THE GREEKS AND THE ROMANS GREECE: Two Bronze Age civilizations developed in Greece. The earlier of the two was the Minoan Civilization. It developed on the island of Crete and flourished roughly between 2000-1400 BC. The other was the Mycenaean Civilization, which was centered in mainland Greece and flourished between 1600-1100 BC. Later, an Iron […]
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The Indus Valley Civilization MAIN SITE: For many years after the discovery of the different sites, it was believed that this civilization was limited to the valley of River Indus and its tributaries. Civilization was spread over a much larger area. Besides Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, remains of this civilization have been found at Banawali(Haryana), Rupar(Punjab),
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FREEDOM MOVEMENTS Nomenclature Year Led By Sepoy Mutiny 1857 The first war of independence Indian National Congress 1885 Initiated by A.O.Hume: First president, W.C.Bannerjee. Home Rule Movement 1916 Led by Annie Besant Civil Disobedience Movement 1920 Non-violent, non- cooperation movement led by Gandhiji Chaurua-Chauri incident 1922 Mob clashed with police Swaraj Party 1922 Gandhiji’s decision
Important Dates of World History B.C. 776 First Olympic Games in Greece A.D. 29 The crucifixion of Jesus Christ 78 Start of Saka Era 570 Birth of Prophet Mohammed at Mecca 1453 Renaissance in Europe 1492 Columbus discovered America 1588 Defeat of Spanish Armada 1649 King Charles I beheaded-beginning of Commonwealth in England.
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Viceroys of India Lord Canning (1856-1862):.The last Governor-General and the first Viceroy. The mutiny took place in his time. On Nov.1858 the rule passed on the crown. Withdrew Doctrine of Lapse. The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were established in 1857. Indian Councils Act was passed in 1861. Lord Elgin(1862-1863) Lord Lawrece(1864-1869) : .Telegraphics
The Revolt Of 1857 OutBreak: On March 29,1857, a solider named Mangal Pandey attacked and fired at his senior at Barrackpur in Bengal (in 19th and 34th Native infantry). On May 10, there was a mutiny of sepoys at Merrut (3rd native cavalry). .The mutiny spread throughout UP along with some other parts of the
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Indian History Indus Valley Civilization: This type of civilization flourished between 2000 B.C and 1500 B.C. Nothing was known about the Indus valley civilisation till 1922-23. The archaeological department of India carried out excavations in the Indus valley and brought out the ruins of two old cities, viz Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. The first place is
Battles and Wars of India First Battle of Panipat(1526): Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi. This laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India. Battle of Haldi Ghati(1526): Akbar defeated Rana Partap, the brave Rajput king who had refused to acknowledge Akbar’s suzerainty. The latter had to take refuge in remote fortresses. Second Battle of Panipat(1556):
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National Activities The Indian National Congress; Formed in 1885 by A.O.Home an Englishman and a retired civil servant. .The first session in Bombay under W.C.Banerjeee in 1885(72 delegates attended it). .In the first two decades(1885-1905), quite moderate in its approach and confided in British justice and generosity. .But the repressive measure of the British
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PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA NAMES TIME PERIOD Jawahar Lal Nehru(1889-1964) Aug. 15, 1947- May 27,1964 Guljari Lal Nanda(Acting) May 27,1964-June 9,1964 Lal Bahadur Shastri(1904-1966) June 9, 1964- June 11, 1966 Guljari Lal Nanda(Acting) June 11,1966-Jan 24,1966 Indira Gandhi(1917-1984)
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