Advanced Placement European History (APEH)

Summer Assignment 2017-2018

Instructor: Maude Stearns-Droker –

Welcome to APEH!!! Prior to this school year students will need to prepare themselves for work comparable to college-level rigor in terms of reading, writing, and learning! To assist you with preparing for APEH, students will be required to do the following assignments. These assignments will be due on the first full class day and will be included in the homework grade for the first semester.

Directions/Assignments:

  1. Purchase a three-ring binder (1.5” recommended minimum), tab dividers, and a spiral or composition notebook (this should be used for the notes you take from the reading). You will receive many handouts throughout the year, so the ability to organize them is important.
  2. Check out a copy of the textbook from the South Kitsap High School Bookroom. You do not need to wait until your assigned date in August to pick up this book! Mrs. Schooler will be there to assist incoming sophomores until June 27th and will return on August 9th. She is there between 9AM and 2 PM and her phone # is

360-874-5725. Please call her if you have a question about her availability.

  1. Read chapter 11 from A History of Western Society. Handwrite detailed outline notes for the first chapter of our textbook using the Chapter Preview Questions that are provided on page 323. You may use “Cornell” note taking or “Outline” note taking strategies. These notes will be graded for completeness and will count as a homework grade. Be thorough! Write legibly! Your notes must be handwritten and there must be one set for each chapter. Make sure you answer the questions after the Primary Sources and Map Questions that accompany the chapters. (See attached samples). A complete reading schedule is available on my website. Refer to it frequently so that you do not fall behind. ∗In case of your absence or school closure, continue with the reading and note taking! YOU MAY GO AHEAD (We will be covering the ENTIRE book, so go ahead if you wish)! The AP Exam is on May 18, 2018 and the test date is not flexible!
  2. Purchase a copy of The Prince, by Machiavelli. It is readily available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. There are also online versions if you choose not to purchase it and several copies are available at the SKHS Library. However, having your own copy will allow you to highlight and write notes as you read. Answer the attached questions using the correct format.
  3. Complete the attached map. (1)
  4. You will be tested on this information during the first week(s) of school. The test will include multiple choice and short answer questions and map identification.
  5. Enhance your knowledge base of Europe by watching movies/documentaries that are about Europe. I have attached a list of some of them. (Some might be rated “R”, so parental permission to view them should be considered.)

If you have any questions over the summer about these assignments, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me via email: (I will be out of internet range throughout most of August, but leave me a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can)

Have a great summer and see you in September.

Maude Stearns-Droker

Sample “Outline” Note-Taking Student Name

Topic: Chapter 11: The Latter Middle Ages Date

APEH Per.

I.Prelude to disaster – climate change shapes the late Middle Ages

A.Climate change and famine

1.“little ice age”, 1300-1450, follows a period of warmer than usual weather (1000-1300)

2.storms ruin wheat, oat and hay crops which are needed for people and animals

a.Great Famine – 1315-1322

b.non-famine years see high prices due to diseases that hit cattle and sheep

c.fewer calories leads to increased susceptibility to disease and less energy which

reflected on productivity. (↓productivity =↓output =↑prices)

B.Social consequences

1.Abandonment of homesteads

a. Scottish-English borderlands – vagabonds

b. Flanders and eastern England – mortgage, sublease or sell holdings to richer farmers

2. Population decline

a. death from famine and disease

b. young people move to cities and delay marriage

3. Violence towards rich, Jews, and lepers

4.Impact on trading partners – disease in English sheep affects wool weaving in Flanders and

trade with Italy

5. Government response is ineffective

a. France – speculators condemned and sale of grain abroad prohibited

b. England – speculators condemned and attempt to purchase foreign grain (looted

and sold on black market)

Sample “Cornell” Note-Taking Student Name

Topic: Chapter 11: The Latter Middle Ages Date

APEH Per.

Important Points:
Key Concept 11.1 – Explain how climate change shaped the late Middle Ages
Key Concept 11.2 – / Notes and Questions:
  • “little ice age” (1300-1450), follows a period of warmer than usual weather (1000-1300)
  • storms ruin wheat, oat and hay crops which are needed for people and animals
  • Great Famine – 1315-1322
  • non-famine years see high prices due to diseases that hit cattle and sheep
  • fewer calories leads to increased susceptibility to disease and less energy which reflected on productivity. (↓productivity =↓output =↑prices)
  • Abandonment of homesteads
  • Scottish-English borderlands – vagabonds
  • Flanders and eastern England – mortgage, sublease or sell holdings to richer farmers
  • death from famine and disease decreases population
  • young people move to cities and delay marriage decreases population
  • Violence towards rich, Jews, and lepers
  • Trade with foreign countries is disrupted - disease in English sheep affects wool weaving in Flanders and trade with Italy
  • Government response is ineffective

Important Points: / Notes and Questions:
Vocabulary:
Great Famine
Black Death
Hundred Years’ War
representative
assemblies
Babylonian Captivity
Great Schism
conciliarists
confraternities
Jacquerie
English Peasants’
Revolt
Statue of Kilkenny / Summary of Topic:
Summary of chapter is written here

Student Name

Date

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Assignment for The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

The purpose of this assignment is to read and analyze one of the most important books ever written on politics. It can be a difficult read that requires some critical thought. It provides a basis for the foundation of modern diplomacy and Western political systems.

