AP European History

AP European History Summer Assignment 2012 Mr. Miller B.A., M.S.

Welcome to AP Euro and Thanks for joining me on an amazing journey of discovery through 700 Years of European History.

The Summer Assignment will do two things: it will make sure everyone has the same foundation of knowledge so that we can begin the course with the same abilities and knowledge and it will allow me to gain some insight into your abilities as writers so that I can direct those abilities towards improvement and success on the AP Test in May 2013.

The Assignment has two main parts and a few smaller pieces.

1. See me to obtain a copy of your text. I am in Room C217 at the end of most days. Please get a copy of the book; you can not accomplish the assignment without it. 2. Obtain a copy of the SUMMER VOCAB LIST when you pick up the text book. The vocab Quiz on both Ch 9 and the Prologue combined will be on Tuesday September 4, 2012. 3. Read The Prologue of the book pgs.xxxiii-lxxvii and answer the attached questions. Answers should be in complete sentences. Concentrate on answering the questions rather than on a creative writing exercise. This is due TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4th. 4. Read Chapter 9 in the text answer the attached questions following the same guidelines above in #3. this is due on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4th. 5. The Test on Prologue and Chapter 9 Combined will be FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21. 45 MC questions and 10 Identifications Study Guide on Web Page. 6. Read Chapter 10 in the text answer questions 4 & 5 on page 349. Follow the AP Rubric found on my Web Page under FRQ. DUE Sept 24, 2012. Also answer the Attached Discussion Questions; which are also due on Sept. 24. 7. A few words about discussion questions early in the year they will be collected. The questions form the basis for classroom instruction. You will be lost if you do not prepare. Most of the questions can be answered in a few brief sentences ~ Not a paragraph 8. The text, The Western Heritage 8th Ed. By Kagan, Ozmet, and Turner, is truly a college level book I do not Recommend waiting till the end of the summer to complete the assignment. This text will be replaced by our new book A History of Western Society 10th Edition By McKay, et al. It is also a truly College Level Book. You will need to turn in the Red Book in September in order to get the Beige Book. 9. Try to relax and learn over the summer this is not too taxing and should not take you that long but it is important to your ultimate success in class. So Just Do It! 10. Be sure to check out My Ap Webpage Go to Tennent’s page choose the teacher web page link and scroll to - then click my Name. The Web page has good info and it is where you may download many of the assignments you will be doing this year. the web page will be regularly updated, Weekly in June and July more often in August. 11. I have created a link on my web page to the first research assignment for the course I will also have copies available when you pick up your other items. It is mainly a geography Project and a “can you follow directions project” it is not due until October 5th but I offer it now for those of you who would like to get a jump on things. 12. Log onto AP CENTRAL AND make the European Home Page one of your favorites we will be frequently using this page during the year it is not a bad idea to register as a student user. 13. IMPORTANT I will frequently check my school email over the summer if you have a question please email me and I will respond. Additionally I should be in school one day in Mid August I will put that day on the calendar and all teachers will be in school August 30 & 31 but we maybe in meetings. 14. ****MOST IMPORTANT ALL ESSAYS AND ASSIGNMENTS TURNED IN THIS YEAR SHOULD BE YOUR OWN WORK. WHEN YOU ARE ALLOWED TO COLLABORATE I WILL SPECIFICALLY INFORM YOU OF THAT FACT. **** 15. Failure to complete the Summer Assignment will result in a first MP Grade of No Higher than 89% 16. Late Assignment Policy for the Year – Late work is not accepted in an AP Class and will receive a grade of 0.

Calendar Sept 4 1. Vocab Quiz Prologue & Ch 9 2. Prologue Questions 3. Chapter 9 Questions Sept 21 Test 1 Prologue and Chapter 9 Sept 24 1. Vocab Quiz Ch 10 2. Essays Ch 10 Due 3. Discussion Questions CH 10 Due Oct 1 TENTATIVE TEST CH 10 Oct 2 Ch 12(McKay) Vocab Quiz Oct 5 1st Research Project Due (Europe Map)

