🇪🇺 2023 AP European History Study Plan and Progress Tracker
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🚨 All you need to know about the 2023 AP European History Exam!
The AP European History exam
A breakdown of the exam by percentage.
| Unit | Exam Weighting |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration | 10%–15% |
| Unit 2: Age of Reformation | 10%–15% |
| Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism | 10%–15% |
| Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments | 10%–15% |
| Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century | 10%–15% |
| Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects | 10%–15% |
| Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments | 10%–15% |
| Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts | 10%–15% |
| Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe | 10%–15% |
Historical Thinking Skills
By taking this course, you'll be able to develop critical thinking skills in the following areas:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Developments and Processes | Identify and explain historical developments and processes. |
| 2. Sourcing and Situation | Analyze sourcing and situation of primary and secondary sources. |
| 3. Claims and Evidence in Sources | Analyze arguments in primary and secondary sources. |
| 4. Contextualization | Analyze the contexts of historical events, developments, or processes. |
| 5. Making Connections | Using historical reasoning processes (comparison, causation, continuity and change), analyze patterns and connections between and among historical developments and processes. |
| 6. Argumentation | Develop an argument. |
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Study Guides for Every Unit
🎨 Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
- 1.0 Unit 1 Overview: Renaissance and Exploration
- 1.1 Context of the Renaissance
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies from 1450 to 1648
- 1.6 Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Colonial Rivals
- 1.8 Columbian Exchange
- 1.9 The Slave Trade
- 1.10 The Commercial Revolution
- 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
- 1.12 Multiple Choice Questions
- 1.13 MC Answers and Review
⛪️ Unit 2: Age of Reformation
- 2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Age of Reformation
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Martin Luther
- 2.3 The Protestant Reformation
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 2.6 16th-Century Society & Politics in Europe
- 2.7 Mannerism and Baroque Art
- 2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion
- 2.9 Multiple Choice Questions
- 2.10 MC Answers and Review
👑 Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 3.0 Unit 3 Overview: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 3.1 Context of State Building from 1648-1815
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development from 1648-1815
- 3.4 Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power in Europe from 1648-1815
- 3.7 Absolutism
- 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 3.9 Multiple Choice Questions
- 3.10 MC Answers and Review
🤔 Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 4.1 Context of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th Century Society and Demographics in Europe
- 4.5 18th Century Culture and Art in Europe
- 4.6 Enlightened Monarchies
- 4.8 Multiple Choice Questions
- 4.9 MC Answers and Review
🥖 Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 5.0 Unit 5 Overview: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th-Century
- 5.1 Context of 18th-Century Politics
- 5.2 The Rise of Global Markets in the 18th-Century
- 5.3 Britain's Ascendency
- 5.4 The French Revolution
- 5.5 Effects of the French Revolution
- 5.6 Napoleon's Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
- 5.7 The Congress of Vienna
- 5.8 Romanticism
- 5.9 Continuity and Change in the 18th-Century States
- 5.10 Multiple Choice Questions
- 5.11 MC Answers and Review
🚂 Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.0 Unit 6 Overview: Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.1 Context of Industrialization
- 6.2 The First Industrial Revolution
- 6.3 The Second Industrial Revolution
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Revolutions from 1815-1914
- 6.7 Intellectual Developments from 1815-1914
- 6.8 19th Century Social Reform Movements
- 6.9 Institutional Reforms of the 19th Century
- 6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization
- 6.11 Multiple Choice Questions
- 6.12 MC Answers and Review
✊ Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.0 Unit 7 Overview: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.1 Context of 19th Century Politics
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism and Social Darwinism
- 7.5 Science and Intellectual Developments from 1815-1914
- 7.6 Imperialism
- 7.7 Effects of Imperialism
- 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
- 7.10 Multiple Choice Questions
- 7.11 MC Answers and Review
💣 Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- 8.0 Unit 8 Overview: 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- 8.1 Context of 20th Century Global Conflicts
- 8.2 World War 1
- 8.3 The Russian Revolution
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.5 Global Economic Crisis: The Great Depression
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.8 World War II
- 8.9 The Holocaust
- 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
- 8.11 Multiple Choice Questions
- 8.12 MC Answers and Review
🥶 Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.0 Unit 9 Overview: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.1 Context of the Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe After World War II
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Mass Atrocities Since 1945
- 9.6 Postwar Economic Developments
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.11 Migrations within and to Europe Since 1945
- 9.12 Technological Developments Since 1914
- 9.13 Globalization
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Multiple Choice Questions
- MC Answers and Review
Thematic Guides
- 🇪🇺 Theme 1 - Interaction of Europe and the World
- 🏦 Theme 4 - States and Other Institutions of Power
- 🤔 Theme 6 - National and European Identity
- 🖥️ Theme 7 - Technological and Scientific Innovation
AP European History Writing
- ✍🏽 Ultimate Guide to the DBQ: A point-by-point breakdown of the entire DBQ rubric, writing process, along with tips and advice from exam readers. Examples and practice prompts are included.
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- 📹 Short Answer Questions (saq) - Replays of a livestreams that goes over practice SAQs.
Quicklinks
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