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Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Bangladesh Studies 4BN1

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P1 History and culture of Bangladesh

1 Towards Bengali independence (1947–1975)
1.1 Problems facing Pakistan (1947–48)
1.1.a Difficulties in creating a new country
1.1.b Difficulties in establishing stability and growth
1.1.c Strategies to resolve initial difficulties
1.2 The uneven state (1947–1970)
1.2.a Linguistic differences and the Language Movement
1.2.b Economic differences and Ayub Khan's response
1.2.c Constitutional and political differences
1.3 The War of Liberation (1971)
1.3.a The drift to war, 1970–71
1.3.b The War of Liberation
1.3.c Other countries and the War of Liberation
1.4 Problems faced by the Republic of Bangladesh (1971–1975)
1.4.a Immediate issues facing the new country
1.4.b Setting up a new political order
1.4.c Attempts to resist opposition
2 Early Bengal (AD 600–c.1538)
2.1 Early kingdoms in Bengal (AD 600–1206)
2.1.a The reign of Shashanka
2.1.b The Pala dynasty
2.1.c Independent kingdoms of South East Bengal
2.2 Pre-Sultanate Bengal
2.2.a The Sena dynasty
2.2.b The reign of Bakhtiyar Khalji
2.2.c Internal feuding and the Delhi Sultanate
2.3 Sufis and Sufism
2.3.a Sufi beliefs and relations with the Sultans
2.3.b The work of leading Sufis
2.3.c The wider influence of Sufism, including its influence on other religions
2.4 Bengal under the Sultanate
2.4.a The Ilyas Shahi dynasty
2.4.b The Ganesh dynasty
2.4.c The Hussain Shahi dynasty
3 The Mughal Empire (c.1550–1764)
3.1 Resistance to the Mughals
3.1.a Babur and the founding of the Mughal Empire
3.1.b Opposition to the Mughals under Humayun
3.1.c The rule of Sher Shah and the Afghans
3.2 The Mughals in Bengal
3.2.a Akbar and Mughal authority in Bengal
3.2.b Bengal governance under the Mughals
3.2.c Social, economic and cultural developments under the Mughals
3.3 The Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb and his successors (c1658–1761)
3.3.a Weaknesses of the Mughal Empire
3.3.b Impact of Aurangzeb's policies
3.3.c Aurangzeb's warfare and later external intervention
3.4 The end of the Mughals and the arrival of the British (c1608–1757)
3.4.a Bengal under the Nawabs
3.4.b British interest and the East India Company to 1757
3.4.c Siraj ud-Daulah and the Battle of Palashi
4 Bengal under British rule (1764–1911)
4.1 The British in Bengal
4.1.a British administration in Bengal
4.1.b The Permanent Settlement features, flaws and impact
4.1.c Opposition to British rule
4.2 The War of Independence (1857)
4.2.a Causes of the 1857 war
4.2.b Events of the war and reasons for failure
4.2.c Consequences of the war
4.3 Bengal in the 19th century
4.3.a End of the East India Company and direct rule
4.3.b Development of the Bangla language
4.3.c The Bengal Renaissance and Bengali nationalism
4.4 The first partition of Bengal (1905–1911)
4.4.a Reasons for the partition of Bengal, 1905
4.4.b Opposition to partition
4.4.c Reversal of partition, 1911
5 The road to partition (1909–1947)
5.1 First attempts at reform (1909–16)
5.1.a The Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
5.1.b Hindu, Muslim and British relations after reversal and war
5.1.c The Lucknow Pact
5.2 Reform, reaction and repression (1919–27)
5.2.a The Rowlatt Act and Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
5.2.b The Amritsar Massacre and its consequences
5.2.c The Khilafat Movement
5.3 The Pakistan Movement: limited progress (1927–1939)
5.3.a The Simon Commission and responses to it
5.3.b Round Table Conferences and the 1935 Act
5.3.c The 1937 election and Congress rule
5.4 The Pakistan Movement: from stalemate to partition (1935–47)
5.4.a The continued search for a solution
5.4.b Failure to reach agreement, 1944–46
5.4.c Partition achieved, 1946–47
6 Bangladesh: establishing the new country (1975–2001)
6.1 Political developments (1975–2001)
6.1.a The work of General Ziaur Rahman
6.1.b The work of General Ershad
6.1.c Bangladesh in the 1990s
6.2 Bangladesh in world affairs
6.2.a Bangladesh and world organisations
6.2.b Relations with Asian countries
6.2.c Relations with western powers
6.3 The heritage and culture of Bangladesh
6.3.a Architecture and buildings
6.3.b The importance of folk literature, drama, music, and art in Bangladesh
6.3.c Great Bengali figures
6.4 Language and literature developments in Bangladesh
6.4.a The key features and impact of the Language Movement (1948–1952)
6.4.b Ekushey and International Mother Language Day
6.4.c Bengali literature and its great figures

