Class XII: Anthropology Syllabus (Full Marks -100)
I. Biology of Man:
Major division of mankind - Negroid , Mohgoloid and Caucasoid ; their geographical distribution and physical features (hair, skins colour, stature, head and nose forms) Major ethnic groups in India according to Risle & Guha.
II. Man and environment:
Environmental during pleistocene epoch with special reference to glacial and interglacial periods. Human needs created by environment and the adjustment of man through cultures — Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic with special reference to India. Technological development as revealed from tool types. Development of economic pursuit from hunting gathering to food production; present day tribal economy may be used in illustration.
Different environmental situation in West Bengal - ways of life with special reference to the material culture of the Lepcha, Toto, Santal and Lodha-Supernatural be1iefs of the above-mentioned tribes.
Development of Anthropology in India indicating major stages,
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