Term 1 Assignment AP European History To Incoming Sophomores Enrolled in AP European History for the 2016-2017 Year: This course is probably different than any you have completed thus far in your educational pursuits. As a sophomore, you will have an opportunity to earn college credit for knowledge and skills acquired in high school by taking the European History Advanced Placement Exam in May of 2017. The emphasis of the AP European History course is on acquiring analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills while also mastering historical content. The course is equivalent to an introductory college course. It is challenging and rigorous. AP European History focuses on the history of Western and Eastern Europe from the High Renaissance of 1450 to present day. Having a basic introduction of European history preceding 1450 will help to give the beginning of class greater context. In an effort to achieve this, we are asking students to do the following two things: 1) Read and complete a study guide for The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown by Donald Kagan. You can access both parts here: PART 1 PART 2 a. The reading is roughly 25 pages long and you will also be completing a short study guide based off this text. It is a.pdf file and is attached in two separate parts. Please note that your responses need to be hand-written and that teachers will not accept typed papers. b. Note that you will be taking a closed-note test on this material within the first 2 weeks of school 2) Complete a mapping assignment a. Color and correctly label a modern-day map of Europe (see attached) b. Note that you will be taking a map test within the first 2 weeks of school Completion of the term one assignment will increase your understanding of the events of the Later Middle Ages and will serve as a good jumping off point for the Renaissance once the school year begins. We are making the assignment available to you now so that you can take advantage of time during the end of summer to work through this reading. Completing the project early prepares you for the rigor of the course, and once school begins you will have regular homework assignments in history as well as your other classes. Thus, we strongly recommend that you take advantage of the end of summer to complete the assignments. You can access this assignment digitally through the NPHS website (www.nphs.org) under summer assignments, grade 10 or through Mr. Ellis website. THE ASSIGNMENT IS THE SAME FOR ALL EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDENTS whether you will be in Mrs. Coull's or Mr. Ellis' class. Sincerely, Scott Ellis and Tiffani Coull NPHS AP European History Teachers
Chapter 12 Review Guide: The Late Middle Ages Social and Political Breakdown Directions: Answer the following questions as you read through the chapter. Your responses should follow the format listed below with numbered and labeled topic headings and sub-parts (a, b, c, etc ). Please answer ALL parts of the question with thoughtful analysis and depth. Your responses need to be handwritten. No typed papers, please! 1. Hundred Years War a. What were the underlying and precipitating causes of the Hundred Years War? b. What advantages did each side have? c. Why or how were the French finally able to drive the English almost entirely out of France? 2. Black Death a. What were the causes of the Black Death? b. Why did it spread so quickly throughout Western Europe? c. In what areas was the disease most virulent? 3. Effects of Black Death a. Analyze the various ways the Plague impacted and affected European society? b. How important do you think disease is in changing the course of history? Explain. 4. Church-State Conflict a. In what ways did the church change from 1200 to 1450? b. What was the church s response to the growing power of monarchs? c. Why did Pope Boniface VIII quarrel with King Philip the Fair? Why was Boniface so powerless and weak in the conflict? d. How great an influence did the church have on secular (non-religious) events during this period? e. How and why were kings in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries able to control the church more than the church could control the kings? How did kings attack the church during this period? 5. Avignon Papacy a. What was the Avignon papacy and why did it occur? b. Analyze the various ways the Avignon papacy affected both the church and the people of Europe? c. What was the Great Schism and what was its immediate and lasting significance with relation to the Catholic Church? 6. Church Issues a. How did the church become divided and how was it reunited? b. What was the Conciliar Movement and how was it a setback for the papacy?
1. Albania 2. Andorra 3. Armenia 4. Austria 5. Azerbaijan 6. Belarus 7. Belgium 8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 9. Bulgaria 10. Croatia 11. Cyprus 12. Czech Republic 13. Denmark 14. Estonia 15. Finland 16. France 17. Georgia 18. Germany 19. Greece 20. Hungary 21. Iceland 22. Ireland 23. Italy 24. Kazakhstan 25. Kosovo 26. Latvia 27. Liechtenstein 28. Lithuania 29. Luxembourg 30. Macedonia 31. Malta 32. Moldova 33. Monaco 34. Montenegro 35. Netherlands 36. Norway 37. Poland 38. Portugal 39. Romania 40. Russia 41. San Marino 42. Serbia 43. Slovakia 44. Slovenia 45. Spain 46. Sweden 47. Switzerland Europe Mapping Assignment Country Listing
48. Turkey 49. Ukraine 50. United Kingdom In addition to the country listings, please label the appropriate divisions within the United Kingdom a. England b. Northern Ireland c. Scotland d. Wales 51. Vatican City (Holy See) Map Assignment Rubric 5 Each location on the map is labeled correctly and neatly and is printed in black or blue ink or pencil. Countries are colored in please pick several colors for the overall map to properly differentiate countries. (A) 4 Each location on the map is labeled correctly and neatly but respective countries are NOT colored in or are not in different colors. (B) 3 3/4 of the locations are labeled and spelled correctly. However, labels are not neatly readable by the instructor. Countries are not colored. (C) 2 Assignment is a little more than half complete. Labels are messy or unreadable by instructor. (D) 1 Assignment is poorly attempted or locations are not labeled accurately. (F)