After reading the entire text, answer each of the following questions as directly as possible. Use complete sentences. Each response should be a paragraph in length (minimum of 5 sentences). Responses must be typed and double-spaced.

Provide textual evidence (i.e. citations) from the book to support your responses, but make sure that the majority of the answer is in your own words. If you quote, then explain after the quote what you think it means or implies. Every question should have AT LEAST ONE parenthetical citation, specifically referencing a section or sections from The Prince. Respond to each question individually and in order. Number your responses accordingly.

Part I – The nature of man and rulers:

  1. According to Machiavelli, are humans fundamentally good or evil? Consider what constitutes 'good' or 'evil' in this context and during the time period of the Renaissance. (3 points)
  2. According to Machiavelli, how should a prince rule? What personal qualities make a prince an effective ruler? (3 points)
  3. Identify and describe 3 types of principalities defined by Machiavelli. Explain at least one benefit and one drawback of each type. (3 points)

Part II – Machiavelli on the nature of rulers:

  1. What are Machiavelli’s views on "virtú”? What is it? Does a ruler need to possess it or just appear to and why? (Hint: try Googling the term “virtú” before answering this!) (3 points)
  2. What are Machiavelli’s views on the importance of adaptability and willingness to place realistic goals over and above idealistic values? (3 points)
  3. What are Machiavelli’s views on the importance of learning from history? What is an example he provides of one good ruler and one bad ruler and what did they do that made them “good” or “bad”? (4 points)

Part III – Machiavelli on religion and Italy:

  1. The relationship of religion to politics. Can and should rulers use religion or religious values in governing and decision making? (3 points)
  2. What does Machiavelli want to happen to Italy? (3 points)

Part IV – Thinking Like An Historian About Machiavelli

  1. How did the context of the era in which Machiavelli was writing impact his ideas in The Prince? (2 points)
  2. Who was Machiavelli’s intended audience with The Prince and how did this impact the ideas in the work? (2 points)
  3. What was Machiavelli’s purpose in writing The Prince and how did this impact the work? (2 points)
  4. How did Machiavelli’s personal life experiences impact his ideas expressed in The Prince? (2 points)

Map

Directions: Maps should be neatly labeled and colored. Some physical features may need to be drawn in. There are many maps in our textbook, or you may use online resources, such as d-maps.com. (There will be a map test within the first 2 weeks of school.)

1. Modern Europe

COUNTRIES

Albania

Algeria

Austria

Belgium

Belarus

Bosnia& Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Germany

Finland

France

Great Britain (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland& Wales)

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxemburg

Macedonia

Moldova

Morocco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia& Montenegro

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine

BODIES OF WATER

Adriatic Sea

Aegean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Baltic Sea

Barents Sea

Black Sea

Caspian Sea

Dardanelles (straits)

Straits of Gibraltar

Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

White Sea

ISLANDS

Corsica

Crete

Elba

Gibraltar

Malta

Sardinia

Sicily

RIVERS

Danube

Elbe

Loire

Marne

Rhine

Rhône

Seine

Thames

MOUNTAINS

Alps

Apennines

Caucasus

Pyrenees

Urals

CITIES

Algiers

Amsterdam

Avignon

Belfast

Belgrade

Berlin

Brussels

Budapest

Dublin

Florence

Frankfurt

Geneva

Genoa

The Hague

Helsinki

Istanbul

Lisbon

Liverpool

London

Madrid

Manchester

Paris

Prague

Rome

Sarajevo

St. Petersburg

Trieste

Tunis

Venice

Vienna

Warsaw

Zagreb

AP European History Movie List (This is a partial list, there are many others)

Medieval - Renaissance/Reformation

  • The Lion in Winter(1968, 134 mins., PG – Katharine Hepburn, Peter O’Toole)
  • The Return of Martin Guerre(1982, 122 mins., NR – French with English Subtitles - Gerard Depardieu)
  • Black Death (2010, 102 mins., R – Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Carice van Houten)
  • Elizabeth(1998, 124 mins., R = Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush)
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007, 114 mins., PG-13 – Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush)
  • Luther(2003, 123 mins., PG-13 – Joseph Fiennes)
  • Cromwell(1970, 139 mins., G – Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley)
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965, 138 mins., NR – Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison)
  • A Man for All Seasons(1966, 120 mins., NR – Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw)
  • The Wars of the Roses: A Bloody Crown(2002, 200 mins., TV miniseries – Graham McTavish, Robert Whelan)
  • Lady Jane (1986, 142 mins., PG-13 – Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes)

