AP European History

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Review unit 1 in AP European history with our resources. Our resources analyze and contextualize the individual topics in this unit. This unit focuses on the renaissance and exploration.

Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration

Renaissance and Exploration

Review unit 2 of AP European History with our guides which analyze and contextualize the most important topics and events within the unit! This unit is centered on the Age of Reformation.

Unit 2: Age of Reformation

Age of Reformation

Our AP European History unit 3 resources include an overview of the unit and an analysis of the most important concepts and terms. The unit focuses on absolutism and constitutionalism.

Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Learn everything you need to know about unit 4 in AP European History with our resources! They include an overview and analysis of the important concepts and terms in the unit. This unit covers scientific, philosophical, and political developments. 

Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

Study for unit 5 in AP European History! This unit covers conflict, crisis, and reaction in the late 18th century. Review unit 5 with our guides which overview and contextualize topics such as the French Revolution or the Seven Years War.

Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

Learn everything you need to know for the AP exam about unit 6 of AP European History. This unit covers Industrailization and its effects. Our unit 6 resources provide analysis and contextualization of the most important topics in the unit.

Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects

Industrialization and Its Effects

Prepare for the AP European History exam with our unit 7 resources! Our resources include analysis of important events and themes, along with contextualization of the most important ideas, to help master this unit. This unit covers 19th century perspectives and political developments. 

Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

Study unit 8 of AP European History, which covers 20th century global conflicts. Practice analyzing and contextualizing events such as World Wars I and II or the Russian Revolution!

Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts

20th-Century Global Conflicts

Review for the AP European History exam by studying our unit 9 resources. These resources contextualize important events and analyze essential themes and topics to provide an in-depth understanding of the unit! This unit covers the Cold War and contemporary Europe.

Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe

Cold War and Contemporary Europe

Prepare for the AP European History exam by analyzing important guiding themes in the course! Our thematic guides analyze each guiding theme and give historical and contextual examples of each theme.

Thematic Guides

Study for the multiple choice question section of the AP European History exam with our resources! Our resources outline the point breakdown of the questions on the exam, provide tips on how to approach the questions, and give examples of actual questions for practicing this portion of the exam! 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Prepare for the short answer question section of the AP European History exam with our resources! We provide practice questions/prompts and feedback to help you score your best on the short answer question of the AP European History exam!

Prepare for the long essay question on the AP European History exam with these resources! Our resources examine the rubric and the distribution of points of the LEQ, along with providing advice on how to pace yourself while writing the LEQ on the exam.

Long Essay Questions (LEQ)

Learn everything you need to know about the document based question on the AP European History exam! Review breakdown of points and get tips on how to approach and analyze the primary source documents with our resources. With plently of practice, you will be able to ace the document based question on the exam!

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Study for the AP European History exam with our question and answer sessions! These question and answer sessions are great way to review AP European History content before the AP exam or any important tests!

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The Renaissance

Words to Know

Context of the Renaissance

Economic Effects

Social Effects

The Commercial Revolution

Effects of the Renaissance & Age of Discovery

Effects of the Colombian Exchange

Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery

The Italian Renaissance

The Impact of the Italian Renaissance

Italian Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance

The impact of the Northern Renaissance

Italian Renaissance vs. Northern Renaissance 

Italian Renaissance:

Northern Renaissance:

Northern Renaissance

Effects of the Printing Press

Printing

The Development of New Political Institutions

New Monarchies from 1450 to 1648

Factors That Aided European Exploration & Expansion

The Effects of European exploration and expansion

Age of Exploration

Effects of European Expansion

Spain & Portugal

Dutch

France

Colonial Rivals

Economic Effects of European Colonialism

Social and Cultural Effects

Columbian Exchange

Development of the Slave Trade

Middle Passage

Towards the End

The Slave Trade

Main Events in the Age of Reformation

Major Trends: 1450-1648

Unit 2 Overview: Age of Reformation

Context of the 16th- and 17th-Century

Catholic Church’s Sins

We’re Leaving

Money!

Martin Luther

Learning to Read

State Over Church?

The Protestant Reformation

Stop Listening to Martin Luther

Conflicts over Religion

“Paris is worth a mass.”


The Thirty Years' War

Manipulative States

The End of an Era

Wars of Religion

Come Back! We’ve Changed

The Catholic Reformation

The Social Ladder

Women Are…?

Morality Above All Else

Community and Leisure

16th-Century Society & Politics in Europe

Remains of the Renaissance

Baroque

Mannerism and Baroque Art

No More Unity

Tradition and Change

Struggling with Power

Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion

Vocabulary

Unit 3 Overview: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Contextual Causes

Rise of Absolutism and Challenges to Order

Context of State Building from 1648-1815

Causes of the English Civil War

James I

Charles I

Oliver Cromwell

The Glorious Revolution

The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

The Agricultural and Commercial Revolutions

The Agricultural Revolution

Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development from 1648-1815

Mercantilism

Consumer Culture & the Slave Trade

The Dutch Republic

Calvinism in the Dutch Republic

Dutch Economy

The Dutch Golden Age

Wars of King Louis XIV

Decline of Empires 

Technological Developments 

Balance of Power in Europe from 1648-1815

Foundations of French Absolutism

Louis XIV: The Sun King

Russian Absolutism 

Absolutism

Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Main Events

Major Trends Between 1648-1815

Unit 4 Overview: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

Modes of Thought

Intellectualism and Commoners

Context of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

New Ideas and Methods

Anatomy and Medicine

Astronomy and Alchemy

The Scientific Revolution

Traditional Political Theories

New Political Theories

Women’s Rights

Economic Theories

Religious Theories

The Enlightenment

Population Growth 

Urbanization 

Societal Changes

18th Century Society and Demographics in Europe

Continuity and Change in Culture

Baroque Art🎨

Neoclassicism

Leisure Activities

18th Century Culture and Art in Europe

Rise of Prussia

Enlightened Despots 

Napoleon Bonaparte (1800-1815)

Maria Theresa of Austria (1740-1780)

Joseph II of Austria (1765-1790)

Frederick William I of Prussia

Frederick II of Prussia (1740-1786)

Catherine the Great of Russia (1762-1796)

Enlightened Monarchies

Unit 5 Overview: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th-Century

Economic Expansion

Politics

Philosophical Values

Context of 18th-Century Politics

Population Growth = Production Growth

Transatlantic Slave Trade

Commercial Revolution

Innovations in Finance


Commercial Rivalry

The Rise of Global Markets in the 18th-Century

Glorious Revolution: English Protestants vs. English Catholics

Flow of Trade

The Seven Years' War

The American Revolution

Britain's Ascendency

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