaves Treatment of slaves depended on their masters

There were different forms of slavery

Religion

They were polytheist

Made sacrifices to God

Key words

Basilica = A public building of ancient Rome used as courtroom

Aqueducts =a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

Model Questions:

What do you know about the Golden age of Rome? Discuss in detail.

Name any two examples of Roman engineering which are still prevalent today.

Coins of St.Helena Arch of Constantine

Topic Learning Outcomes Activity

Christianity and the end of Roman Empire

Pg 110 - 114

The origin of Christianity

Jesus entered Jerusalem

Jews were afraid of him

Jews demanded Roman governor to order his crucifixion

Jesus was crucified but his religion was preached by his disciples

Early years of Christianity

It was a simple religion

Romans were dissatisfied of their old religion

Christians suffered badly for their religion

Nero blamed Christians for fire damage and had wild dogs tear them to pieces

Decius and Diocletian sacrificed them to the old gods

Destroyed churches and burnt books

Official religion of Rome

After 300 years Christianity became the official religion of Rome

Constantine built many churches

From then on, no other religion, apart from Islam, challenged its leading position in Europe

End of Roman empire

Roman empire was in danger due to its weak leadership

Goths and vandals, Barbarian tribes, invaded more frequently

Serious plagues killed off many citizens

Emperor Constantine shifted the capital to Byzantium

Odoacer, a German chief, ended the reign of the last Roman emperor

Key words

Disciples = One who believes and help to spread the teachings of other

Barbarian = A fierce, brutal or cruel person

Model Questions:

Why did Christianity gain popularity?

How did the early Christians suffer for their beliefs? Why was Constantine’s conversion to Christianity important in the history of Europe and the World?

April:

Great Wall of China Qin Soldiers

Contents Learning Outcomes Activity

The Qin and Han Dynasty Pg 115 - 120

The Qin

They were strong rulers

Had simple laws

Took advice of philosophers

Conquered six other kingdoms and gave China its name

They named themselves Shi Hungdai which means First Emperor

They were energetic, determined, ambitious and ruthless

The Western Han

Shi Hungdai died

Peasants were ordered to go on military campaign

Some peasants got late and punishment of being late was death

They became rebels

Thousands of other peasants joined them

Civil war started and the Qins were defeated

The Han Government

Respected the teachings of Confucius

Students will gather information about ancient dynasties of China.

Aimed to win the support of their subjects

Created many Confucian schools

Brought fairer and more efficient rule to China

The Emperor Wudi

Ruled for more than fifty years

Was a great lover of horses

Conquered many areas

Sima Gaung

Best source of information about early Chinese history

He was a senior official at Wudi’s court

Got into serious trouble with the emperor

Wrote “historical record”

Wang Mang

After Wudi’s death nobles fought for the throne

Country grew poor

Terrible floods in the Yellow river valley hurt millions of peasants

Wand Mang died and Han were back

Better times returned

Silk road improved

Paper was invented

Education and literature flourished

Three generals over threw the Eastern Han empire

Key words

Ruthless = without pity

Mutilation = punishment by cutting off part of a person’s body

Revision for Final Examination

May:

Final Examination 2014

Method of Assessment:

Students will be given questions on selected topics weekly.

Oral response of previous lecturess will be taken in every class.

Monthly Test will be taken.

Students should identify the important places on map and pictures. Required Reading:

Crompton, T. 2007. History in Focus 1. ( 3rd edition ) Malaysia: Peak Publications.

Moss, P. Oxford History for Pakistan.

Henderson, O. L. A Children’s illustrated History.