Ages and Events: ICSE History and Civics for Classes 9 and 10 is structured according to the latest syllabus prescribed by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The books follow a narrative as well as critical approach while dealing with the historical and political concepts and events. Each topic of the syllabus has been extensively covered, keeping in mind the scope as well as the parameters of the board examination. Scope at the beginning of the chapter delineates the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the topics to be learnt Timeline at the beginning of the history chapters enables the students to learn the dates and events in a systematic and chronological manner Maps, photographs, sketches, mind-maps and tables presented in an attractive layout serve as visual aids to facilitate conceptual learning Review questions in the middle of the topics test the retaining ability of the students Points to Remember at the end of each major topic in a chapter enables the students to do a quick recall of all the important concepts and facts covered Glossary enables the students to learn the meaning of new words, making the text easily comprehensible Exercises have short questions and structured questions along with picture-study to test the understanding of the students