CBSE Class 9 Social Science, Chapter 3: Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)

NCERT Understanding Society: India and Beyond Part 2, pages 45–80. 15 topics, about 10 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.

Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages

Introductionpages 45–46
Safeguarding Sovereignty: Resistance, Alliances, and Confederaciespages 46–48
Rajput Dynasties: Confederacies and Resistance (1200–1500 CE)page 49
Rajput–Mughal Dynamics: Politics and Complexities of Rule (1500–1700 CE)page 50
Mewar’s Resistance against Mughalspages 50–54
The Ahom Kingdom: Centuries of Endurancepages 54–56
Vijayanagara Empire: Resilience against Expansionpages 56–58
Marathas: The Quest for Swarājyapages 58–61
The Sikhs: A Story of Spiritual and Political Resiliencepages 61–63
Jat Resistancepage 63
Bhakti Tradition: Affirmation of the Spirit of Resiliencepages 63–68
Temples: The Resilience of Sacred Sitespages 69–72
Indian Economy: Agriculture, Trading Networks, and Merchant Communitiespages 72–74
The World of the Indian Ocean: Continuity and Changepages 75–79
Notespage 79

A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.

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