A.P. European History
Advanced Placement European History is an intensive and challenging course designed for students who wish to complete studies equivalent to college introductory courses in European history. The focus of the class is European history from the 1400s to the present and introduces students to the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that played a fundamental role in shaping the world in which they live. In addition to providing a basic narrative of events and movements, the goals of this course are to develop (a) an understanding of some of the principal themes in modern European history, (b) an ability to analyze historical evidence, and (c) an ability to analyze and to express historical understanding in writing. Therefore primary source materials and writing will be important to the class. Extensive reading is required and will be expected. ALL students are expected (though not required) to take the AP exam given each May.
HW Calendar updated March 10, 2014
HW Calendar updated March 10, 2014
ap_euro_march-april_2014_calendar_for_students_updated_3-10-2014.docx | |
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ap_european_history_syllabus_spring_2012.pdf | |
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sprintzs_classroom_policies_spring_2012.docx | |
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visiting_art_museums.docx | |
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history_on_the_big_screen_spring_2012.pdf | |
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mckay_chapter_12_the_crisis_of_the_later_middle_ages_chapter_questions.pdf | |
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DBQ and FRQ Resources
general_rubric_for_frqs_spring_2012.pdf | |
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analyzing_sources_for_pov-_spring_2012.pdf | |
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dbq_source_analysis_practice_for_the_plague.docx | |
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Unit 1: The Renaissance, New Monarchs, Exploration, & Global Trade
Medieval Times & Renaissance:
Decent article on Medieval Guild system: http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/richardson.guilds
unit_1_vocab-apeh_spring_2012.pdf | |
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pico_della_mirandola_reading_and_qs.pdf | |
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castiglione-book_of_the_courtier_reading_and_qs.pdf | |
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niccol_machiavelli_reading_and_qs.pdf | |
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annotated_mona_lisa-rebirth_of_art-ren__baroque_reading.pdf | |
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annotated_mona_lisa-rebirth_of_art-ren__baroque_questions.pdf | |
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Northern Renaissance Document Packet & Questions:
northern_renaissance_doc_pack.pdf | |
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Exploration & Global Trade:
Euro Exploration & Discovery docs (thanks to Sue Pojer from www.historyteacher.net):
docpkt-europeanexploration_discovery.pdf | |
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questions_for_euro_exploration__expansion_doc_pack.docx | |
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'Where Columbus Was Coming From' by Timothy Foot:
where_columbus_was_coming_from_article.doc | |
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where_columbus_was_coming_from_assignment_w-pirates_chart_2012.pdf | |
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malleus_maleficarum_witch_trials_reading-fall_2012.pdf | |
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modern_europe_map_assignment.docx | |
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Unit 2: Reformation, Wars of Religion, English Constitutionalism, & English Civil War
Genealogy charts: The Tudors & Stuarts of England
geneology_chart-tudors-stuarts.pdf | |
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Reformation Doc. Pack 1 (thanks to Sue Pojer from www.historyteacher.net for these docs):
-For Doc. 4, answer this question: What message does Luther convey with this caricature of Pope Alexander VI?
-For Doc. 4, answer this question: What message does Luther convey with this caricature of Pope Alexander VI?
docpkt-reformation-1.pdf | |
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Reformation Doc. Pack 2
-For Doc. 1, add this question: To what extent is Calvin’s view on predestination optimistic for believers?
-For Doc. 1, add this question: To what extent is Calvin’s view on predestination optimistic for believers?
