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WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Social Studies Wantagh High School 3297 Beltagh Avenue Wantagh, NY 11793 (516) 679-6462 John McNamara Superintendent of Schools Christopher J.

1 WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Social Studies Wantagh High School 3297 Beltagh Avenue Wantagh, NY (516) John McNamara Superintendent of Schools Christopher J. Widmann Supervisor July 1, 2017 AP European History Summer Assignment Dear Wantagh Advanced Placement European History Student: Congratulations! You have been recommended and selected to take part in this year s Advanced Placement European History challenge. This is quite an honor for you as this is a very prestigious course as well as a very rigorous program that requires a great deal of dedication, time, responsibility, and self-motivation. Ms. Jones European History class is an accelerated and demanding introduction to European History and culture from 1450-present. Because this class is similar to a college freshmen-level course, students should expect, for example, that the reading and writing load will be heavier than most high school history classes. With that in mind, it requires seriously committed students who are willing to work far above the level required in a regular high school history class. With that in mind, there is a mandatory summer assignment for this course. The assignment requires you to use the school issued textbook to complete. To that end I have prepared a summer assignment that will ensure that you are adequately prepared for the rigors of this course from day one. It is your responsibility to work on this assignment over the summer and come to school in September 2016 with the assignment 100% completed. Failure to do so may result in you being dropped from the class, more than likely it will result in an extremely low grade on the first quiz and exam. You have the requirements and the assignment; go to it, and DON'T GET BEHIND! YOU WILL BE TESTED THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. The AP European History Exam that you will be taking in early May of 2017 is a three hour exam that costs $92.00 and will determine if you get college credit. A good grade on the exam is worth 6 college credits! Feel free to me at anytime over the summer if you have any questions or concerns regarding the assignment. Sincerely, Ms. H. Jones Ms. H. Jones Jonesh@wantaghschools.org

Required Course materials: NOTE: If you would like to have a personal copy for the purpose of highlighting or

If you choose to do so, here is the information you will need.

Hill, John Buckler Bedford Books ISBN # 9780312640583 Required review books to purchase: Cracking the AP

2 Required Course materials: NOTE: If you would like to have a personal copy for the purpose of highlighting or annotating may I suggest Amazon.com or another book reseller as the best place. If you choose to do so, here is the information you will need. A History of Western Society since 1300 for Advanced Placement by John P. McKay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler Bedford Books ISBN # Required review books to purchase: Cracking the AP European History Exam, 2018 Edition [Paperback] by Princeton Review ISBN # Prentice Hall Brief Review for the New York Regents Exam Global History and Geography 2017 by Goldberg, DuPre ISBN #:

3 Part I: ID - Sigs EXAMPLES: Identify each term/event or person listed and then and state significance of each one Cesar Borgia ID: An Italian soldier and politician, he was the younger son of Pope Alexander VI. SIG: As the son of Pope Alexander VI, Cesar was instrumental in the consolidation of the Papal States, and has been considered the prototype of Niccolò Machiavelli's Prince intelligent, cruel, treacherous, and ruthlessly opportunistic. Renaissance: ID: Period of time from the 14th century to the late 16th century in Europe that was characterized by intellectual and economic changes. SIG: Helped Europe emerge from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of financial growth coupled with changes in artistic, social, scientific, and political thought. Chapter 12: Later Middle Ages Reading: pp ID- Sigs: 1. Little Ice Age 7. representative assemblies 13. craft guilds 2. Black Death 8. nationalism 14. Fur-collar crime 3. The Decameron 9. Babylonian captivity 15. Jacquerie 4. flagellants 10. The Great Schism 16. Statute of Kilkenny 5. Hundred Years War 11. Conciliar Movement 17. Divine Comedy 6. Agincourt 12. John Wycliff 18. Christine de Pisan Chapter 13: Renaissance Reading: pp ID- Sigs: 1. Renaissance 10. Girolamo Savonrola 19. Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges 2. communes 11. Individualism 20. War of the Roses 3. urban nobility 12. Humanism 21. court of the Star Chamber 4. popolo 13. Secularism 22. hermandades 5. despots 14. Lorenzo de Medici 23. New Christians 6. oligarchies 15. Printing Press 24. anti-semitism 7. princely courts 16. Quantification 8. Cesare Borgia 17. Office of the Night 9. balance of power 18. slave Chapter 15: European Expansion (2 nd Half) Reading: pp ID-Sigs: 1. Age of Reconnaissance 12. Bullion 23. Francis I 2. Ottoman Turks 13. Inflation 24. Philip II 3. Cueta 14. Columbian Exchange 25. Bartolome de las Casas 4. Galley 15. viceroyalties 26. Francisco Pizarro 5. astrolabe 16. audiencia 27. Hernando Cortes 6. D.E.I.C. Dutch East India Company 17. quinto 28. Michel de Montaigne 7. General History of the Indies 18. corregidores 29. William Shakespeare 8. Portolans 19. sabbats 30. Johann Sebastian Bach 9. De Insulis Inventis 20. misogyny 10. Golden Century of Spain 21. skepticism 11. Price Revolution 22. Baroque

