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AP European History Syllabus
Mr. David Tomlins
[email protected], room 178
Edison Preparatory school
Tomlins.weebly.com
Course description:
This course will examine the history of the European continent and its peoples during the time period of 1300 to present. Students will be challenged to engage with the political/diplomatic, cultural/ intellectual, and social/ economic history of this period in detail examining not only the events but also the historiography of the period. The course will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and writing.
Course Materials:
Kagan, Donald, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. AP Edition: The Western Heritage. 10th edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.:Prentice Hall, 2011.
Supplemental readings will be provided by the instructor, in class or on the class webpage.
Notebook, paper, pens, and pencils.
If any supplies are needed for projects advanced notice will be given by the instructor.
It is recommended that all students purchase a supplemental study guide.
AP European Course Objectives:
· Understand important events and periods in European history from 1300 CE to present.
· Learn to think critically about important historical periods and subjects, understanding the concept of periodization being able to apply it in the European context.
· Learn to analyze primary sources, including documents, art, and music.
· Learn to participate in meaningful discussion on historically relevant topics using higher levels of questioning.
· Learn to write essays at a college level, analyzing multiple documents and formulate an opinion on a particular question, understanding the point of view of the documents incorporating that into their response.
· Learn to write essays at a college level, being able to respond to a question, using their knowledge of history creating a well reasoned and organized response.
· Participate in research projects, finding relevant primary and secondary material on a topic and crafting an organized and thoughtful paper sharing those findings.
Course Structure and Readings:
I. Introduction:
A. General expectations for students in the course
B. Overview of the Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1415) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 9
II. Renaissance (c. 1350-1600) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 10
Machiavelli: The Prince
Castiglione: The Book of the Courtier
Erasmus: In Praise of Folly
Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man
Kramer and Sprenger: Malleus Maleficarum
Packet: The Rebirth of Art: Renaissance and Baroque
III. The Age of Geographical Exploration and Conquest (c. 1415-1600) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 10
Crosby: The Columbian Exchange
Cortés: “Second letter to Charles V, 1520”
Haies: “Sir Humphry Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland,” 1589
IV. Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Religious Conflict (c. 1517-1648) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 11; 12
Luther: Ninety-five Theses
Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion
V. The Rise of Monarchical States and Absolutism (c. 1492-1790) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 13
James I: True Law of Free Monarchies
Hobbes: Leviathan
Bodin: Six Books of the Commonwealth
VI. Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (c. 1550-1800) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 14, 17;
Copernicus: On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Newton: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Snobelen: “Isaac Newton, heretic: the strategies of a Nicodemite”
Locke: Concerning Human Understanding
Descartes: Discourse on Methods
Rousseau: The Social Contract Wollenstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
VII. Warrior Princes and Their Wars: Prince Eugene, Charles XII, and Frederick the Great (c. 17th and 18th Centuries) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 15,16;
Voltaire: The History of Charles XII, King of Sweden
VIII. The French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte (c. 1789-1815) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 19; 20
Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France
Sieyès: What is the Third Estate?
Wellington: Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington
IX. The Industrial Revolutions (c. 1750-1903) 2 week
Kagan et al.: Chapters 21
Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786
Manchester: The Arms of Krupp
Taylor: “The Salt mines of Wieliczka, 1850”
X. Romanticism v. Conservatism: Beethoven to Verdi (c. 1762-1901) week 1
Kagan et al.: Chapter 19, 20
von Schlegel: German Romanticism in Philosophy
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations and Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Chopin: Preludes
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel
Verdi: Rigoletto
XI. Nationalism, Unification, and New Imperialism (c. 1854-1914) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 22, 23;
Mazzini: “On Nationality”
O’Connell: “Justice for Ireland”
Morel: Red Rubber
Lugard: “The Rise of Our East African Empire, 1892”
XII. Impressionism (c. late 19th and early 20th Centuries) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 24
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Fauré: Pavane
Ravel: Bolero
XIII. The New Science and Technology: from Germ Theory of Disease to Electromagnetism, Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics (c. 1800-1945) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 25
Shelley: Frankenstein
Darwin: The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Einstein: Essays in Science
XIV. The First World War (1914-1918) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 26
Kubrick: Paths of Glory
von Richthofen: “Air Warfare”
Wilson: “Speech on the Fourteen Points”
Luxemburg: “The War and the Workers”
Lean: Lawrence of Arabia
XV. The Russian Revolution and Global Communism (1917-1991) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapters 26, 27, 28; 30
Marx: Das Kapital
Marx and Engels: The Communist Manifesto
Lenin: “Our Programme”
XVI. Between World Wars: Great Depression and the Rise of Fascism (1919-1939) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapters 28; 30
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Hitler: Mein Kampf
Riefenstahl: Triumph des Willens
XVII: The Second World War (1939-1945) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 29
Chamberlain: “Peace in Our Time”
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 1939
Churchill: “Their Finest Hour”
Himmler: “Speech to SS Group Leaders at Posen,” 1943
XVIII. The Cold War (1945-1991)2 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 31
Churchill: “Iron Curtain Speech,” 1946
The Truman Doctrine, 1947
The Warsaw Pact, 1955
The Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968
XIX. Post-war Europe and the European Union (1945-Present) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 31
Beveridge: Social and Allied Services (The Beveridge Report), 1942
Godard: Breathless
Burgess: A Clockwork Orange
Fukayama: “The end of history”
Grading Policy:
Letter Grades are based on the 100 point scale:
A= 90 -100%
B= 80 - 89%
C= 70 - 79%
D= 60 - 69%
F= Below 59%
All homework or projects should be typed not handwritten.