P2 The landscape, people and economy of Bangladesh

P2-1 The Physical Environment
P2-1.1 Location, climate and biomes
P2-1.1.a Position and climatic zones of Bangladesh
P2-1.1.b Seasonal variations in precipitation and temperature
P2-1.1.c Large-scale ecosystems (biomes)
P2-1.2 Tectonic and glacial processes and landforms, and geophysical hazards
P2-1.2.a Tectonic processes and the Himalayan landscape
P2-1.2.b Glacial processes in the Himalayas
P2-1.2.c Impacts of and responses to earthquakes
P2-1.3 Relief, drainage and hydro-meteorological hazards
P2-1.3.a Relief regions and drainage network of Bangladesh
P2-1.3.b Tropical cyclones, storm surges and flooding
P2-1.3.c Responses to flooding and tropical cyclones
P2-1.4 Natural resources and their exploitation
P2-1.4.a Distribution and exploitation of two natural resources
P2-1.4.b Renewable and non-renewable energy resources
P2-1.4.c Environmental impacts of resource exploitation
P2-2 The Human Environment
P2-2.1 Bangladesh’s economy: the primary sector and the need for food security
P2-2.1.a Factors influencing agricultural production
P2-2.1.b Strategies to increase agricultural output
P2-2.1.c Approaches to managing food security in Bangladesh
P2-2.2 Bangladesh economy secondary, tertiary/quaternary sectors and transport systems
P2-2.2.a Type and location of manufacturing
P2-2.2.b Type and location of service industries
P2-2.2.c Transport challenges and economic development
P2-2.3 Globalisation, TNCs and economic change in Bangladesh
P2-2.3.a Case study of a TNC in Bangladesh
P2-2.3.b Benefits and challenges of TNCs
P2-2.3.c Impact of globalisation on Bangladesh
P2-2.4 The challenges of economic development for Bangladesh
P2-2.4.a Trade balance and remittances
P2-2.4.b Challenges to economic development
P2-2.4.c Environmental impact of primary and secondary sectors
P2-3 Challenges for Bangladesh
P2-3.1 Indicators of development, population patterns and trends
P2-3.1.a Measures of a country's level of development
P2-3.1.b Factors influencing population distribution, density and structure
P2-3.1.c Trends in fertility, mortality and life expectancy
P2-3.2 Quality of life in rural Bangladesh: challenges of life in rural communities
P2-3.2.a HDI factors and quality of life
P2-3.2.b Challenges facing the rural population
P2-3.2.c Incentives and strategies to support rural communities
P2-3.3 Quality of life in urban Bangladesh: challenges of life in urban communities
P2-3.3.a Opportunities and challenges of rapid urban growth
P2-3.3.b Case study of the particular challenges and opportunities in one megacity (Dhaka)
P2-3.3.c Top-down and bottom-up urban strategies
P2-3.4 Climate change impacts and mitigation in Bangladesh
P2-3.4.a Causes of climate change and recent global warming (last century)
P2-3.4.b Impacts of climate change on Bangladesh
P2-3.4.c Local and government responses to climate change