Course Description

Objective: A.P. European History is a college-level survey course that introduces students to the rich political, cultural, social, and intellectual heritage of Europe. Course curriculum, materials, and expectations are designed to prepare students for success with the three-hour A.P. Exam. In addition to preparing students for the A.P. Exam, this course will help students to develop critical skills of lifelong learners. These skills include:

1)    time management, organization, study skills

2)    critical reading of primary and secondary sources

3)    constructing and evaluating historical interpretations

4)    essay writing and oral communication

5)    cause and effect relationships

6)    comparative analysis

7)    making historical analogies

8)    inductive and deductive reasoning