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Explain Romanticism… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q21a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/1/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 21(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 21(a), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21(a) · 2 marks · Very short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Explain Romanticism as a cultural movement in Europe.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of what Romantics valued instead of reason.

Hint 2

Recall Herder and das volk.

Hint 3

How did folk songs and dances help build a nation?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Romanticism was a cultural movement that criticised the glorification of reason and science. It stressed emotions, intuition and mystical feelings.

    1 mark

  2. Romantics tried to create a sense of shared collective heritage and a common cultural past as the basis of a nation. Herder said true German culture lay among the common people (das volk), and folk songs, poetry and dances expressed the volksgeist, so collecting them helped nation-building.

    1 mark

Answer: Romanticism emphasised emotion and shared cultural heritage, using folk culture to build national feeling.

Where the marks are

  • Criticism of reason and science; stress on emotion and intuition (1 mark)
  • Shared heritage and folk culture (Herder, volksgeist) for nation-building (1 mark)

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