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Welcome to the Rancho Buena Vista High School Advanced Placement
European History page. The teachers of A. P. European History --
Mr. JR Arias, and Mr. George Roswell
-- hope the existence of this page helps in the learning and
understanding for all of our students and any others who come here. Feel free to
contact us about this page
or the course, itself.
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AP European History Course and Examination Description
Suggested student requirements from The College Board
Document Based Question (DBQ) Help
IB/AP Stress Relief
Class rules and regulations
Test Prep Review: SAT, ACT and other practice tests
Looking for the Summer Assignment?
Cover letter and reading, "Medieval Europe: From the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance" with Discussion Questions and Identification/Vocabulary terms.
Summer DBQ
Map Assignment
Blank map of Europe
Complete packet as it was handed out in June
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If you have accepted the challenge of Advanced Placement European History, congratulations and good luck. It takes talent and drive to make the A. P. effort as a sophomore. You may find the class very difficult and frustrating at times, but it is our goal to assist you along the way. We always speak of our Advanced Placement classes involving college level expectations with high school level assistance. Do not hesitate to ask for help.
In conjunction with our study of European history, Mr. Roswell will be leading a student tour group to Europe in the summer of 2008. If you are interested, follow the link below to look at a virtual outline of the tour.
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Total eclipse of the sun over Stonehenge, August 11, 1999
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Readings: The textbook used in this class is A History of Western Society by John P. McKay, Bennet D. Hill and John Buckler published by Houghton-Mifflin. The text is available for checkout to you in the textbook room of the Rancho Buena Vista Media Center. This book is also available for purchase if you want to highlight and write in it. Required supplemental readings will be handed out in class as well as support materials. You will receive a syllabus for each unit. Remember, the date on the syllabus is the date that the assignment is due.
The Advanced Placement Examination in European History certified by the College Board will be administered on the Rancho Buena Vista campus on May 9, 2003.
Class rules and regulations for A.P. European History are on line.
Prior to the Advanced Placement Examination, we will cover 10 units of study covering European history from 1450 to the present:
Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8 | Unit 9 | Unit 10 | Unit 11 | Unit 12
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Unit 1: "The Transition from Medieval to Modern
Europe", Chapters 12 and 13. Art: The School of Athens by Raphael |
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Unit 2: "The Reformation and European
Expansion", Chapters 14 and 15. Art: The Nightwatch by Rembrandt |
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Unit 3: "The Conflict Between Absolutism and
Constitutionalism", Chapters 16 and 17. Art: Las Meninas (The Handmaidens) by Diego Velasquez |
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Unit 4: "Changing Thoughts and the European
World View", Chapters 18 and 19. Art: The Swing by Honoré Fragonard |
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Unit 5: "Social Change and Political
Revolution", Chapters 20 and 21. Art: Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David |
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Unit 6: "Revolution in Industry, Thought and
Politics", Chapters 22 and 23. Art: The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Gericault |
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Unit 7: "Social and National Change in the
19th Century", Chapters 24 and 25. Art: Promenade by Claude Monet |
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Unit 8: "Imperialism and the Great War",
Chapters 26 and 27. Art: Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp |
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Unit 9: "Between the Wars, Totalitarianism,
and the Second World War", Chapters 28 and 29. Art: Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali |
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Unit 10: "The Post World War World and the New
Modern", Chapters 30 and 31. Art: Drawing Hands by M. C. Escher |
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Unit 11: Pre-exam Review: A. P. European History Exam on May
6, 2005. Art: Goya's Third of May, 1808 by Francisco Goya |
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Unit 12: Post-exam Exhibitions. Art: Somehow, Michelangelo's Last Judgement seems very appropriate. |
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