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63170/63171 *AP® EUROPEAN HISTORY
Open to: 9-10-11-12
Length: 2 Semesters
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1 credit
NOTE: Students enrolling in an AP® class will automatically be registered for that course's exam. An exam Opt-Out option is available.
Content: This AP® European History course is designed to familiarize students with the interrelationships of themes throughout modern European history. Because the entire chronological scope of European history from the High Renaissance to the present day is reflected in the AP® Exam, careful attention will be paid to each century with this framework. In the study of political and diplomatic history, greater focus will be given to certain topics introduced in Advanced and Standard Modern World History, such as the growth of the modern nation-state, the development of absolutism, constitutionalism, revolution, and international peacekeeping efforts. The balance of power diplomacy in Central and Eastern Europe will also be explored. Intellectual and cultural history will include changes in religious and secularized thought, culture, and trends in literature and the arts, focusing far more on philosophy and literature than was usually done in standard or advanced Modern World History. Our look at creative forces will include the visual arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as, music and the historical interrelationships of the arts. In social and economic history we will look at demographics and the influence of social classes, the development of commercial practices and changing economic structures, the role of industrialization and commerce in Europe, and Europe’s influence on the world. A detailed course outline will be provided. It reflects these themes and also gives students training in the skills necessary for passing the AP® European History Exam. This course is equivalent in scope to an introductory college course in European History.
Activities: Multiple texts, multimedia presentations, computer activities, discussions, group activities, reports, mock trials, case studies, outside reading, and internet activities.
Cost: An exam fee if AP® exam is taken.
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