The series follows the latest syllabus prescribed by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. - The text has been presented in simple and lucid language. Keywords and terms have been explained. - Timelines will help students to remember important dates and events. - Illustrations, photographs, schematic diagrams and maps help students understand the concepts better. - In-text questions under Section Review aid in quick recall. - The Trivia section provides interesting facts. - The Photo Study section is based on the ICSE examination pattern of ‘picture questions’. - The questions at the end of each chapter have been culled from the last ten years’ ICSE papers.