Euro AP Vocabulary

Vocab Quizzes are always on the first day of a new chapter. The first Vocab Quiz will cover the Prologue and CH 9; it will be on September 4,2012 & CH 10 September 24, 2012 Prolouge pps.xxxiii-lxxvii p.1 Paleolithic p.2 Neolithic p.3 Bronze Age p.4 Judaism p.5 Christianity p.6 Islam Chapter 10 Due______p.7 Abraham 10.1 Renaissance p.8 polis 10.2 City-State(Italian) p.9 Sparta 10.3 Humanism p.10 Athens 10.4 Chiaroscuro p.11 Democracy 10.5 Linear Perspective p.12 Socrates 10.6 Mannerism p.13 Solon 10.7 Conquistadores p.14 Clisthenes 10.8 Platonism p.15 Hellenism 10.9 Encomiendo p.16 Republic p.17 Pax Romana p.18 Byzantium p.19 Muhammad p.20 Christian Church post Rome p.21 Charlemange p.22 feudal society p.23 fief p.24 Christendom p.25 Christendom Divided p.26 bourgeois p.27 crusades p.28 New Monarchies p.29 England p.30 France p.31 Holy Roman Empire(Germany) p.32 University p.33 Scholasticism

Chapter 9 Due ______9.1 Embargoed 9.2 Maid of Orleans 9.3 Plague 9.4 Flagellants 9.5 Pogroms 9.6 Taille 9.7 Plenitude of Power 9.8 Donatism

Summer Short Answer Questions AP European History.

Answers should be no more than a paragraph and some may be shorter – a few sentences

Questions Prologue 1. How does life change from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age? 2. What is the significance of Hebrew Monotheism for the future of Western History? 3. How do the Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations and Greek Civilization differ in outlook? (Outlook means overarching societal philosophy.) 4. Why is Greece so resistance to political unification? 5. How was the Roman Empire structured and how did it function smoothly? 6. What role did the Church play in Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? 7. What are the characteristics of feudal society? 8. Why can we characterize Charlemagne’s rule as a brief interlude in the Dark Ages? 9. Considering very generally what is the status of women throughout the period covered by the Prologue? Does it truly change over the time period? 10.Choose one of the following: England, France, or the Holy Roman Empire and trace its’ development through 1400.

Questions Chapter 9 1. What advantages did England and France each possess at the beginning of the Hundred Years War. 2. What caused the Hundred Years War? 3. What factors lead the English to so many great victories in the Hundred Years War? Why then does England lose? 4. Draw a picture or verbally describe the flag the British would have carried at the Battle of Crecy. There were two either or both will be fine though the reasons are different. 5. Who was Edward III? Why do you think he is considered a great King? 6. Why is Joan of Arc abandoned by France? 7. Briefly describe the causes and Spread of the Black Death 8. Briefly discuss the conflict between Phillip the Fair and Boniface VIII 9. What is Unam Sanctum? 10. Who runs the World? 11. What was the Avignon Papacy? Why is it significant? 12. Who are Jan Hus and John Wycliffe? Why are they significant? 13. How does the influence of the Church decline from 1200 to 1450? 14. How do kings particularly in France increase their power between 1200-1450? 15. What effect did the Golden Horde have on Russian Society? 16. Asses the validity of this statement the Late Middle Ages were a period of Creative Breakup.

Chapter 10 Discussion Questions 1. What were the three great crisis of the Late(or High) Middle Ages? Which one was still a problem? 2. What does Renaissance mean? 3. Who is Jacob Burckhardt? Why is he important? 4. Describe Italy of the Renaissance Period in Geo-Political Terms. Provide a few examples. 5. Define Grandee, Popolo Grosso, Popolo Minuto, 6. Who are the Guelfs and the Ghibellines? 7. Define an Italian City State provide two examples. 8. Who are the deMedici? Why are they important? 9. What is Humanism? Who are its’ major definers/creators? 10. Petrarch? Major Works? 11. Dante? Major Works 12. Boccaccio? Major Works? Why is he so important to Literature teachers? 13. Education and the Renaissance? 14. Manuel Chrysoloras? Florentine Academy Purpose? 15. Platonism has been described as one of the driving factors of renaissance Why/ 16. Woman in the Renaissance Specifically Christine de Pisan and Artemasia Gentilleschmi? 17. Renaissance Man? 18. Chiaroscuro 19. Linear Perspective 20. Oil Paint 21. Who is Lorenzo Valla? 22. Who is Machiavelli? What does he create? 23. List at least 3 positives and/or negatives of Pope Alexander VI 24. List at least 3 positives and/or negatives of Pope Julius II 25. Choose one of the following countries and briefly explain how they became stronger/weaker during this period – France, Spain, England, The Holy Roman Empire 26. How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Ren? 27. Why is Gutenberg important? 28. Who was Erasmus? 29. Who is Comenius? And why is he responsible for putting you in this school? 30. Why do the Europeans Explore? 31. Achievements of Columbus, Magellen, Dias, and deGama 32. Fall of Aztecs and Incas 33. Who is Bartolome de Las Casas