docpkt-reformation-2.pdf | |
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Reformation Doc. Pack 3
-For all docs, analyze for Bias/POV
-For all docs, analyze for Bias/POV
docpkt-reformation-3.pdf | |
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Reformation Doc. Pack 4
docpkt-reformation-4.pdf | |
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reformation-counterreformation_chart.docx | |
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French Civil Wars (1562-1598):
st_bartholomews_day_massacre_doc-2011.pdf | |
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30_years_war_graphic_organizer.pdf | |
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Thirty Years War links:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/thirty_years_war.htm
http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/30yearswar.html
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/reformation/germany/30yw.shtml
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/thirty_years_war.htm
http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/30yearswar.html
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/reformation/germany/30yw.shtml
The English Civil War:
execution_of_charles_i.pdf | |
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Oliver Cromwell bio:
http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/oliver-cromwell.htm
http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/oliver-cromwell.htm
Unit 3: European Absolutism & Constitutionalism outside of England
Genealogy charts: Hapsburg, Hohenzollern, & Romanov:
geneology_chart-habsburgs.pdf | |
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geneology_chart-hohenzollerns.pdf | |
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geneology_chart-romanovs.pdf | |
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Absolutism Document Pack 1 & Questions (thanks again to Sue Pojer from historyteacher.net):
docpkt-absolutism-1.pdf | |
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Absolutism Document Pack 2 & Questions:
docpkt-absolutism-2.pdf | |
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Philip III and Spanish Economy article:
philip_iii_and_spanish_economy.pdf | |
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Iron Kingdom Reading:
iron_kingdom-limits_of_the_state_excerpt.pdf | |
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Peter the Great Docs & Questions:
peter_the_great_primary_source_docs.pdf | |
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questions_for_peter_the_great_primary_source_docs.pdf | |
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Unit 4: Scientific Revolution & The Enlightenment, 18th c. Economy & Society
"Reason is natural revelation." - John Locke, "Essay Concerning Human Understanding", 1690.
"Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains. - John-Jacques Rousseau, "The Social Contract", 1762.
"Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains. - John-Jacques Rousseau, "The Social Contract", 1762.
docpkt-scientificrevolution-1.pdf | |
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docpkt-scientificrevolution-3.pdf | |
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Enlightenment Salon Assignment & Research Links:
enlightenment_salon_assignment_spring_2013.docx | |
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enlightenment_salon_research_links_2013.docx | |
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docpkt-enlightenment-1.pdf | |
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docpkt-enlightenment-2.pdf | |
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docpkt-enlightenment-3.pdf | |
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doc-asmith-wealthofnations.pdf | |
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Mckay Ch. 19 & Ch. 20 Guided Reading Questions:
mckay_ch_19_and_ch_20_questions-2011.pdf | |
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Unit 5: French Revolution & The Napoleonic Era
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
French Revolution Doc. Pack:
docpkt-frenchrevolution1.pdf | |
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Mckay Ch. 21 Questions:
mckay_chapter_21_the_revolution_in_politics_questions-spring_2011.pdf | |
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french_rev_doc_pack_and_mckay_ch._21_chart_assignment.docx | |
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Barzun, "The Forgotten Troop" reading:
barzun-the_forgotten_troop.pdf | |
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reading_questions_for_barzun_the_forgotten_troop_on_french_rev.pdf | |
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Napoleon Doc. Pack:
napoleon-docpacket1.pdf | |
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reading-graham-loavesandliberty.pdf | |
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doc-codenapoleon.pdf | |
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congress_of_vienna_map_assignment.docx | |
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europe_after_congress_of_vienna1815_outline_map.pdf | |
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Excellent French Revolution web links:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html
Unit 6: Industrial Revolution, the ISMs, Revolutions of 1830 & 1848, 19th c. Society, Realpolitik, Mass Politics
docpkt-industrialrevolution.pdf | |
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industrial_rev_doc_pack_questions.doc | |
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industrial_rev_doc_pack_questions.rtf | |
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docpkt-reactionaryforcesinearly19ceurope.pdf | |
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docpkt-19cliberalism.pdf | |
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docpkt-germanphilosophers.pdf | |
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doc_pkt-marxism.pdf | |
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hoh-romanticism-docpacket.pdf | |
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doc_pkt-ger_unification.pdf | |
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doc_pkt-it_unification.pdf | |
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Unit 7: "New Imperialism", WWI, Russian Revolution, Age of Anxiety, Democratic Politics in 1920s, Totalitarianism
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas."
