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NIOS Class 10 Social Studies — Chapter Summary

NIOS Class 10 Social Studies chapter summary, chapter by chapter across 26 chapters. Starts with Ancient World, Medieval World and Modern World-I.

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Ancient world history shows how human society moved from the Stone Age to the Metal Ages, and then to large civilisations with towns, trade, writing, governments, religions, and learning. Bronze Age civilisations developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and India, while the Iron Age brought major cha

Human history moved from the StoneMesopotamiaMesopotamia lay between the TigrisEgypt grew along the River NileThe Shang rulers built China’s first
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The Medieval Period was a time of major change in Europe, West Asia, and India. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, new political systems developed in Europe, especially Feudalism. In West Asia, Islam grew into a great world civilisation. In India, political power became divided after Harsha

The Western Roman Empire endedFeudalism was a graded systemThe manor was a large landedAfter the 10th centuryBy the 13th century
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Modern World-I traces the major changes that moved Europe from medieval society into the modern age. The chapter connects the decline of feudalism, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the growth of science, voyages of discovery, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of revolutions in America, France

Feudalism weakened because of the riseRenaissance means rebirthHumanism placed human beings atThe Reformation began in GermanyThe Counter Reformation was a reform
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