COURSE TITLE: AP EUROPEAN HISTORY COURSE NUMBER: 3510 DEPARTMENT: History and Social Science GRADE LEVEL(S): 10-12 CREDITS PER SEMESTER: 5 credits LENGTH OF COURSE: One Year REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE: Elective-designed to meet the UC/CSU A-G Requirements PREREQUISITES: Successful Application BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTION: August 10, 2010 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will provide students with a learning experience equivalent to that obtained in most college introductory European History courses and prepare them for successful completion of the A.P. exam. This course will explore the major events, personalities, and social, cultural, and technological changes that have shaped European history from the 15th to the 20th century. 1. MAJOR GOALS 1.1 To develop critical thinking skills and master a body of knowledge that will allow students to successfully complete the A.P. European History exam Historical thinking & skills 1.2 To develop the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the issues and events in European history 1.3 To access historical materials determining their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance; to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship 1.4 To develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgement and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format Social Science Literacies 1.5 To develop knowledge of the social sciences through the study of geography, psychology, economics, sociology, political science, and the humanities as integrated components of the study of history Page 1 of 6
Democratic Values 1.6 To develop understanding of the relationship between the individual and the community through an investigation of diverse ethical and civic heritages and the democratic process Personal Responsibilities 1.7 To develop an appreciation and acceptance of each individual's ethnic and national identity 2. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES Historical Thinking and Skills 2.1 To establish the chronology of European history and to be able to reconstruct the meaning of a historical issue and/or event 2.2 To analyze and interpret primary sources, including documentary materials, maps, statistical tables, and pictorial and graphic evidence of historical events Social Science Literacy 2.3 To understand the basic concepts of geographic, economic, psychological, sociopolitical, and cultural workings of European history Democratic Values 2.4 To understand the basic principles of democracy and the democratic process including the individual's responsibility in the democratic system Personal Responsibility 2.5 To develop an appreciation of ethical behavior and multiculturalism within the European society 2.6 To stimulate social and political participation 3. CONTENT OUTLINE 3.1 The Nature of History and Historical Research 3.2 The Late Middle Ages, c. 1300-1400 3.2.1 Feudalism - Economic, Social, Political Structures 3.2.2 The Medieval Church Page 2 of 6
3.2.3 Dies Irae: The Plague 3.3 Early Modern Europe: Renaissance, Reformation, c.1350-1550 3.3.1 The Concept of Renaissance 3.3.2 Machiavelli and Renaissance Politics 3.3.3 Northern Humanism 3.3.4 The "New Monarchies": Western Europe and Muscovy 3.3.5 Luther and the Breakdown of Medieval Christianity 3.3.6 Protestant and Catholic Reformations 3.3.7 Wars of Religions 3.4 Early Modern Europe: Exploration and State-Building, c.1450-1700 3.4.1 Exploration and colonization 3.4.2 State-Building in Western Europe: England and France 3.4.3 State-Building in Eastern Europe: Russia, Prussia, Austria 3.5 Early Modern Europe: Women in Early Modern Europe, c. 1450-1789 3.6 Early Modern Europe: Intellectual Revolution (Science and the Enlightenment), c.1550-1789 3.6.1 Medieval Cosmogony and the Great Chain of Being 3.6.2 Revolution in Astronomy and Methodology 3.6.3 The Newtonian Universe 3.6.4 The Enlightenment: Intellectuals and Society 3.6.5 The Enlightenment: Intellectuals and Politicians 3.7 Modern Europe: The Dual Revolution of the Late 18th Century Page 3 of 6
3.7.1 The Revolutions in Politics: France and the Ancient Regime 3.7.2 The First Revolution (1789-1792) 3.7.3 The Second Revolution (1793-1794) 3.7.4 Napoleonic France and Europe 3.7.5 Romanticism 3.7.6 Industrialization 3.8 Modern Europe: Reaction, Restoration, Revolution 1815-1850 3.8.1 Reaction and Restoration: The Congress of Vienna 3.8.2 The New Ideologies: Liberalism, Radicalism, Nationalism, Conservatism, Socialism 3.8.3 Revolutionary Europe, 1815-1848 3.9 Modern Europe: Realism, Bourgeois Society, 1850 1880 3.9.1 Breakup of the Holy Alliance: The Crimean War 3.9.2 Realism in Politics: Napoleon III, Cavour, Bismarck 3.9.3 The Concept of Bourgeois Society 3.10 Modern Europe: Imperialism, War, Red Revolution, 1880-1939 3.10.1 Darwin and Darwinism 3.10.2 The Scramble for Africa and Asia 3.10.3 The Challenge to Liberalism and Positivism: Culture and Society 3.10.4 The Challenge to Liberalism and Positivism: Politics 3.10.5 International Diplomacy and Rivalries 3.10.6 The Great War, 1914-1918 3.10.7 The Paris Peace Conference and Collective Security 3.10.8 The Russian Revolution, 1905-1930 3.10.9 The Stalin Revolution of the 1930's Page 4 of 6
3.11 Modern Europe: Brown Revolution, War, 1919-1945 3.11.1 The Failure of Italian Liberalism: Mussolini and Fascism 3.11.2 The Failure of German Democracy: Weimar and Nazism 3.11.3 Interwar Diplomacy: The Twenty-Year Truce 3.11.4 Global War, 1939-1945 3.12 Contemporary Europe: The Cold War and a Bipolar World, 1945-1991 3.12.1 Yalta and the Division of Europe, 1945-1953 3.12.2 Peaceful Coexistence, 1953-1981 3.12.3 The Decline and the Fall of an Evil Empire, 1981-1991 3.13 Contemporary Europe: Decolonization, Recovery, Integration and Disintegration, 1945-Present 4. TIME ESTIMATES 3.13.1 The Breakup of the Colonial Empires 3.13.2 Economic Recovery, Cultural Anxiety: The "Miracle" and Existentialism 3.13.3 The European Community and the European Union 3.13.4 Disintegration: The Case of Yugoslavia 4.1 Semester one: Late Middle-Ages through Early Modern Europe 4.2 Semester two: Modern Europe to the Present 5. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 5.1 Textbooks and support materials 5.2 Curriculum guide (Standards as set by the College Board) 5.3 Films, video tapes, slide presentations, CD-ROM 5.4 Primary sources 5.5 Internet access and library materials Page 5 of 6
5.6 Maps, globes, atlases 6. EVALUATION OF STUDENT PROGRESS 6.1 Class participation 6.2 Testing (quizzes and exams) 6.3 Oral presentations 6.4 Research projects and/or papers 6.5 Essay Committee Members: Joe Poppas Teacher Ygnacio Valley High School Evie Groch Curriculum Specialist Dent Center Page 6 of 6