-Joseph Stalin
-Joseph Stalin
unit_7_vocab_-_imperialism-wwi-russian_revolution_spring_2008-apeh.doc | |
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docspacket-vers_treaty_14points_secrettreaties.pdf | |
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the_controversial_peace_doc_pack_questions_spring_2008.doc | |
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docspacket-russianrevolution.pdf | |
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docspacket-stalin.pdf | |
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Unit 8: WWII, Cold War, Modern Era
"Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe.
Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow."
-Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946
Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow."
-Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946
docspacket-whythenaziscametopower.pdf | |
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docspacket-nazipropaganda.pdf | |
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nazi_propaganda_doc_pack_questions_spring_2011.pdf | |
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wwii_conferences_primary_source_docs_spring_2011.pdf | |
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wwii_conferences_blank_chart_spring_2011.pdf | |
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cold_war_and_nationalism_scrapbook_assignment_spring_2013.docx | |
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Impact of European History on International Human Rights
universal_declaration_for_human_rights.doc | |
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THE ASSIGNMENT:
human_rights_assignment_for_post-test_spring_2014.docx | |
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web_links_for_human_rights_project_spring_2014.docx | |
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Background article for The Mission:
the_mission_-_guaran_indians_article.pdf | |
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Ireland:
Background article for In the Name of the Father:
http://www.cfr.org/terrorist-organizations/provisional-irish-republican-army-ira-aka-pira-provos-glaigh-na-hireann-uk-separatists/p9240
Follow-up article for In the Name of the Father:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7795117/The-Guildford-Four-in-the-name-of-justice.html
Sierra Leone:
Article to read prior to viewing War Don Don:
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/sierra-leone/history
Additional materials and docs to consider before you review War Don Don:
http://www.newday.com/resource_docs/425_WarDonDon_Teaching_Materials_2011Jan8.pdf
Chile:
Chilean historical background to check out prior to viewing Missing:
http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/v/allende-and-pinochet-in-chile
Follow-up website to read through after watching Missing:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB366/index.htm
Cambodia:
Remembering the Killing Fields article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/remembering-the-killing-fields/
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) History:
http://www.reporterfilm.com/history.html
Sudan Timeline:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/827425.stm
Darfur articles:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/darfur
Background article for In the Name of the Father:
http://www.cfr.org/terrorist-organizations/provisional-irish-republican-army-ira-aka-pira-provos-glaigh-na-hireann-uk-separatists/p9240
Follow-up article for In the Name of the Father:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7795117/The-Guildford-Four-in-the-name-of-justice.html
Sierra Leone:
Article to read prior to viewing War Don Don:
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/sierra-leone/history
Additional materials and docs to consider before you review War Don Don:
http://www.newday.com/resource_docs/425_WarDonDon_Teaching_Materials_2011Jan8.pdf
Chile:
Chilean historical background to check out prior to viewing Missing:
http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/v/allende-and-pinochet-in-chile
Follow-up website to read through after watching Missing:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB366/index.htm
Cambodia:
Remembering the Killing Fields article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/remembering-the-killing-fields/
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) History:
http://www.reporterfilm.com/history.html
Sudan Timeline:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/827425.stm
Darfur articles:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/darfur
Review Resources
European History Interactive Map:
http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_lg.htm
http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_lg.htm
Resources for Better Historical Writing & Reading
Below, you will find general reference material to improve your writing as well as materials more specific to AP writing requirements.
introduction_and_thesis_writing-spring_2011.pdf | |
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European News of the Bizarre, Strange, Weird, Interesting
French King Henry IV's Head Found!
henry_iv_head_found_article-fall_2010.docx | |
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Revisiting a Famous Meal, Soup to Nuts: Ross King’s ‘Leonardo and “The Last Supper” ’ Book Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/books/ross-kings-deconstructs-leonardo-and-the-last-supper.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
'The Psychology of Food Riots' from Foreign Affairs on-line magazine:
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67338/evan-fraser-and-andrew-rimas/the-psychology-of-food-riots
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67338/evan-fraser-and-andrew-rimas/the-psychology-of-food-riots