Class 12 · History · Chapter 5

Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society: complete notes

Neat, exam-ready notebook-style notes for Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society, following your NCERT book. This chapter is part of the complete Complete History Notes for Class 12 (CBSE 2026-27).

What you get in the pack

• For CBSE Class 12 History (027), 2026-27: all 12 themes of Themes in Indian History Parts I, II and III
• All 12 chapters complete
• All NCERT exercise questions solved, including the essay questions and map work
• Every question on each theme from the 16 CBSE board papers of 2024, 2025 and 2026 fully answered, including source-based and map questions
• Answers written to the CBSE marking-scheme points
• Practice sets, 20 MCQs and 6 Assertion-Reason questions with answers in every chapter, plus a last-night summary
• Single-column layout, plus a print (B/W) version of every chapter

All chapters in this pack

1. Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation
2. Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies
3. Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies
4. Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments
5. Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society
6. Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
7. An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
8. Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire
9. Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives
10. Rebels and the Raj: 1857 Revolt and its Representations
11. Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
12. Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era