Pitt County Schools 40237C AP European History Instructional Guide Time Frame: First Six Weeks ESSENTIAL TASKS, RECOMMENDED ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, STRATEGIES, SCOS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RESOURCES AND BENCHMARKS, AND SKILLS PROJECTS, ASSESSMENT CONNECTIONS Middle Ages and Renaissance How did the Middle Ages begin to Write an essay History textbook, establish the roots of traditional describing the feudal History journals, 21st Century Themes: European society? system and how it test on goal, Global Awareness Describe the basic geography of affected both local quizzes on goal Civic Literacy Europe. nobility and central How did the Renaissance begin to monarchs 21st Century Skills: challenge accepted traditions, Creativity and Innovation authorities, and political structures Critical Thinking and Problem established during the Middle Ages? Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
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Reformation How did the Renaissance influence Compare and contrast History textbook, Reformation thinkers? artistic styles of the History journals, Revised 2010 AP European History Instructional Guide 1 21st Century Themes: How did the desired goals and Northern and Southern test on goal, Global Awareness outcomes of the Reformation differ in Renaissance quizzes on goal, art Financial, Economic, Business and various regions of Europe? and literature from Entrepreneurial Literacy How did the Reformation further the the Renaissance Civic Literacy establishment of modern European period nations? 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
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Exploration, Scientific Revolution, and What effect did the scientific revolution Conduct an organized History textbook, Industrial Revolution and exploration have on European class discussion on how History journals, society? exploration led to the test on goal, 21st Century Themes: How did the industrial revolution development of new quizzes on goal, Global Awareness change Europe? scientific data and pictures of Financial, Economic, Business and instruments scientific Entrepreneurial Literacy instruments Civic Literacy developed during Environmental Literacy scientific revolution
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Absolutism and Constitutionalism How did absolutism in Europe from the Write an essay History textbook, 1500s through the 1700s differ by comparing and History journals, 21st Century Themes: region? contrasting monarchies test on goal, Global Awareness How did absolutism effect the in various regions of quizzes on goal, Financial, Economic, Business and development of modern nation states? Europe from the 1500s maps showing Entrepreneurial Literacy How did the expansion of overseas through the 1700s European Civic Literacy empires affect Europeans? exploration of the time period 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications
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Time Frame: Second Six Weeks ESSENTIAL TASKS, RECOMMENDED ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, STRATEGIES, SCOS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RESOURCES AND BENCHMARKS, AND SKILLS PROJECTS, ASSESSMENT CONNECTIONS Enlightenment What effects did the Enlightenment Conduct a mock debate History textbook, have on absolutism in Europe? between monarchs and History journals, 21st Century Themes: How was the Enlightenment a catalyst Enlightenment thinkers test on goal, Global Awareness for revolution in Europe? quizzes on goal, Civic Literacy rubric that assess debate 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
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Nationalism and Imperialism How did the establishment of powerful, Write an essay History textbook, nationalistic states affect Europe in the describing how Germany History journals, 21st Century Themes: 1800s? became a powerful test on goal, Global Awareness How did the race for empires affect the nation quizzes on goal, Civic Literacy relationships between European nations written essays in the 1800s? 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
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World War I How was WWI a conflict unlike any Create a flow chart History textbook, other in history? describing the national History journals, 21st Century Themes: How did the participants of WWI create alliance system that test on goal,
Revised 2010 AP European History Instructional Guide 5 Global Awareness a tenuous peace and an atmosphere caused so many quizzes on goal Civic Literacy ready for new conflict? European nations to be drawn into WWI 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
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Depression and Dictatorship Why was the European economy in Write an essay History textbook, such a delicate state as to allow the explaining how the terms History journals, 21st Century Themes: worldwide depression of the 1920s and of the Treaty of test on goal, Global Awareness 1930s? quizzes on goal Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy How and why did dictators gain power Versailles helped to bring Civic Literacy in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s? about economic despair in Europe in the 1920s and 21st Century Skills: 1930s Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration
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Time Frame: Third Six Weeks ESSENTIAL TASKS, RECOMMENDED ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, STRATEGIES, SCOS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RESOURCES AND BENCHMARKS, AND SKILLS PROJECTS, ASSESSMENT CONNECTIONS World War II How was Germany able to extend its Conduct a mock History textbook, power over such a great deal of Europe discussion among History journals, 21st Century Themes: in a short amount of time? European leaders as to test on goal, Global Awareness How were the Axis powers defeated in why appeasement quizzes on goal, Civic Literacy WWII? seemed to be an rubric that assess How did the end of the war establish a acceptable policy in the discussion 21st Century Skills: new post-WWII order? late 1930s Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications
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Cold War Era What influence did the U.S. and the Conduct a mock debate History textbook, USSR extend over Europe and between the U.S. & History journals, 21st Century Themes: surrounding areas after WWII? USSR on why each test on goal, Global Awareness How did each side attempt to extend its believes its political and quizzes on goal, Financial, Economic, Business and control over various parts of the world economic policies are rubric that assess Entrepreneurial Literacy during the Cold War? better than the other’s debate Civic Literacy What factors led to the collapse of communist governments by the 1980s? 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
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Post-Cold War How have eastern European nations Use current periodicals History textbook, reacted to the implementation of to assess the success of History journals, 21st Century Themes: democracy and free enterprise since the eastern European nations test on goal, Global Awareness fall of communism? in their new democratic quizzes on goal, Financial, Economic, Business and What are the possible paths the new and free enterprise essay on eastern Entrepreneurial Literacy democratic governments of Eastern experiments European nations Civic Literacy Europe could take and the results on the world of these choices? 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
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