AP European History

Unit 1 – Renaissance and Exploration

Unit 2 – Reformation

Unit 3 – Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

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

Unit 6 – Industrialization and Its Effects

Unit 7 – 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments

Unit 8 – 20th Century Global Conflicts

Unit 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe

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Napoleon dominated both French and European history from 1799-1815. In a sense, Napoleon brought the Revolution to an end but also spread its ideas to the world. The French Revolution had made possible his rise military and then to the supreme power in France. 

The Renaissance

New Monarchies

Overseas Expansion

Important Names

Unit 1 Overview: Renaissance and Exploration

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

Italian Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance

Italian Renaissance vs. 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

Age of Exploration

Effects of European Expansion

Colonial Rivals

Economic Effects of European Colonialism

Social and Cultural Effects

Columbian Exchange

Development of the Slave Trade

Triangular Trade

The Slave Trade

Unit 1 – Renaissance & Exploration

Protestant Reformation

Catholic Reformation

The Reformation and Politics

European Society, c. 1450 to c. 1648

European Art, c. 1450 to c. 1648

Unit 2 Overview: Age of Reformation

Pre-Luther Reformers and Reform Movements

Critiques of the Catholic Church

Economic Developments in the Age of Reformations

Political Developments in the Age of Reformations

Contextualizing 16th and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments

Martin Luther

John Calvin 

Responses to Luther and Calvin 

Protestant Beliefs

Compare and Contrast: Age of Reformation Religious Beliefs

Luther and the Protestant Reformation

The Printing Press 

State Over Church?

Protestant Reform Continues

German Religious Conflicts

French Religious Conflicts

The Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648) 

Manipulative States

The End of an Era

Wars of Religion

Introduction

Vocabulary

Continuity and Change During This Period

Ignatius of Loyola

Baroque Art

Timeline

The Catholic Reformation

The Social Ladder

Community and Leisure

Key Vocabulary

Continuities and Changes

16th-Century Society & Politics in Europe

Remains of the Renaissance

Baroque 

Architecture

Key Names and People

Mannerism and Baroque Art

No More Unity

Key Concept

Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion

States and Politics

Unit 3 Overview: Absolutism & Constitutionalism

Contextual Causes

Rise of Absolutism and Challenges to Order

Context of State Building from 1648-1815

Causes of the English Civil War

The Glorious Revolution

The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

The Agricultural and Commercial Revolutions

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

Mercantilism

Economic Development and Mercantilism

The Dutch Republic

Dutch Economy

Effects of The Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age

Decline of Empires 

Technological Developments 

Balance of Power 

Absolutism and Divine Rights 🏰

Foundations of French Absolutism 🇫🇷

Louis XIV: The Sun King ☀️ 

Russian Absolutism 🇷🇺

Absolutist Approaches to Power

Overview

Comparison


Summary

Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Unit 3 – Absolutism & Constitutionalism

Key Topics

Unit 4 Overview: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

Modes of Thought

The Enlightenment

Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

New Ideas and Methods

Anatomy and Medicine

Astronomy and Alchemy

The Scientific Revolution

Political Theories

Women’s Rights

Economic Theories

Religious Theories

Population Growth 

Urbanization 

18th-Century Society and Demographics

Continuity and Change in Culture

18th-Century Culture and Arts

Rise of Prussia

Enlightened Despots 

Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power

Rediscovery of Classic Works

Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

Spread of the Enlightenment

New Economic and Political Ideas

Religion

Everyday Life

Family Life

Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution

Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, & Political Developments

Commercial Rivalries 💸

Models of Political Sovereignty

The Romantic Movement 🎨

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

Economic Expansion  

Politics

Philosophical Values

Contextualizing 18th-Century States

Contextualizing the Growth of Global Market Economies

Population Growth = Production Growth 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏾 💰

Transatlantic Slave Trade

Commercial and Price Revolutions

Innovations in Finance 💸


Commercial Rivalry and Maritime Influence ⚓

The Rise of Global Markets

The Glorious Revolution 

The Flow of Trade and French Rivalry 

Britain's Ascendency

Causes of the French Revolution

Heading to Revolution

Phases of the French Revolution

The French Revolution

Condemning Violence, Celebrating Equality


The Haitian Revolution

Effects of the French Revolution

Napoleon's Ascendence

Napoleon's Reign

Napoleon's Fall

Napoleon's Rise, Dominance, and Defeat

Restoring Europe’s Balance of Power

The Congress of Vienna

Romantic Art

Romantic Literature

Romanticism

Political Sovereignty

Philosophy

Continuity and Change in the 18th-Century States

Unit 5 – Conflict, Crisis, & Reaction in the Late 18th Century

Industrialization

Unit 6 Overview: Industrialization and Its Effects

Industrialization ⚙️

Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects

The Great British Powerhouse 🇬🇧

The Birth of the Working Class 👩‍🏭

Stuck in Their Ways 

Causation in the Age of Industrialization

Unit 6 – Industrialization & Its Effects

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Napoleon Slides

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