The Rise of Modern Europe : before and after the French Revolution


Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Recall the major events and personalities of eighteenth-century Enlightenment thought and the French Revolution.
  2. Explain the socio-economic background of the French Revolution and the impact of the American War of Independence on France.
  3. Analyze competing historiographical interpretations of the class character of the French Revolution.
  4. Evaluate the course of the Revolution from the Reign of Terror to the Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory.
  5. Analyze the rise and fall of Napoleon and the impact of the Continental System on the political map of Europe.

History of Mughal India


Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify major chroniclers and historians of Mughal India and the Delhi and Aligarh schools of historiography.
  2. Explain the evolution of the Mughal administrative system, including the mansabdari and jagirdari institutions.
  3. Analyze the class structure of Mughal society comprising nobles, zamindars and peasants, and the agrarian and commercial economy.
  4. Describe the cultural patterns of Mughal India, including religion, language, art and architecture.
  5. Evaluate the causes of the decline of the Mughal state, including the jagirdari crisis, agrarian crisis, and challenges from the Marathas and Sikhs.