Download AP European History 2016-17 Summer Assignment *Stop by room

AP European History 2016-17
Summer Assignment
*Stop by room 406 to get a textbook from Mrs. Ackley
Directions: To gain an understanding of how Europe came to be and prepare for AP European
history, read Ch. 1 (The Rise of Europe) on p. 9-48 and Ch. 2.5 (The Upheaval in Western
Christendom, 1300-1560; Disasters of the Fourteenth Century) on p. 49-55 in Palmer’s A
History of the Modern World. While reading, answer the following questions. Be prepared to
discuss the first day of school. Your answers and discussion will count as a secondary grade.
Section 1 (“Ancient Times: Greece, Rome, and Christianity”)
1. What was the long-lasting impact of Greek civilization?
2. What was the long-lasting impact of Roman civilization?
Section 2 (“The Early Middle Ages: The Formation of Europe”)
3. Why did the Roman Empire fall, and what happened as a result?
4. How did Christianity establish itself as the primary religion of Europe?
Section 3 (“The High Middle Ages: Secular Civilization”)
5. Why and how did population grow and towns arise after A.D. 1000?
6. Why did feudalism develop, and what distinguishes it as a political system?
7. How did monarchs centralize and increase their power?
Section 4 (“The High Middle Ages: The Church”)
8. How did the church become a significant power in medieval society?
9. What is the lasting heritage of medieval intellectual life?
10. What was the importance to Europe of the Crusades?
11. How does Europe of A.D. 1300 compare to China, and why does Europe win?
Section 5 (“Disasters of the Fourteenth Century”)
12. What were the consequences of the 1347-1348 pandemic known as the Black Death?
13. How did the medieval church lose some of its prestige in the fourteenth century?