5 Steps to a 5 AP European History, 2014-2015 Edition (5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations Series)

488 Pages·2013·4.66 MB·English

by  Jeffrey Brautigam

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CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: The Five-Step Program
STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 What You Need to Know About the AP European History Exam
Background Information
Frequently Asked Questions About the AP European History Exam
2 How to Plan Your Time
Three Approaches to Preparing for AP Exams
Detailed Calendar for Each Plan
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Diagnostic Exercises
Introduction
The Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-Choice Questions Exercise
Answers and Explanations
The Document-Based Question
Document-Based Question Exercise
Suggestions and Possible Outline of a Response to the DBQ Exercise
The Thematic Essay Questions
Thematic Essay Question Exercise
Suggestions and Possible Outline of a Response to the Thematic Essay
Question Exercise
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 The Multiple-Choice Questions
Introduction
Passive Knowledge and the Premise
Organizational Keys
The Kinds of Questions
About Guessing
Developing a Strategy
5 The Document-Based Question (DBQ)
Introduction
The Quality History Essay
Five Steps to Outlining a Short History Essay
Characteristics of the DBQ
Applying the Principles of the Quality History Essay to the DBQ
Scoring of the DBQs
6 Thematic Essay Questions
Introduction
Characteristics of the Thematic Essay Questions
Applying the Principles of the Quality History Essay to the Thematic
Essay Questions
Scoring of the Thematic Essays
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
Unit 1 1450 to the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era
7 Recovery and Expansion, 1300–1600
Introduction
Effects of the Hundred Years War
Disappearance of the Black Death
A Weakened Papacy
The Revival of Monarchy
The Rise of Spain
Exploration and Expansion
The Spanish Empire in the New World
Rapid Review
Chapter Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
8 The Renaissance, 1350–1550
Introduction
Renaissance Italian Society
Renaissance Values
Neoplatonism
The Renaissance Artistic Achievement
Knowledge of the Natural World
The Spread of the Renaissance
Rapid Review
Chapter Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
9 The Reformation, 1500–1600
Introduction
The Need for a Religious Reformation
The Lutheran Revolt
Creation and Spread of the Protestant Movement
The English Reformation
Calvin and Calvinism
Social Dimensions and the Radical Reformation
The Catholic Response
Rapid Review
Chapter Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
10 The Rise of Sovereignty, 1600–1715
Introduction
Economic Stress and Change
Britain: The Triumph of Constitutionalism
France: Absolutism
Central and Eastern Europe: Compromise
Russia: Tsarist Absolutism
The Baroque Style
Rapid Review
Chapter Review Questions
Answers and Explanations