Advancement Placement European History Summer Assignment Morris Hills: Mr. Struck Morris Knolls: Mr. Lipsen • This assignment is due on the first day of class and will be applied to your First Marking Period grade. • All parts of the final project should be completed individually. Plagiarism, cutting and pasting, copying, or sharing answers will result in a zero for all parties involved and in an administrative referral. • If you have problems or questions contact: o Morris Hills: Mr. Struck [email protected] OR Morris Knolls: Mr. Lipsen [email protected] Part 1: Vocabulary Sources: You may consult internet sources such as 1. Ecclesiastical 11. Misogyny oxfordreference.com 2. Enclosure movement 12. Papal Bull 3. Excommunication 13. Pilgrimage Directions: Write definitions for the items at the right as related to 4. Heretic 14. Pontiff the Middle Ages. Write the item and its assigned number on the 5. Iconoclast 15. Prelate left and the definition on the right. Skip a line between each 6. Indulgences 16. Scholasticism definition. 7. Infidel 17. Simony Type or write in black ink on one side of the paper. You do not 8. Interdict 18. “Taille” have to use complete sentences for the vocabulary. 9. Laity-Layman 19. Unam Sanctam You may NOT share your work with others. 10. Lay Investiture Controversy 20. Vernacular Part 2: Map/Timeline Sources: An historical atlas or books such as: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/European_History Directions: Create a Map/Timeline of the time period known as the Late Middle Ages (1300-1453) 1. Create a poster-sized map of Europe that shows the major countries and mountain chains. 2. The map should have a title: The Late Middle Ages in Europe. 3. Sort the items below into chronological order, write down the date, write a brief description of the event, and explain (or predict) the significance/impact upon Europe. Responses should be approximately one paragraph each. 4. Locate and label the country and/or city on the map most associated with each item in the list below. 5. For each item, place a small picture or symbol that clearly represents the event near the associated location. Items for Map/Timeline: Sources: An historical atlas or books such as: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/European_History 1. The Black Death appears in Italy 2. Joan of Arc is captured and taken to England. The English accuse her of being a witch and condemn her for heresy 3. Economic hardship in France results in an uprising of the lower-class, called the "Jacquerie" 4. John (Jan) Hus travels to the Council of Constance to propose his reforms for the Church 5. The Wars of the Roses in England and the rise of the Tudors (this covers a range of time) 6. The Great Western Schism (this covers a range of time) This requires placing several pictures/symbols on the map. 7. Ottoman Turks take Constantinople and end Byzantine civilization 8. Prince Vladimir of Kiev chooses a religion for his domain (in an earlier time period) 9. The Medici banking family begins their domination of the government of Florence 10. The Golden Bull creates the Holy Roman Empire’s (German) electoral college (hint: in the 1300s) 11. Johann Gutenberg prints the first of his Bibles on his new printing press 12. Dante Alighieri writes the Divine Comedy 13. Boniface VIII issues bull Unam Sanctam 14. A peasant rebellion led by Wat Tyler and John Bull creates anarchy throughout England Grading: _______/10 % - Vocabulary (Accuracy and Completeness) _______/20 % - Map – Countries & Mountain Chains + Proper Title (Accuracy and Completeness) _______/10 % - Locations and Symbols for Each Item (Accuracy and Representativeness ) _______/30 % - Events in Order, Description and Significance of Events (Accuracy and Completeness) _______/30 % - The Prince Assignment (Accuracy and Completeness) _______/100 % Total Project Grade Advancement Placement European History Summer Assignment Morris Hills: Mr. Struck Morris Knolls: Mr. Lipsen The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (30 points) ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS: • Read the The Prince by Machiavelli to answer the questions below. You may consult other sources but you must use in-text citation and provide a Works Cited page in MLA format for sources other than the original text. • Responses should be typed and be prepared to submit them to Turnitin.com • The book is available for free through Amazon’s Kindle or online here: http://www.online-literature.com/machiavelli/prince/ • An audiobook is available here: http://librivox.org/the-prince-by-niccolo- machiavelli/ (In a little over two hours you can get all of the necessary information without struggling with pronunciation issues.) QUESTIONS ON THE PRINCE: 1. When and where did Machiavelli live? What were Machiavelli’s primary reasons and goals for writing The Prince? Did he succeed in achieving these goals? (a few sentences) 5 Points 2. Describe the primary points Machiavelli raised in The Prince. This should be sorted into categories. (1-2 page outline format) 15 Points 3. Analyze the assumptions raised by Machiavelli about ethics and the role of man and nature. (About a paragraph) 5 Points 4. Evaluate Machiavelli’s conclusions. Do you agree with his assumptions? Explain why or why not. (About a paragraph) 5 Points .