4 Part II. Text Reading Essay Questions: Answer fifteen (15) of the following questions in essay outline/bullet format, not an essay, providing detailed evidence to support your answer. A. Chapter 12 pgs ) Discuss the social, economic, and cultural consequences of the Black Death. 2) Identify the origins of and popular response to the Hundred Years War. 3) Analyze the costs and consequences of the Hundred Years War with regards to economics, politics and society in France and England. 4) Discuss the impact of the Babylonian Captivity, Great Schism, and Conciliar Movement on the Church. 5) Summarize the conditions of marriage in the 14 th century with regards to economics, family, age, and social class. 6) Identify the economic and cultural aspects of Parish life. 7) Analyze the reasons for and impact of the Peasant Revolts in France and England during the 14 th century. 8) Discuss the characteristics of race and ethnicity, and explain how these differences led to acts of discrimination. 9) Compare and contrast the literary works of Dante, Chaucer, and Villon. B. Chapter 13 pgs ) Identify the principle city-states and discuss their political, social, and economic characteristics. 11) Analyze the successes and failures of the balance of power that existed in 15 th century Italy. 12) Compare and contrast the characteristics and styles of Renaissance art to that of the Middle Ages. 13) Analyze the role of 15 th century Florence and the patron in the development of Renaissance art. 14) Identify the Artist and their significant contributions/ works of art: a. Giotto: b. Masaccio: c. Donatello: d. Fillipo Brunelleschi: e. Leonardo da Vinci: f. Michelangelo Buonarroti: g. Raphael: 15) Analyze the social, cultural, political, or economic impact of the following technological advancement: a. clock b. printing press 16) Analyze the origin of slavery during the Renaissance era and the various views of the practice during this time. 17) Analyze the causes of the northern renaissance & identify how Christian humanism differed from earlier humanist. 18) Discuss the significant contributions of the following northern humanist & artist: a. Thomas More: b. Desiderius Erasmus: c. Francois Rabelais: d. Jan van Eyck: C. Chapter 15 Pgs ) Identify the accomplishments of the following persons involved in overseas exploration: a. Prince Henry the Navigator: b. Bartholomew Diaz: c. Vasco da Gama: d. Ferdinand Magellan: e. Christopher Columbus: 22) Discuss the economic effects of Spanish discoveries in the new world on that of 16 th century Spain during the period known as the Golden Century of Spain. 23) Identify the governing systems established by Spain & Portugal in the new world. 24) Discuss the causes and characteristics of the witch-hunts from and explain why they came to an end. 25) Discuss the significance and characteristics of Michel de Montaigne s work. 26) Discuss the significance and characteristics of Elizabethan & Jacobean literature. 27) Explain why the Catholic Church embraced Baroque Art.

5 Part III. Free Response Questions: The following are examples of past AP Euro Free Response Questions (FRQ's) asked on the national exam. Your task this summer is to outline a response for EACH of the following questions. The FRQ's account for 55% of your section II score, so becoming familiar with how to structure them is extremely important. Pay close attention to each prompt and be sure to develop a thesis that ANSWERS THE QUESTION! 1) Explain the ways in which Italian Renaissance humanism transformed ideas about the individual s role in society. 2) Evaluate the changes and continuities in women's public roles during the Renaissance. 3) Using examples from THREE different states, analyze the key features of the "new monarchies" and the factors responsible for their rise in the period 1450 to ) Explain how economic, technological, political, and religious factors promoted European explorations from about 1450 to about ) Analyze the effects of the Columbian Exchange (the interchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World) on the population and economy in the period 1550 to Part IV. MAP: Use the internet to find and label the requested information on the map provided Nations o Ireland o Norway o Albania o United Kingdom o Sweden o Bulgaria o Portugal o Finland o Macedonia o Spain o Denmark o Croatia o France o Germany o Romania o Belgium o Switzerland o Ukraine o Netherlands o Italy o Belarus o Poland o Greece o Iceland o Czech Republic o Slovakia o Austria o Hungary Capitals o London o Prague o Budapest o Moscow o Berlin o Vienna o Rome o Paris Regions Use a different Color for each o Northern Europe o Western Europe o Eastern Europe

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Advanced Placement European History Summer Project R. Graff

Advanced Placement European History Summer Project 2017-2018 European Map Assignment: R. Graff Using the given map or one drawn by you label the following (by hand). Abbreviations are allowed. 1. United