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AP European History Summer Assignment 2013

Welcome to Mr. Quinn’s A.P. European History class, 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. To that end I 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 the first day of school with the assignment 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. Lastly, to ensure that everyone does their own work, the summer assignment must be handwritten and in your own words (quoting or paraphrasing text is acceptable). You have the requirements and the assignment, go to it, and DON'T GET BEHIND!

For any questions regarding the completion of the summer assignment: e-mail me at the following address [email protected]

Webpage: vmhs.net – teachers link: Quinn

Required Course materials: Check out both from school library before the start of summer break!

1. Text Book: A History of Western Society (since 1300), Eighth Edition 2. Primary Source Reader: Sources of the Western Tradition, Fifth Edition

Complete your work in the following order: Title and number all work accordingly

I. Primary Source Reader (Sources of the Western Tradition) A. Prologue (pg. xvi-xvii) 1. Read the Examining Primary Sources Prologue 2. Write a one paragraph essay that addresses the following: discuss the difference between a primary and secondary source, issues faced by historians when studying primary sources, the levels in which the sources in this anthology can be read.

B. Middle Ages and the Modern World (pg. xviii-xxi) – Rewrite each question as part of your answer * answers are as long as needed to answer the question 1. The ways in which the modern world is linked to the Middle Ages. 2. The ways that Christianity influenced Western society. 3. How feudalism led to the modern practice of limiting the authority of the head of state. 4. How the Medieval view of the individual’s relationship to the universe was different from the modern view.

C. The Rise of Modernity (pg. 2-5) 1. How the Renaissance individual differed from that of the Middle Ages. 2. The two important differences between the period called the Twelfth-Century Awakening and the Renaissance. 3. The studies of Renaissance humanists included. 4. The differences between medieval art from Renaissance art. 5. The ways John Wycliffe and John Huss challenged the papacy and orthodox Catholic theology? 6. The ways in which the Reformation, exploration, and the commercial revolution impacted European society. 7. The various aspects of the modern state. II. ID-Sigs Please use the format that follows. For each ID, you must include two significances. ID-SIG Format A. Identification-The ID is the traditional definition of a term. Who? What? When? Why? Always list the date when applicable. B. Significance-This is the importance of an event or person. This may represent a far more encompassing concept or pattern. Included in the Significance would also be the effects of the event or person.

Sample ID/SIGs Cesare Borgia (1475 -1507), The Italian Duke of Valetinois and son of Pope Alexander VI of Spain. He was a condottiero (soldier), nobleman, politician, and cardinal SIG: 1. As the son of Pope Alexander VI, Cesare was instrumental in the consolidation of the Papal States, and has been considered the prototype of Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince – intelligent, cruel, treacherous, and ruthlessly opportunistic. 2. The name Borgia became synonymous with political corruption, including adultery, Simony, t theft, rape, bribery, incest, and murder

Sample ID/SIGs Babylonian Captivity From 1309 to 1376, the popes lived in Avignon in southeastern France. The term is a reference to the seventy years the ancient Hebrews were held captive in Mesopotamia Babylon. SIG: 1. In order to control the church and its policies, king Philip the Fair of France pressured Pope Clement V to settle in Avignon, France. 2. The Babylonian Captivity badly damaged papal prestige, and the absence of the papacy in Rome political and economic decline.

ID-Sigs: Read the following chapters and complete the ID-Sigs A. Chapter 12 (pg. 379-407) 1. Great Famine 10. Edward III of England 2. Black Death 12. Joan of Arc 3. Hundred Years War 13. Pope Urban VI 4. Representative assemblies 14. Dante Alighieri 5. Nationalism 15. Geoffrey Chaucer 6. The Great Schism 16. Christine de Pisan 7. The Conciliar Movement 8. Peasant Revolts 9. Vernacular language

B. Chapter 13 (pg. 413-446) 1. Renaissance 13. Girolamo Savanrola 2. Communes 14. Francesco Petrarch 3. Italian City States 15. Pico della Mirandolla 4. Individualism 16. Lorenzo de’ Medici 5. Humanism 17. Baldassare Castiglione 6. Secularism 18. Niccolò Machiavelli 7. Renaissance Art 19. Thomas More 8. Printing Press 20. Desiderius Erasmus 9. Clocks 21. Charles VII of France 10. Christian Humanists 22. Henry VII of England 11. Royal Council 23. Ferdinand & Isabella 12. New Christians C. Chapter 14 (pg. 453-484) 1. Pluralism 15. Martin Luther 2. Ecumenical Council 16. John Tetzel 3. Ninety-five Theses 17. Ulrich Zwingli 4. Diet of Worms 18. Katharina von Bora 5. Lutheranism 19. Charles V 6. Peasant Revolts of 1525 20. John Calvin 7. Holy Roman Empire 21. Henry VIII of England 8. Peace of Augsburg, 1555 22. Elizabeth I of England 9. Calvinism 23. John Knox 10. Anabaptist 24. Angela Merici 11. English Reformation 25. Ignatius Loyola 12. Counter Reformation 13. Council of Trent 14. Holy Office

III. Free Response Essays: answer the following questions in one to two page essays

A. Using examples from Spain, England, and France, analyze the key features of the “new monarchies” and the factors responsible for their rise in the period 1450 to 1550. (Chapter 13 pg.441-446)

B. Compare and contrast the motives and actions of Martin Luther in the German States and King Henry VIII in England in bringing about religious change during the Reformation. (Chapter 14 pg.457 / 473)

IV. DBQ: Text Book (page A-2 thru A-4) back of book A. Read the Introduction to the Document-Based Question B. Complete the three-step process: 1. Plot Summary, 2. Point of View (a thru d), 3. Analysis for documents 1-4 in DBQ 1 on page A-3

V. Practice Quiz A. Print out practice quizzes for Chapter 12, 13, and 14 from my webpage at the vmhs.net web site. 1. Complete the quizzes by circling the correct answer.