- To do well on the AP European exam, class exams and quizzes, one should attempt to read all readings. Pertinent hand-outs and video clips will supplement these readings. Each unit mentioned below will include cultural and gender history from Lynn Hunt, et.al., “The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures,” 2nd edition. Also, numerous document readers will be viewed throughout the course.
The Renaissance and Reformation 1350-1600
Palmer and Colton: pp. **46-53, 53-67, 75-105
AP European Princeton Review 2004-2005: pp. 57-72
AP European Test Preparation (Research & Education Association): pp. 3-24
The Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 30-45
**Note pp. may be different based on your edition of Palmer and Colton. See Mr. Maunu for help.
The Age of Expansion and Rise of National Monarchies 1500-1700
Palmer and Colton: pp. 67-75, 106-159
Princeton Review: pp. 73-88
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 24-31
The Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 46-63
The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment c. Late 16th-18th Century
Palmer and Colton: pp. 160-249
Princeton Review: pp. 89-102
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 31-78
The Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 64-65
The French Revolution, Napoleon, and the European Reaction 1789-1815
Palmer: pp. 361-455
Princeton Review: pp. 103-117
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 79-91, pp. 95-101
Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 68-71, 74-75
Restoration and Revolution 1815-1848
Palmer and Colton pp. 474-527
Princeton Review: pp. 119-127
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 101-118
Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 76-80
The Industrial Revolution 1750-1850
Palmer and Colton: pp. 455-474
Princeton Review: pp. 128-131
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 92-95
Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 83-84, pp. 89-90, 92
The Age of National Unification 1854-1871
Palmer and Colton: pp. 527-582
Princeton Review: 131-139
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 119-132
Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 94-95
An Age of Optimism and Despair: Europe 1870-1914
Palmer and Colton: pp. 583-693
Princeton Review: pp. 139-143
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 133-146
The Annotated Mona Lisa: pp. 91, 96-127
WW I and Treaty of Versailles 1914-1919
Palmer and Colton: pp. 695-731, 733, 754
Princeton Review: pp. 145-155
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 147-167
Mona Lisa: pp. 130-144
The Inter-War Years 1919-1939
Palmer and Colton: pp. 777-833
Princeton Review: pp. 155-165
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 167-193
Mona Lisa: pp. 145-153
WW II 1939-1945
Palmer and Colton: pp. 834-866
Princeton Review: pp. 165-168
AP European Test Prep: pp. 194-212
Post-War Europe and Cold War 1945-1991
Palmer and Colton: pp. 867-903, 968-1001, 1019-1043
Princeton Review: pp. 168-174
AP European Test Prep: pp. 212-246
Mona Lisa: pp. 157-194
End of Imperialism 1946-1960’s
Palmer and Colton: pp. 919-967
AP European Test Prep.: pp. 228-232
Political and Economic Recovery in Western Europe—Common Market to EU 1946-Present
See Post-War Europe and Cold War readings above, especially pp. 239-240 (Princeton Review) and teacher produced articles and lectures.
The Rise and Collapse of the Communist Bloc and the Yeltsin-Putin years 1917-Present
AP European Test Prep: pp. 152-158, 161, 175-179, 186-188, 194, 197-199, 203-205, 208-211, 213-218, 223-228, 232-239. Teacher produced articles and lectures will supplement readings.