PART 1: INTRODUCTION

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Table of Contents How to Use This Book Barron’s Essential 5

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

All About the Exam Systematic Methods for Studying History Historical Skills Used in All AP History Exams AP History Disciplinary Practices Historical Thinking Skills AP History Reasoning Skills Additional Skills Not Required by the College Board A Guide to the AP European History Exam

PART 2: REVIEW SECTION: TIME PERIODS

Examination of Periodization and Required Time Periods

TIME PERIOD ONE: C. 1450 TO C. 1648

Time Period Overview

UNIT 1: RENAISSANCE AND EXPLORATION

Unit 1 Overview: Renaissance and Exploration 2 / 4

• The Renaissance and Age of Exploration

Overview The Italian Renaissance The Northern Renaissance Renaissance Views on Gender and Ethnicity Social Structure During the Renaissance Renaissance Points to Remember

Exploration and Colonization: 1400s to 1600s

The Expansion of Europe The Development of “Natural Philosophy” or Science The Renaissance Characters Important Artistic Movements in European History Practice Questions Answers and Explanations

UNIT 2: AGE OF REFORMATION

Unit 2 Overview: Age of Reformation—Chapter 2

• Protestant Reformation, Catholic and

Counter-Reformations, Wars of Religion

(1517–1648)

Overview Causes of the Reformation Chronological Overview of Events, Personalities, and Ideas Gender and Ethnicity During the Reformation The Baroque Period of Art Many Faiths Chart Practice Questions Answers and Explanations 3 / 4

TIME PERIOD TWO: C. 1649 TO C. 1815

Time Period Overview

UNIT 3: ABSOLUTISM AND

CONSTITUTIONALISM

Unit 3 Overview: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

• Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Overview The Development of Absolutism in France The Development of Constitutionalism in England The Elizabethan Age The Stuart Kings and Parliament (1603–1688) The Course of the Conflict The Stuart Restoration (1660–1688) The Glorious Revolution The Dutch Revolt and the Golden Age of the Netherlands Women During the Age of Absolutism Absolutism in the Ottoman Empire Absolute Monarchs of the Late-17th and Early-18th Centuries A Guide to Monarchs and Their Families Practice Questions Answers and Explanations

UNIT 4: SCIENTIFIC, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS (1648–1789)

Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

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