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AP European History Summer Assignment

Welcome to the AP Euro!

AP European History is a college prep class that is intended to provide students with an academic experience similar to that of a freshman/sophomore college history course. The course itself will be an in-depth study of European History from the to modern times (roughly 2010), it is also designed to engage students in analytical reading and essay writing. This class is expected to move at an accelerated pace in order to cover the extensive curriculum and provide an opportunity for AP success. Therefore, students enrolled in this course will be required to complete a summer assignment to prepare them for this next year. Feel free to discuss the assignment with other students as discussion often leads to better understanding, ​ however, it is not acceptable to split up the work or copy one another’s answers. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email me- Mrs. Bradshaw [email protected] ​

All assignments are due Sept 18th and will be one of the first grades for the class.

Manage your time wisely! I suggest you don’t wait until the last few weeks of summer to ​ start your assignment. Pace yourself. This will allow you to be successful on the assignment as well as help you to gain necessary time skills.

Part I: Map of Europe On the Europe Political Map please identify the following nations: England Spain Austria Portugal Belgium Hungary Denmark Norway Russia Switzerland Ireland Poland Slovakia Germany Scotland Ukraine Finland Turkey France Czech Luxembourg Netherlands Greece Sweden

On the Europe Physical Map identify the following features: Loire River English Channel North Sea Baltic SEa Carpathian Mts. Black Sea Danube River Balkan peninsula Crete Aegean Sea Sardinia Apennine Mts. Corsica Strait of Gibraltar Seine River Alps Mts. Sicily Rhine River Pyrenees Mts. Tiber River Elbe River Po River Thames River Tagus River

Part II: Summer Viewing Please watch the following YouTube videos reviewing your world and early European history - each takes 10-15 minutes and will give you background knowledge to help you in class. .Write a short (3-4 sentence) summary of each video, sharing what information you gained from it.

● Crash Course World History #5- Persians & Greeks ● Crash Course #6- Buddha & Ashoka ● Crash Course World History #11- Christianity - Judaism to Constantine ● Crash Course #13- Islam ● Crash Course #19- Venice ● Crash Course European History #1- Medieval Europe

Part III: Summer Reading- Niccolo Machiavelli’s The ​ The Prince is an influential book that could be a description of within a society. It’s focus ​ in on the acquisition and maintenance of power, something Machiavelli’s early career as a diplomat during the politically volatile gave him first experience with.

You are not required to buy the book, several copies are available from the nearby Va Beach Public Libraries. It is available for free on iBooks and Guttenberg for any e-reader or can be read at the following website https://www.constitution.org/mac/prince00.htm. ​ ​

Please answer the following questions and be prepared to discuss them, know that we will be using Machiavelli’s opinions on what makes a ruler throughout the course, so it is imperative that you have a good grasp on the ideas from the beginning.

1. Why did Machiavelli write The Prince? ​ ​ 2. Name three major themes of The Prince. ​ 3. What were some of the “errors” Machiavelli believed Louis XII of France committed? How did the ancient romans and avoid these mistakes? 4. According to Machiavelli, what is the role of armies? 5. Why does Machiavelli say it is better for a prince “to be feared than loved”? Can you be both though? 6. What is the significance of the Myth of Chiron- what are the qualities symbolized by the ​ ​ fox and the lion? 7. Explain ten characteristics of a Machiavellian ruler. 8. Machiavelli addresses the question “Does a man rise to meet the time or event or does the event or time make the man?” What is his opinion? What is yours? 9. Look up the meaning of a “Renaissance Man”, how does Machiavelli fit that description?