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Changing Cultural Traditions — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 11 · History

What Changing Cultural Traditions covers in CBSE Class 11 History: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 11 History syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 History · 2026-27

Topics in Changing Cultural Traditions

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1. Rise of Urban Culture and Italian City-States

  • From the fourteenth to the end of the seventeenth century, many European towns grew in population, wealth and influence.
  • A distinct urban culture developed, and townspeople often saw themselves as more civilised than rural people.
  • Florence, Venice and Rome became important centres of art and learning.
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2. Humanism and the Study of Classical Texts

  • Humanism was characterised by the belief that man as an individual was capable of making his own decisions and developing his skills.
  • The word humanitas, meaning culture, had been used centuries earlier by Cicero.
  • By the early fifteenth century, the term humanist referred to masters who taught grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history and moral philosophy.
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3. Science, Art and the New View of Nature

  • Artists, architects and scientists helped spread humanist ideas.
  • Donatello broke new ground with lifelike statues in 1416.
  • Brunelleschi designed the Duomo in Florence in 1436.
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4. New Ideas about Human Nature and the Role of Women

  • Humanism encouraged confidence in human abilities and a new sense of individuality.
  • Lorenzo Valla criticised the Christian injunction against pleasure in On Pleasure.
  • Niccolo Machiavelli wrote about human nature in the fifteenth chapter of The Prince.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Cultural change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century

Urban growthHumanismRevival of Italian citiesArabs and knowledge transmissionArt and realismPrinting technologyNew concept of human beingsWomen and humanism

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Key topics in Changing Cultural Traditions include Rise of Urban Culture and Italian City-States, Humanism and the Study of Classical Texts, Science, Art and the New View of Nature, New Ideas about Human Nature and the Role of Women. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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