B.A. History
2nd Semester Syllabus
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MJC-2 : History of World Civilization
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Unit 1: History of Early World Civilization
◦Survey of Sources: Early & Medieval World Civilization
◦Egyptian Civilization
◦Political development
◦Art
◦Architecture and Religion
◦Mesopotamia Civilization: Sumerian
◦Babylonian and Assyrian: Society
◦Religion
◦Law
◦Art & Architecture
◦Administration and Education
◦Chinese Civilization: Polity
◦Society
◦Science and Technology
◦Persian Civilization: Political
◦Social and Economic Condition
Unit 2: Classical Greece
◦Homer Age: Evolution of classical Greece
◦Athens, Sparta
◦Greece: Persian war and the Peloponnesian war
◦The Pericles Age in Greece
◦Growth of state and society
◦Development of Science
◦Art and Philosophy
Unit 3: Roman Empire
◦Origin of Rome
◦Rise and Evolution: Roman Republic and Roman law
◦Expansion of Rome
◦Imperial Age in Rome
Unit 4: Rise of Christianity and Islam
◦Rise
◦Establishment and growth of Christianity
◦The Barbarian invasion and the fall of western empire
◦Birth and expansion of Islam and its impact
◦The Arab civilization and its contribution
Unit 5: Early Medieval Europe
◦Crusades and their impact on Europe
◦Rise and growth of European Feudalism and its decline
◦Commercialism and its impact
◦Religion and Society in Pre-Medieval Europe
Reference Books:
- Arnold J Toynbee: A study of History, Vol I to XII, 1934-1961, Reprint; OUP, USA, 1988
- Childe, V.G.: What happened in History, Penguin Pub, 1967
- Durant Will: An age of Faith, 1950, reprint 1980
- Durant Will: Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, II Volume.
- Frankfort Henri: The Birth of Civilization to the Near East, Indians Uni, Press, 1951
- Goyal, S.R.: Vishwa Ki Prachen Sabhyatayen, Kusumanjali Prakashan, 1963
- Nicholas, David: The Evolution of the Medieval World, Society, Government and thought in Europe, 312-1500, Rout ledge, 1992
- Ray, U.N.: Vishwa Sabhyata Ka Itihas, Lok Bharti Prakashan, 2017
- Swain J.E: A History of World Civilization, McGraw Book, New York, 1938, reprint, S. Chand, New Delhi 2000
- Trever, A. Albert: History of Ancient Civilization Harcourt, Brace, 1936
- Wells, H.G: The Outline of History, George Newness Revised Edition 1971
- Sharma, Manoj: History of World Civilization, Anmol Pub, New Delhi, 2005