NCERT Class 9 History The Story of Cricket
History and Sport: The Story of Cricket Cricket grew out of the many stick-and-ball games played in England 500 years ago, under a variety of different rules. The word ‘bat’ is an old English word that simply means stick or club. By the seventeenth…
NCERT Class 9 History The French Revolution
The French Revolution On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded troops to move into the city. Rumours spread that he would soon order the army to open fire upon the citizens. Some 7,000 men…
NCERT Class 9 History Socialism in Europe
Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution The Age of Social Change In the previous chapter you read about the powerful ideas of freedom and equality that circulated in Europe after the French Revolution. The French Revolution opened up the…
NCERT Class 9 History Peasants and Farmers
Peasants and Farmers In the previous two chapters you read about pastures and forests, and about those who depended on these resources. You learnt about shifting cultivators, pastoral groups and tribals. You saw how access to forests and…
NCERT Class 9 History Pastoralists in the Modern World
Pastoralists in the Modern World In this chapter you will read about nomadic pastoralists. Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living. In many parts of India we can see nomadic …
NCERT Class 9 History Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
Nazism and the Rise of Hitler In the spring of 1945, a little eleven-year-old German boy called Helmuth was lying in bed when he overheard his parents discussin something in serious tones. His father, a prominent physician, deliberated…
NCERT Class 9 History Forest Society and Colonialism
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NCERT Class 9 History A Social History
It is easy to forget that there is a history to the clothes we wear. All societies observe certain rules, some of them quite strict, about the way in which men, women and children should dress, or how different social classes and groups should present themselves. These…