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AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
Course Description:
AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman
college Western Civilization survey class. The course begins with a brief review of Greece,
Rome, Christianity and the Middle Ages. It will then focus on the Renaissance (1450) to the
present. All areas of history are covered including: social, economic, intel lectual, cultural
and art history. Emphasis will be placed on analytical writing, class discussion, the use of
primary and secondary sources, and understanding of the complexity of historical causes and
effects. The course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement European
History Examination in May.
Unit 1: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation
Part 1: Map of Europe. Find a current map of Europe and identify and study all the
countries, capitals and major bodies of water in the continent.
PART 2: Read chapters 12, 13 and 14 from McKay’s Western Society and answer all the
review questions below.
(Typed, single spaced assignments are preferred. Separately print each chapter.)
CHAPTER 12: THE CRISIS OF THE LATER MIDDLE AGES
1. What were the underlying and precipitating causes of the Hundred Years’ War? What
advantages did each side have? Why were the French finally able to drive the English
almost entirely out of France?
2. What were the causes of the Black Death, and why did it spread so quickly throughout
Western Europe? Where was it most virulent? What were its effects on European society.
How important do you think disease is in changing the course of history?
3. What were the social and psychological effects of repeated attacks of plague and disease?
4. What economic difficulties did Europe experience?
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5. Some scholars maintain that war is often the catalyst for political, economic, and social
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change. Does the theory have validity for the fourteenth century?
6. What provoked schism in the church, and what impact did it have on the lives of ordinary
people?
7. How did new national literatures reflect political and social developments?
8. How and why did the laws of settlers in frontier regions reveal a strong racial or ethnic
discrimination?
9. Read Individuals and Society (p.397) and Listening to the Past (p. 410 to 411) answer the
questions for analysis # 1 to 2 at the end of each section.
10. Completely define the Key Terms on page 408.
CHAPTER 13: EUROPEAN SOCIETY IN THE AGE OF THE
RENAISSANCE
1. Discuss the meanings of the term renaissance.
2. Explain the economic context for the Renaissance.
3. Describe the new status of the artist in Renaissance Italy. Who were some of the famous
literary and artistic figures of the Italian Renaissance? What did they have in common
that might be described as the “spirit of the Renaissance”?
4. Analyze the meanings of the terms humanism, secularism, and individualism as applied
by scholars to the Renaissance.
5. Explain how the Italian Renaissance affected politics, the economy, and society. How did
the actions of Niccolo Machiavelli signify a new era in Italian civilization?
6. Elaborate on the evolution of medieval kingdoms into early modern nation-states, and the
spread of Renaissance humanism northward.
7. How did the Renaissance in the north differ from the Italian Renaissance? In what ways
was Erasmus the embodiment of the Northern Renaissance?
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8. Read Individuals and Society (p.427) and Listening to the Past (p. 450 to 451) answer the
ALL the questions for analysis at end of each section.
9. Completely define the Key Terms on page 447.
CHAPTER 14: REFORM AND RENEWAL IN THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
1. Discuss a historical context for the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. What
were the main problems of the church that contributed to the Protestant Reformation?
Why was the church unable to suppress dissent as it had earlier?
2. Explain Protestantism’s impact on Western society.
3. Why did the reformation begin in Germany? What political factors contributed to the
success of the Reformation there?
4. List and analyze the contributions of major Protestant reformers.
5. Why did Henry VIII finally break with the Catholic Church? Was the “new” religion he
established really Protestant?
6. Explain how the Catholic Church withstood the onslaught of Protestantism. What was the
Catholic Reformation, and what principal decisions and changes were instituted by the
Council of Trent?
7. Read Individuals and Society (p.481) and Listening to the Past (p. 486 to 487) answer the
ALL the questions for analysis at end of each section.
8. Completely define the Key Terms on page 484.
Note: You may be tested on the map, the assigned reading and chapters on the
first week of school.
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Unit 1 Exam (2 parts)
Part I: Essay (see seminar prompts below)  Monday, Sept. 17
Part II: Multiple Choice  Tuesday, Sept. 18
Essay: Your instructor may select any one of the following prompts for the in class timed
essay exam question.
During the first part of September, you may want to select one of the Unit 2 and 3
prompts/topics to present to the class. Each student is required to conduct one seminar a
semester. You must supply each student with a copy of your outline with a list of sources.
UNIT 1: ESSAY PROMPTS (Seminar topics)
1. Discuss how Renaissance ideas are expressed in the Italian art of the period, referring to
specific works and artists.
2. To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in
Western intellectual and cultural tradition?
3. “The Reformation was a rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance.” Defend or
refute this statement using specific examples from 16 th century Europe.
4. Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the 16 th
century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices.
5. Describe and analyze the ways in which sixteenth-century Roman Catholics defended their
faith against the Protestant Reformation.
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Unit 1 Study Guide (Completely identify each one – due the first day of school )
1. Martin Luther
2. Ninety Five Theses
3. indulgence
4. investiture
5. pluralism
6. Protestant Reformation in Germany
7. Catholic Reformation
8. Index
9. Bubonic plague – symptoms, causes
10. Political and economic effects of the black death
11. The spread of literacy was a response to…
12. Joan of Arc
13. Humanism
14. Florence
15. Italian popolo
16. oligarchies
17. Jan Hus
18. Consequences of the Hundred Years’ War
19. flagellant
20. Babylonian Captivity
21. The absence of the papacy from Rome resulted in:
22. John Wycliffe
23. Avignon Papacy
24. The direct cause of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France was
25. The rebellions that swept across Europe in the late 14 th and early 15 th centuries involved
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26. During the Hundred Years’ War, the English kings were supported by some French barons
because …
27. Italian balance of power diplomacy
28. Italian unification was achieved in
29. Charles V
30. Conciliar movement
31. Pope Paul III and IV and the Council of Trent
32. Loyola
33. Christine of Pisan
34. signori
35. The spread of literacy was brought about by
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