Book Description:
\n Past & Present for Classes 6-8 are based on the latest syllabus of the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education, followed in ICSE schools.
\n The books are extremely child-friendly. The language is simple and hence easy to understand. Ample illustrations, photographs, diagrams, maps and stories have been included to liven up the text and enable the children to absorb the concepts better.
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\n Features:
\n • Get Set is a lead-in activity that introduces the theme of the chapter.
\n • Rapid Fire contains questions for revision. It will enable the child to revise each section.
\n • More to Know contains interesting snippets of information related to the chapter.
\n • Timeline will help the children to remember important dates and events.
\n • New Words explain the important terms used in the chapter.
\n • Time to Learn has objective-type, long answer-type & reasoning-based questions.
\n • Picture Study will reinforce learning.
\n • Time to Do includes activities, projects, map work and weblinks that will make learning a hands-on, fun-filled experience.
\n • They Also Made History is a section on famous historical personalities and events.
\n • Smile Time adds humour to the learning process.
\n • The Lesson in a Page and Points of Focus recapitulate the lesson.
\n • Interactive Google Map Activities add a third dimension to learning,
\n • Web Support includes photographs, worksheets, quizzes and Teacher’s Handbook.
\n Table of Contents:
\n 1. The Modern World 4
\n 2. The Age Of Revolutions 13
\n 3. The American Civil War 26
\n 4. Nationalist Movements In Europe 34
\n 5. India In The Eighteenth Century 42
\n 6. Growth Of British Power
\n 7. British Policies And Their Impact (1765-1857)
\n 8. The Great Uprising
\n 9. Changes In The Economy(1858-1947)
\n 10. Reforms In Indian Society
\n 11. The National Movement: First Phase
\n 12. The National Movement: Second Phase
\n 13. The World We Live In
\n 14. The United Nations Organization
\n 15. Agencies Of The United Nations
\n 16. India And Her Neighbours