Students have one week to make up missed tests.
Late Work Policy
Only late work due to an excused absence will be accepted. All due dates are posted on the website calendar, as well as in class. Because of this there is no excuse for not knowing that something is due. If you have an excused absence and miss a due date or a test you will be responsible for any pre assigned grades when you return. You will have the same time as you missed to make up any in class assignments that you missed.
Assignments must be turned in by the end of the school day when due.
Quizzes and test should be made up on the day that students return to class.
Main Assignments:
Points by week:
1. Weekly reading summary and analysis- 10pts
2. Unit tests 3 per semester- 10pts
3. Class work: includes participation in discussions, in class DBQ’s (2 per Quarter, former AP questions), thematic essays(1 per quarter, former AP question), as well as any other projects done in class- 5pts
4. Research paper- 5pts
*weekly point value, 18 week semester
Semester breakdown:
Class Participation/ class work 90pts 17%
Homework (chapter summary and analysis) 180pts 33%
Unit Tests (3) 180pts 33%
Research Paper (1) 90pts 17%
Total points= 540 points
Late Work Policy
Only late work due to an excused absence will be accepted. Assignments must be turned in by the end of the school day when due.
Students have one week to make up missed tests.
Tardy and Attendance Policy
I follow the school policy on attendance, and absences will count against your participation grade.
Academic honesty
Plagiarism of any kind will result in a zero on the assignment.
Classroom Rules
1. Respect your peers, teachers, and school property.
2. Be in your seat ready to work when the bell rings.
3. Disruptive behavior of any kind will not be tolerated.
4. No cell phones or other electronic equipment is allowed in the classroom.
5. No food or drinks in the classroom.
6. Students should display common sense when asking to use the restroom, and must have a pass from the teacher.
7. Remain in your seats until dismissed.
8. Have the materials you need for class. (homework, pen, paper)
9. Have an open mind and be ready to learn.
_______________________ ___________________ __________
Student Signature Parent Signature Date
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Print Student name
Mr. David Tomlins
[email protected], room 178
Edison Preparatory school
Tomlins.weebly.com
Course description:
This course will examine the history of the European continent and its peoples during the time period of 1300 to present. Students will be challenged to engage with the political/diplomatic, cultural/ intellectual, and social/ economic history of this period in detail examining not only the events but also the historiography of the period. The course will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and writing.
Course Materials:
Kagan, Donald, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. AP Edition: The Western Heritage. 10th edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.:Prentice Hall, 2011.
Supplemental readings will be provided by the instructor, in class or on the class webpage.
Notebook, paper, pens, and pencils.
If any supplies are needed for projects advanced notice will be given by the instructor.
It is recommended that all students purchase a supplemental study guide.
AP European Course Objectives:
· Understand important events and periods in European history from 1300 CE to present.
· Learn to think critically about important historical periods and subjects, understanding the concept of periodization being able to apply it in the European context.
· Learn to analyze primary sources, including documents, art, and music.
· Learn to participate in meaningful discussion on historically relevant topics using higher levels of questioning.
· Learn to write essays at a college level, analyzing multiple documents and formulate an opinion on a particular question, understanding the point of view of the documents incorporating that into their response.
· Learn to write essays at a college level, being able to respond to a question, using their knowledge of history creating a well reasoned and organized response.
· Participate in research projects, finding relevant primary and secondary material on a topic and crafting an organized and thoughtful paper sharing those findings.
Course Structure and Readings:
I. Introduction:
A. General expectations for students in the course
B. Overview of the Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1415) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 9
II. Renaissance (c. 1350-1600) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 10
Machiavelli: The Prince
Castiglione: The Book of the Courtier
Erasmus: In Praise of Folly
Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man
Kramer and Sprenger: Malleus Maleficarum
Packet: The Rebirth of Art: Renaissance and Baroque
III. The Age of Geographical Exploration and Conquest (c. 1415-1600) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 10
Crosby: The Columbian Exchange
Cortés: “Second letter to Charles V, 1520”
Haies: “Sir Humphry Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland,” 1589
IV. Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Religious Conflict (c. 1517-1648) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 11; 12
Luther: Ninety-five Theses
Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion
V. The Rise of Monarchical States and Absolutism (c. 1492-1790) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 13
James I: True Law of Free Monarchies
Hobbes: Leviathan
Bodin: Six Books of the Commonwealth
VI. Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (c. 1550-1800) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 14, 17;
Copernicus: On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Newton: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Snobelen: “Isaac Newton, heretic: the strategies of a Nicodemite”
Locke: Concerning Human Understanding
Descartes: Discourse on Methods
Rousseau: The Social Contract Wollenstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
VII. Warrior Princes and Their Wars: Prince Eugene, Charles XII, and Frederick the Great (c. 17th and 18th Centuries) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 15,16;
Voltaire: The History of Charles XII, King of Sweden
VIII. The French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte (c. 1789-1815) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 19; 20
Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France
Sieyès: What is the Third Estate?
