AP European History

Advanced Placement European History

"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too"
Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance

General Resources

Power Points
History Teacher.net-This is the best site for AP European History
AP Cave - The wizard brings you fabulous enrichment materials on art, social history, etc. He also has review materials.
The site is maintained by a teacher for his class. Most students find it very helpful and up-to-date.
Review Questions
Review Page
History Guide-Lectures on European History for analysis

Romanticism Project Links	Romanticism in Literature	Goethe
Romanticism in Art	Brothers Grimm	Beethoven
Romantic Art-Smarthistory.org	Romanticism and Music
Romanticism in Art	Brothers Grimm

Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance	Renaissance Assignment	Raphael
Black Death	Leonardo da Vinci	Titian
The Prince	Italian Renaissance v. Northern Renaissance	Botticelli
Visit the Sistine Chapel	Michelangelo	Renaissance resources - This site contains many links that are categorized by topic. All relate to the Renaissance.
Art History Resources	Art videos on you tube	Smart History -great site about art

College Lectures-Great for Review

Early Modern Europe	Reactionalism, Liberalism, and Nationalism	Inter-War Period
Absolutism and Constitutionalism	Industrial Revolution	World War II
Enlightenment	Europe in the Second Half of the 19th century	Cold War
French Revolution and Napoleon	Imperialism and World War 1	Toward a New Millenium

Textbooks
Kagan book - This site provides quizzes and documents for the Western Heritage Book.
McKay book - This site provides quizzes and documents for A History of Western Society.
Palmer and Colton- This site provides information from A History of the Modern World

Core Scoring DBQ Rubric

Free Response Rubric

Extra Credit Options: You may due one extra credit project per quarter. It is worth 15 points.

1. Analyze a primary source document using the primary source document analysis sheet. Use the Internet or library to find documents. Do not use one we have done in class.

AP Europe Primary Documents - This site groups the documents by topics beginning with the Renaissance. It is easy to use.

AP Europe: Primary Sources - Internet Modern Sourcebook contains documents , pictures, film suggestions, etc. for modern European history.

2. Watch a film and write a review using the movie critique sheet.
Films-Click here for movie ideas. Only pick movies that are about European History 1450 to the present.

3. Watch a documentary film and complete the documentary analysis sheet.

Art Institute

Book Bonus-You may read one book for 20 bonus points per semester.

Click on the book for details of book bonus.