Bramlett - AP European History

2008 Summer Reading Assignment. This is also posted on the SPS web page
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling tells the story of the painting of the frescoes in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, and it provides the reader with a vivid picture of life in the Renaissance. As such, it is an excellent introduction to our AP course in European History.

NEW 1st Semester Exam Guide

Tentative Test Dates for 1st Semester

Assignments for 1st Quarter (click on date for syllabus)

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Aug. 14-22	Chapter 29: A New Globalism sample of Cornell notes on Collapse of USSR
Aug. 22-Sept. 10	Chapter 13: Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492 Black Death WebQuest --- Primary Docs Blank Map of Italian City States 1450 Colored Map of City States Cornell Notes Challeneges to Church Authority (sample) Artist Chart Assignment and Example Ch. 14, Widening Horizons, pp. 419-426 only Explorers Chart Assignment Columbian Exchange
Sept. 10-Sept, 29	Chapter 14: Global Encounters and Religious Reforms, 1491-1560 ---Reformers Chart key ---Luther Primary Docs

Assignments for 2nd Quarter

Sept. 29- Oct.17	Chap. 15: Wars of Relgion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648 ---Religious Wars Chart ---Religious Wars Chart Key (link not hot until after assignment due) ^_^ ---Doc.15-A St. Bart. Massacre ---Doc.15-B Elizabeth's Armada Speech ---Scientist Chart ---Doc.15.-C-D Witchcraft Trials
Oct. 14-Nov. 4	Chap. 16: State Building and the Search for Order,1648-1690 Versailles Virtual Field Trip Wars of Louis XIV Execution of Charles I Cromwell Link NEW! Podcasts that review Absolutism and Constitutionalism Download them on your ipod...^_^
Nov. 4- Nov. 19 See PPT page for Consolidation and Enlightenment PPTs	Chap. 17: The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1690-1740 Chap. 18: The Promise of the Enlightenment, 1740-1789 ...Enlightenment Thinkers Chart ... Enlightenment Thinkers Key ... 18th Century Wars Chart ...18th Century War Chart Key Enlightenment PPT is posted on the PPT page.
Nov. 19-Dec 18	Ch.19: The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799 ...French Rev. web page ...French Rev. Timeline Chart ...French Timeline key Don't forget about the podcasts! Great review for exams!

Tentative Test Dates for 2nd Semester

Assignments for 3rd Quarter

	Chap. 20a: The Age of Napoleon ...Napoleon Bio Chart to complete key ...Napoleonic Wars Chart to complete key ...Bonaparte Dynasty ...Maps: Europe 1812...Europe 1815
	Chap. 20b: Social Changes and Revolutions
	Chap. 21: Industrialization, Urbanization and Revolution, 1830-1850 ...Primary Docs on Industrialization
	Chap. 22: Politics and Culture of the Nation-State ...Steps to Italy ...Steps to Germany ... Bismarck Docs ...Marx Docs. ...Ms Pojer's 19th century Review: Nationalism, Culture
	Chap. 23: Industry, Empire and Everyday Life, 1870-1890 Imperialism Maps

Assignments for 4th Quarter

SEE STUDY GUIDES PAGE FOR AP EXAM REVIEW MATERIAL !

	Chap. 24: Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914
	Chap. 25: WWI and The Russian Revolution ....WWI Primary Docs .... WWI Maps ....Romanov Bones ( this is a long article, but some of you might be interested.) Why does Lenin still look so good? (an article by his embalmer, no kidding.)
Your assignments for the rest of the year are in calendar format. Check out review info at bottom of table.	Chap. 26: The Great Depression and WWII Mussolini Doc. Nite Sheigo (link to my father-in-law's WWII diaries Link to article about Hitler's skull
	Chap. 27: The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s Chap. 28: Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War , 1960s-1989 Cold War Summary Chap. 29: Challenges to the Postindustrial West Modern Europe Summary
	AP Exam Review Guide AP Exam Overview from College Board AP EXAM 12:00 May 8th