Wellington: Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington
IX. The Industrial Revolutions (c. 1750-1903) 2 week
Kagan et al.: Chapters 21
Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786
Manchester: The Arms of Krupp
Taylor: “The Salt mines of Wieliczka, 1850”
X. Romanticism v. Conservatism: Beethoven to Verdi (c. 1762-1901) week 1
Kagan et al.: Chapter 19, 20
von Schlegel: German Romanticism in Philosophy
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations and Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Chopin: Preludes
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel
Verdi: Rigoletto
XI. Nationalism, Unification, and New Imperialism (c. 1854-1914) 3 weeks
Kagan et al.: Chapters 22, 23;
Mazzini: “On Nationality”
O’Connell: “Justice for Ireland”
Morel: Red Rubber
Lugard: “The Rise of Our East African Empire, 1892”
XII. Impressionism (c. late 19th and early 20th Centuries) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 24
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Fauré: Pavane
Ravel: Bolero
XIII. The New Science and Technology: from Germ Theory of Disease to Electromagnetism, Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics (c. 1800-1945) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 25
Shelley: Frankenstein
Darwin: The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Einstein: Essays in Science
XIV. The First World War (1914-1918) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 26
Kubrick: Paths of Glory
von Richthofen: “Air Warfare”
Wilson: “Speech on the Fourteen Points”
Luxemburg: “The War and the Workers”
Lean: Lawrence of Arabia
XV. The Russian Revolution and Global Communism (1917-1991) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapters 26, 27, 28; 30
Marx: Das Kapital
Marx and Engels: The Communist Manifesto
Lenin: “Our Programme”
XVI. Between World Wars: Great Depression and the Rise of Fascism (1919-1939) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapters 28; 30
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Hitler: Mein Kampf
Riefenstahl: Triumph des Willens
XVII: The Second World War (1939-1945) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 29
Chamberlain: “Peace in Our Time”
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 1939
Churchill: “Their Finest Hour”
Himmler: “Speech to SS Group Leaders at Posen,” 1943
XVIII. The Cold War (1945-1991)2 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 31
Churchill: “Iron Curtain Speech,” 1946
The Truman Doctrine, 1947
The Warsaw Pact, 1955
The Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968
XIX. Post-war Europe and the European Union (1945-Present) 1 week
Kagan et al.: Chapter 31
Beveridge: Social and Allied Services (The Beveridge Report), 1942
Godard: Breathless
Burgess: A Clockwork Orange
Fukayama: “The end of history”
Grading Policy:
Letter Grades are based on the 100 point scale:
A= 90 -100%
B= 80 - 89%
C= 70 - 79%
D= 60 - 69%
F= Below 59%
All homework or projects should be typed not handwritten.
Students have one week to make up missed tests.
Late Work Policy
Only late work due to an excused absence will be accepted. All due dates are posted on the website calendar, as well as in class. Because of this there is no excuse for not knowing that something is due. If you have an excused absence and miss a due date or a test you will be responsible for any pre assigned grades when you return. You will have the same time as you missed to make up any in class assignments that you missed.
Assignments must be turned in by the end of the school day when due.
Quizzes and test should be made up on the day that students return to class.
Main Assignments:
Points by week:
1. Weekly reading summary and analysis- 10pts
2. Unit tests 3 per semester- 10pts
3. Class work: includes participation in discussions, in class DBQ’s (2 per Quarter, former AP questions), thematic essays(1 per quarter, former AP question), as well as any other projects done in class- 5pts
4. Research paper- 5pts
*weekly point value, 18 week semester
Semester breakdown:
Class Participation/ class work 90pts 17%
Homework (chapter summary and analysis) 180pts 33%
Unit Tests (3) 180pts 33%
Research Paper (1) 90pts 17%
Total points= 540 points
Late Work Policy
Only late work due to an excused absence will be accepted. Assignments must be turned in by the end of the school day when due.
Students have one week to make up missed tests.
Tardy and Attendance Policy
I follow the school policy on attendance, and absences will count against your participation grade.
Academic honesty
Plagiarism of any kind will result in a zero on the assignment.
Classroom Rules
1. Respect your peers, teachers, and school property.
2. Be in your seat ready to work when the bell rings.
3. Disruptive behavior of any kind will not be tolerated.
4. No cell phones or other electronic equipment is allowed in the classroom.
5. No food or drinks in the classroom.
6. Students should display common sense when asking to use the restroom, and must have a pass from the teacher.
7. Remain in your seats until dismissed.
8. Have the materials you need for class. (homework, pen, paper)
9. Have an open mind and be ready to learn.
_______________________ ___________________ __________
Student Signature Parent Signature Date
_______________________
Print Student name