History Class 11 Syllabus 2025

The syllabus is divided into four sections: (A) Early Societies (B) Empires (C) Changing Traditions (D) Towards Modernization. Theory paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration.

Exam Structure

S. No.	Units	Marks
	Introduction to World History
Section A: Early Societies
	Introduction Timeline I (6 MYA TO 1 BCE)
1.	Writing and City Life	10
Section B: Empires
	Introduction Timeline II (C. 100 BCE TO 1300 CE)
2.	An Empire Across Three Continents	10
3.	Nomadic Empires	10
Section C: Changing Traditions
	Introduction Timeline III (C. 1300 TO 1700)
4.	The Three Orders	10
5.	Changing Cultural Traditions	10
Section D: Towards Modernization
	Introduction Timeline IV (C. 1700 TO 2000)
6.	Displacing Indigenous Peoples	10
7.	Paths to Modernization	15
	Map Work	5
	Total	80

Section A: Early Societies

Timeline I (6 MYA TO 1 BCE)

• Understanding the concept of chronology

1. Writing and City Life

• Elucidate the interwoven social and cultural aspects of civilization in order to understand the connection between city life and culture of contemporary civilizations through their writings.
• Analyse the outcomes of a sustained tradition of writing.
• Explain the connection between the growth of human civilisation and the tradition of writing.

Section B: Empires

Timeline II (C.100 BCE TO 1300 CE)

• Understanding the periods in order of time.

2. An Empire across Three Continents

• Explain and relate the dynamics of the Roman Empire in order to understand their polity, economy, society and culture.
• Analyse the implications of Roman’s contacts with the subcontinent empires and discuss about slavery.
• Examine the domains of cultural transformation in that period & the impact of slavery.

3. Nomadic Empires

• Identify the living patterns of nomadic pastoralist society.
• Trace the rise and growth of Genghis Khan in order to understand him as an oceanic ruler.
• Analyse socio-political and economic changes during the period of the descendants of Genghis Khan.
• Distinguish between the Mongolian people’s perspective and the world’s opinion about Genghis Khan.

Section C: Changing Traditions

Timeline III (C. 1300 TO 1700)

4. The Three Orders

• Explain the myriad aspects of feudalism with special reference to first, second, third and fourth order of the society.
• Relate between ancient slavery and serfdom.
• Assess the 14th century crisis and rise of the nation states.

5. Changing Cultural Traditions

• Analyse the causes, events, and effects of the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
• Relate the different facets of Italian cities to understand the characteristics of Renaissance Humanism and Realism.
• Compare and contrast the condition of women in the Renaissance period.
• Recognize major influences on the architectural, artistic, and literary developments to understand the facades of Renaissance.
• Critically analyse the impact on later reforms. 
• Evaluate the Roman Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation.

Section D: Paths to Modernization

Timeline IV (C. 1700 TO 2000)

• Remember and understand the time frame.

6. Displacing Indigenous People

• Evaluate the process of displacements of the native people which led to the development of America and Australia to understand their condition.
• To analyse the realms of settlement of Europeans in Australia and America.
• Compare and contrast the lives and roles of indigenous people in these continents.

7. Paths to Modernization

• Deduce the histories of China and Japan from the phase of imperialism to modernization.
• Explore the Japanese political, cultural and economic system prior to and after the Meiji Restoration.
• Analyse the domains of Japanese nationalism prior and after the Second World War.
• Summarize the nationalist upsurge in China from Dr Sun Yet Sen to Mao Ze Dong to understand the era of communism.
• To analyse the Chinese path to modernization under Deng Xio Ping and Zhou en Lai in order to understand the transformation from rigid communism to liberal socialism.