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AP European History Objectives 2009-10 Keyed to The Western Heritage by Kagan UNIT 1— THE MAKING OF WESTERN EUROPE (The West before 1300 and Chapter 9) 1. Analyze the political, economic and social aspects of ancient Mediterranean civilizations, including the impact of these civilizations on the modern world. 2. Compare and contrast the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire politically, economically and socially. 3. Compare and contrast the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. 4. Describe the social structures of medieval Europe 5. Analyze the impact of the Roman Catholic Church on Western Europe 6. Analyze the political, economic and social changes in the Late Middle Ages UNIT 2—THE WEST IN TRANSITION (Chapters10-11) 1. Compare the New Monarchs. 2. Define humanism and, beginning with the Tuscan Triumvirate, describe how the major humanists were “humanist” 3. Compare and contrast the Renaissance in Italy and in northern Europe 4. Describe how Renaissance painting, sculpture, literature, and architecture reflected Renaissance ideals 5. Describe the causes and effects of the Age of Exploration 6. Compare the roles of women during the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Reformation 7. Describe the reasons for the Reformation and its rapid spread across Western Europe 8. Analyze the Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation. 9. Compare the variety of Protestant movements that arose during the Reformation 10. Analyze the extent to which the Reformation was an economic, a political, a social and a religious movement UNIT 3—FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN STATE (Chapters 12-13) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Analyze the French wars of religion Discuss the reigns of the absolute monarchs Analyze constitutional monarchy and parliamentary power in England Trace the course of the 30 Years’ War and its impact Analyze the political and economic rise and fall of the Dutch Compare absolutism in Eastern Europe to absolutism in the West To what extent did Baroque art and architecture reflect their time UNIT 4—A TIME OF REVOLUTIONS (Chapters 14-17) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Analyze the causes, scientific/philosophic developments, and the effects of the Scientific Revolution Describe the division of political thought in 17th century England (pre-Enlightenment) Assess the mutual dependence of the Agricultural Revolution and the early Industrial Revolution Analyze the economic and social changes of the 16th through 18th centuries Compare the wars of the 16th through 18th centuries Analyze the causes, ideas/philosophes and effects of the Enlightenment Compare and contrast the policies and effectiveness of the enlightened despots To what extent did Rococo art and architecture reflect their time Assess the importance of the Elbe-Trieste line UNIT 5—REASON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (Chapters 18-19½) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Describe the Third Estate and its struggle for recognition Analyze the causes, course and collapse of the French Revolution Describe Napoleon's successes and failures in achieving his goals Evaluate Napoleon's foreign policy and Europe's reaction to it To what extent did Neo-Classical art and architecture reflect their time UNIT 6—NATIONALISM AND INDUSTRIALIZATION (Chapters 19½-22) 1. Analyze the influence of the Congress of Vienna’s reactionary stance on European political development 2. Compare the 19th century revolutionary movements of political liberalism and nationalism 3. Describe the causes of the Industrial Revolution, especially noting its rise in Britain (incl. Unit 4) 4. Assess the social, economic, and political impact of industrialism 5. Trace the growth of economic theories from Adam Smith to Karl Marx 6. To what extent did Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism reflect their times 7. Trace the campaign against and abolition of slavery 8. Compare and contrast the growth of nationalism in Germany, Italy and Austria UNIT 7—MORE ISMS AND WWI (Chapters 23-25) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Assess the economic, political and social impact of the Second Industrial Revolution Analyze the development of socialism Assess the causes, methods, and effects of 19th century imperialism To what extent did turn-of-the century art and thought reflect their time Describe the relative importance of the causes of World War I Discuss the efforts to create a just treaty at the end of WWI Analyze the rise of Communism during the Russian Revolution UNIT 8—TOTALITARIANISM AND WWII (Chapters 26-28) 1. 2. 3. 4. Describe the impact of WW I and the Great Depression on European nations in the 1920s and 30s Compare and contrast the beliefs and tactics of fascism and Soviet Communism Describe the root causes of and specific steps leading to World War II Assess the impact of WWII UNIT 9—FRAGILE POLITICS OF PEACE (Chapters 29-30) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Analyze the various social and economic changes during the 20th century Assess the level of responsibility of the US and the USSR for the Cold War Compare and contrast politics, economics and society in postwar Western and Eastern Europe Analyze the revolutions of 1989 and their impact on the world Describe the influence on Europe of ever-changing situations in the rest of the world Describe the various 20th century artistic movements and how they reflected their times