Notice from Ms. LeishmanWelcome CHY students, please check this section regularly for reminders, updates and resources.
Course Outline:2017-2018 AP Course Outline
Units:Period 1: 1450-1648
Period 2: 1648-1815 Period 3: 1815-1914 Period 4: 1914- present Thematic Learning ObjectivesInteraction of Europe and the World (INT)
Poverty and Prosperity (PP) Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions (OS) States and Other Institutions of Power (SP) Individual and Society (IS) AP Euro Exam DescriptionSection I:
Part A: Multiple Choice Questions - 55 questions - 55 minutes - 40% of total exam score Part B: Short Answer Questions - 3 questions - 50 minutes - 20% of total exam score Section II: Part A: Document Based Questions - 1 question - 55 minutes - 25% of total exam score Part B: Long Essay Question - 1 questions (chosen from a pair) - 35 minutes - 15% of total exam score Resources:Important Upcoming Dates:Empires Debate
Renaissance Seminar: Machiavelli TBA Unit One Test: TBA Assignments:Seminars will be held regularly. Students must prepare in advance for the seminar by reading the primary document as well as by conducting additional research using secondary documents and films. Our first seminar will be on teacher modelled seminar on Machiavelli. Date: TBA
Powerpoint Presentations: This assignment will take place throughout the year. Students are encouraged to work in pairs. Students will be responsible for creating a visual lesson on a topic of your choice. The sign up sheet will be available in class. Please note, all presentations must be completed by May 2, 2017. A teacher modelled powerpoint presentation on Renaissance Art will take place in September.
Introductory LessonBe prepared for a pop quiz on the map of Europe during week two! You must be able to find the following: Austria The “Balkans, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, The Netherlands Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Turkey, United Kingdom (UK)
Unit 1: 1450-1648The Late Middle AgesReadings: McKay, pages ________
The Renaissance (North and South)Guiding Questions: To what extent was the Renaissance a break with its medieval past? How did the commercial revolution of the 1400s affect the development of Europe? To what extent was Humanism a strength and a threat to the Catholic Church?
Readings: Kagan, pages 291 (Civic Humanism), McKay, pages ____ Primary Documents: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince (1513), Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier (1513)
Renaissance Art (North and South) |
Teacher modelled Powerpoint presentation - visual lesson
Art Quest
Machiavelli SeminarPlease note that to achieve a level four you MUST complete the assigned readings as well as complete further research.
New MonarchiesGuiding Question: How do we measure power in the 1500's?
Case Study: Tudors in England, The Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain and the Valois Family in France.
Age of Exploration - God, Glory and Guns
Reformation and Counter-ReformationGuiding Questions: Why was Luther successful? To what extent was Luther a radical or conservative? Was Protestantism progressive and modern? How Significant was the Protestant Reformation in the development of capitalism and democracy in Western Europe?
Wars of Religion - 30 Years War 1618-1648
Scientific RevolutionGuiding Questions: How important is the role of science in affecting society? In what ways did science & technology most affect Western Society? Was science & technology the most important factor in Western Europe’s drive towards world dominance?
The Age of Genius Unit 2: 1650-1789The Growth of the State - Rise and Fall of EmpiresGuiding Questions: How do you account for the decline and collapse of the Spanish economy while the Dutch and English economies prospered? Are there recurring patterns in the rise and decline in world powers?
Absolutism - The Capetian Dynasty and the Road to ConstitutionalismGuiding Questions: Why did royal absolutism in England fail yet it succeed in France? Does history really repeat itself? Was royal absolutism the best form of government for the 17th Century?
James I Seminar - Divine Right of Kings18th century Economy and SocietyThe Age of Reason - The EnlightenmentGuiding Question: Was the Enlightenment a truly positive factor in advancing the cause of humanity?
Salon AssignmentEnlightened DespotsGuiding Question: Do they deserve the title "Enlightened Despot"?
The Rise of Prussia and RussiaThe French RevolutionUnit 3: 1789-1900Napoleonic EraThe Age of Conservatism (Congress of Vienna Simulation)RomanticismArt in the 19th centuryLiberalism and NationalismRevolution (Again!?) 1820, 1830 and 1848Industrial RevolutionImperialismSeminar: The Conspiracy Against Africa by Gerald Caplan
19th Century Economy and SocietyIdeologies of the 19th century - Social Darwinism, Liberalism, Relativism, Utilitarianism, Anti-Semitism, Nihilism, Socialism, Communism, Feminism, and ConservatismWorld War IParis 1919Russian RevolutionArt of the 20th centuryThe Rise of fascism (Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini)World War IIThe Cold War and the Fall of the Soviet Union |