AP European History – Summer Assignment Congratulations on electing to take AP European History!

The ultimate goal of this course is to prepare you to successfully pass the official AP European History Exam administered in May. To accomplish this goal, this course is designed to prepare you to think analytically, write comprehensive essays, and develop a successful study strategy that will insure success throughout your high school and college years.

The following assignments are to be completed by all students taking AP European History in the 2019-2020 Fall Semester. This is NOT optional as it is the first Quiz grade for this class and the basis for the first exam which will be administered ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS! I will collect this assignment after the exam.

The assignments can be accessed by visiting GOOGLE CLASSROOM: Code: i2nqpc

The assignments should be completed in the order listed below:

1) Read “Fall of Rome to the Middle Ages” and complete the corresponding worksheet.

2) Read “Late Middle Ages and the Late Medieval Church” and complete the corresponding worksheet.

3) Read “The Renaissance” and complete the corresponding worksheet.

NOTE: All essays and worksheets are to be completed in your own

handwriting. NO computer generated responses will be accepted and will result in a

grade of “0” You are to consult ONLY the reading materials provided to complete

the worksheets. Complete your work on the worksheets and not on a separate

piece of paper. If, while reading, you do not understand the meaning of a word…

consult a dictionary!!

The goal of this Summer Assignment is to gauge your commitment to the course, assess your comprehension level of the material, evaluate your writing ability, and determine your strengths and weaknesses with regard to incorporating analysis.

Good Luck and Have a Great Summer Vacation!

Name: ___________Period: ___

Summer AssignmentFall of Rome to the Middle Ages

(Pgs. lvii – lxvv)

*Answer each of the questions in your own handwriting about society during Roman and Middle Ages periods in Europe. Be sure to use complete sentences and phrases. One-word answers are never acceptable in this course.

1. How did this new religion finally organize itself? What was the name of this new official church?a)

b)

c)

2. What was the “crisis of the 3rd century”?

3. Give five reasons for the decline of Romea)

b)

c)

d)

e)

4. Why was the Church the only institution providing a high degree of unity?

5. Which barbarians invade Rome from the East and West the following dates..

a) In 378 AD?

b) In 410 AD?

c) In 476 AD?

6. When Western Europe crumbles, where did imperial power shift? Who was the emperor during the Golden Age? What happens to this empire eventually?a)

b)

c)

7. In the 15th century, what new religion is introduced to the Eastern Empire and by which empire?

8. What areas were conquered by this new group?

9. What was the reaction to this in Western Europe?

10. What were some of the conditions for the birth of Western Europe as a distinctive cultural and social entity that occurred? Give at least 4 examples (in complete sentences)

a)

b)c)

d)

11. Between the 6th-11th centuries, who was the only figure to achieve a significant centralized political authority in Europe? Which areas did he control?a)

b)

12. How does he develop strong political ties and with who?

13. What was his newly controlled area called?

14. What did he do culturally to make his Carolingian Empire important?

15. Why does his empire & cultural revival last for only a short time? Give 3 reasons

a)

b)

c)

16. What is a “feudal society”?

17. What do the terms “vassalage” and “fief” mean?18. The social and economic equivalents of these

relationships of feudalism on the local level were the manor and serfdom. Explain this relationship

19. What are the emerging “national” monarchies emerging during the High Middle Ages?

20. Politically, what was beginning to be created? Whose political interests were being represented

21. Economically, what was being created? Which new class was emerging?

22. What reforms are made to the Church under Pope Gregory VII? Mention at least 2. a)

b)

23. What division occurs in Christendom?

24. Name 5 differences between the two churchesa)

b)

c)

d)

e)

25. What did the increase numbers of people make possible?

26. Which country’s cities weathered the early Middle Ages better than other cities? What were names of some of the cities that did well?

27. What does the term bourgeois or burgher mean? Who were they and what did they do? Who admired them and why? Who felt threatened by them and why?a)

b)

c)

d)

28. Who did towns ally with and against whom?

29. What was the reason for the Crusades? Where did they take place? What was the long-term achievement of the Crusades?a)

b)

c)

30. Which three new monarchies began to rise in Europe?

a.

b.

c.

31. What is the Magna Carta and which country’s history is it important to?

32. In which of these countries did the Emperor rule in name only?

33. What was Scholasticism? What were some criticisms of it?

a)

b)

Name:___________________________ Period:________

The Late Middle Ages (Pages 291-309 – up to “Medieval Russia”)

1. Indentify and describe 4 factors that contributed to the 100 Years’ Wara.

b.

c.

d.

2. Why, in 1355, did the French king create the Estates General?a.

b. How did the members of the Estates General respond to this new and representative council?

3. Provide a brief description for each of the three stages of the 100 Years’ War.

a. 1st Stage:

b. 2nd Stage

c. 3rd Stage (Joan of Arc – Include her unique and important contribution)

4. What were the political and social consequences of the 100 Years’ War?

a. political:

b. social:

5. Discuss the pre-conditions and causes of the Black Death.

6. Describe the political, social and economic consequences of the Black Death with a specific reference to:

a. peasants

b. artisans

c. nobility

d. clergy

7. Describe the 13th century papacy. How was it secular?

8. Boniface VIII, Philip IV (the Fair) & Edward I

a. Analyze and discuss the response of Philip IV and Edward I to Pope Boniface VIII’s bull on taxing the clergy.

b. Who prevailed in this conflict, and what did his victory mean?

9. The Avignon Papacy (1309-1377)a. How did the Avignon Papacy hurt the credibility of the Church?

10. What were the basic arguments put forth by John Wycliffe and John Huss against the Church?

11. What assertions, specifically, against the Church prompted the church to accuse Wycliffe of heresy after his death?

12. Describe the “Great Schism”

a. What is the significance of the “Great Schism”?

b. What was the basic goal of advocates of conciliar theory? Who, in the mind of conciliar theorists, had more power – the pope or a representative council?

c. What was the end result of the Conciliar Movement?

13. What is the significance of the Council of Basel?

Read “The Chronicler Calls the Roll at the Council of Constance” and answer the following questions. Pg 311

14. How “representative” of the church was the council? 15. What does the passage of foreign embassies suggest about the power of councils in the late Middle Ages

Identify the following people or terms: Be sure to write at least 3 to 5 sentences about each…include an interesting fact about each (can be included in your 3-5) Charlemagne The Magyars Feudal society Serfs Pope Gregory VII Concordat of Worms Bourgeois Pope Urban II,III,IV William the Duke of Normandy Magna Carta (1215) King Louis VI, VII, IX Frederick I, II Joan of Arc Boccaccio

Pope Boniface VIII Phillip the Fair Unam Sanctum The Avignon Papacy Curia Papal Bull John Wycliffe John Huss Lollards Hussites Donatism Prince Vladimir or Kiev

Analyze the following Paintings/Artwork

Explain how the following works of art depicts Punishment in the Midevel and Middle ages(use information from the text to help)A.

Woodcut Laienspiegel: by Ulrich Tengler

B.

II. Explain how the following artwork depicts the Black plague and its effects on every society (A-C)

A: Procession of Flagellants

B: Flagellants

C. Dance of Death (Death Macarbe)