Enlightenment Period/French Revolution

  • The Madness of King George (1994, 107 mins., PG-13 – Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves)
  • Amadeus (1984, 160 mins., R == Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham)
  • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994, 123 mins., R – Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter)
  • Danton (1983, 136 mins., PG – Gerard Depardieu)
  • Les Misérables (1998, (NOT THE MUSICAL, 134 mins., PG-13 – Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush)
  • Waterloo (1970, 123 mins., G – Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer)
  • War and Peace (1956, 208 mins., PG – Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer)
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1958, 117 mins., NR – Dirk Brogarde, Dorothy Tutin)
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982, 142 min., NR - Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour)

18th - 19th Centuries

  • The Duchess (2008, 110 mins., PG-13 – Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper)
  • Napoleon & Josephine: A Love Story (1987, 285 mins., TV miniseries – Armand Assante, Jacqueline Bisset)
  • The Mission (1986, 125 mins., PG -- Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro)
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968, 139 mins., PG-13 – Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud)
  • Catherine the Great (1996, 100 mins., TV movie – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann)
  • Amazing Grace (2006, 118 mins., PG – Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon)
  • Germinal (1993, 160 mins., R,French with English subtitles – Gerard Depardieu)
  • Modern Times (1936, 87 mins., G – Charlie Chaplin)
  • Hard Times (1994, 100 mins., TV miniseries – Harriet Walter, Bill Paterson, Alan Bates)
  • The Young Victoria (2009, 105 mins., PG – Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany)
  • Gunga Din (1936, 117 mins., NR – Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Victor McLaglen)

Russian and Chinese Revolutions

  • 1984 (1984, 113 mins., R – John Hurt, Richard Burton)
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971, 183 mins., PG – Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman)
  • The Last Emperor (1987, 163 mins., PG-13 – John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole)
  • Reds (1981, 195 mins., R – Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Hermann)
  • Dr. Zhivago (1965, 197 mins., PG-13 – Omar Sharif, Julie Christie)
  • Stalin (1992, 172 mins., TV movie NR, starring Robert Duval)

World War I

  • Gandhi (1982, 191 mins., PG – Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Candice Bergen)
  • Gallipoli (1981, 110 mins., PG – Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr)
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, 136 mins., NR – Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray)
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962, 215 mins., PG – Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn)
  • My Boy Jack (2007, 95 mins., TV movie – David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Kim Cattrall)
  • The Wipers Times (2013, 92 mins., TV movie – Ben Chaplin, Patrick FitzSymons)
  • 37 Days (2014, 60 mins., TV miniseries – Ian McDiarmid, Nicholas Farrell)
  • The African Queen (1951, 105 mins., PG – Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn)

World War II

  • The King’s Speech (2010, 118 mins., R – Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter)
  • The Children of Huang Shi (2008, 125 mins., R – Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow)
  • Enemy at the Gates (2001, 131 mins., R – Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Rachel Wiesz)
  • Schindler's List (1993, 195 mins., R – Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley)
  • Life is Beautiful (1997, 116 mins., PG-13 – Roberto Benigni – Italian with English subtitles)
  • Au revoir, les enfants (1987, 104 mins., PG – Gaspard Manesse – French with English subtitles)
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998, 169 mins., R – Tom Hanks, Matt Damon)
  • Tora Tora Tora (1970, 144 mins., G – Martin Balsam, Jason Robards, So Yamamura)
  • Europa Europa (1990, 112 mins., R – Solomon Perel)
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, 161 mins., PG – William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins)
  • The Winds of War (1983, 883 mins., TV miniseries – Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent)
  • Holocaust (1978, 475 mins., TV miniseries – Meryl Streep, James Woods, Michael Moriarty)
  • The Great Escape (1963, 172 mins., NR – Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough)
  • Nuremberg (2000, 180 mins., TV Miniseries – Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox, Christopher Plummer)

The Cold War

  • The Third Man (1949, 93 mins., NR – Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli)
  • October Sky (1999, 108 mins., PG – Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern)
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, 95 mins., PG – Peter Sellers, George C. Scott)
  • Atomic Café (1982, 86 mins., NR – “Disturbing collection of 1940s & 1950s United States government issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety” – IMDB)
  • Red Dawn (1984, 114 mins., PG-13 – Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson)
  • WarGames (1983, 114 mins., PG – Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood)
  • Goodbye, Lenin! (2003, 120 mins. R – Daniel Bruhl -- German with English subtitles)
  • The Iron Lady (2001, 100 mins., PG-13 – Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant)

Post-Cold War Europe & Other:

  • The Queen (2006, 103 mins., PG-13 – Helen Mirren)
  • In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011, 127 mins., R – Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic)
  • Savior (1998, 103 mins., R – Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski)
  • Michael Collins (1996, 133 mins., R – Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts)
  • Bloody Sunday (2002, 107 mins., R – James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nichoals Farrell)