Ap Euro Summer Work Quiz (AMSCO)

Development & Processes

The ability to explain historical concepts and developments and to give detailed evidence to back said development.

Sourcing & Sitation

The ability to understand the purpose, POV, audience and setting of an intended source.

Claims & Evidence in Sources

The ability to find and support claims made by the author in specific parts of a primary or secondary source.

Contextualization

The ability to explain how a source or event fits into its state on a broader level.

Making Connections

The ability to identify and analyze commonalities between two historical developments.

Argumentation

The ability to take evidence from a source and use it to effectively make a claim.

Comparison

The ability to effectively describe and evaluate the similarities and differences between two or more historical developments.

Causation

The ability to define the causes of a historical development and define what the effects were as a result of the development.

Continuity & Change

The ability to describe ongoing patterns over a period of time as well as explaining changes of patterns throughout a period of time.

Interaction of Europe and the World

This first theme dives into Europe’s communications with the outside world post 1450’s as well as the motive and results of the international communications.

Economic and Commercial Developments

This theme analyzes the developments and dominations of the new global communication network by the Europeans, and how it social and political infrastructure of Europe. It also explores the unequal distribution of wealth throughout Europe.

Cultural and Intellectual Developments

This theme talks about the creation and transmission of knowledge throughout European history as well as the transition to a world view of scientific truths instead of religious beliefs.

States and Other Institutions of Power

This theme explores the evolution within the European government and other social institutions. It also focuses on change in authority as power shifted towards secular and state control.

Social Organization and Development

This theme explores the shift in societal groups all across Europe and the impact it had. It also focuses on the shift in family dynamic in the 19th century when women started vying better rights.

National and European Identity

This theme analyzes how the cultural, national, and regional aspects of Europe have impacted the identity of each nation and the continent as a whole.

Technological and Scientific Innovation

This theme examines the pros and cons of technological and scientific inventions and changes in Europe. It also focuses on the impact of major breakthroughs like the printing press, nuclear arms, medicine and many more.