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NOTE: ALL STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE WESTERN SOCIETY BOOK MUST PICK UP A COPY IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE. 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? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 73 5. Some scholars maintain that war is often the catalyst for political, economic, and social Chapter 13: European Society in the Age of the Renaissance 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? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 74 Chapter 13: European Society in the Age of the Renaissance 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. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Chapter 13: European Society in the Age of the Renaissance 75 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. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 76 Chapter 13: European Society in the Age of the Renaissance 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 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Chapter 13: European Society in the Age of the Renaissance 77 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 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.