ICSE Class 8 History & Civics, Unit 6: The Great Uprising of 1857
From the CISCE curriculum. 5 key concepts, about 2 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
What this unit aims at
‘The Great Uprising of 1857’ deals with the first War of Independence of India against the oppressive colonial rule. The theme aims at enabling children to understand the reasons and results of the uprising and also the beginning of the National Movement in India.
Your child should be able to
- analyse the reasons for the great uprising
- trace and locate centres of the great uprising on an outline map of India
- discuss the policy of lapse
- examine the consequences of the great uprising of 1857
Key concepts in this unit
- Concerns Reasons – political, socio religious, economic, military.
- Immediate causes.
- Leaders and Spread of the uprising
- Consequences.
- Nature of uprising.
Teach this unit at home
- A day-by-day plan from the CISCE concepts, so you know what to cover each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask (AI-written from the CISCE curriculum, so check it against your child's school book).
- A quiz at the end.
From the CISCE Curriculum for Classes I to VIII (2016). CISCE sets what is taught, not the textbooks, so schools use different books and there are no page numbers here. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with CISCE.