AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 16
The Birth of Modern European Thought
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 1
What effect did state-financed education have on literacy in late nineteenth century Europe?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 1
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 16
The Birth of Modern European Thought
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 2
What role did science play in the second half of the nineteenth century?
Activity for LO 2
“Herbert Spencer, Social Darwinism, from the Data of Ethics” p.585
Find a quote from Spencer that you believe sums up his view of Social Darwinism.
Important Terms and/or People for LO 2
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 16
The Birth of Modern European Thought
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 3
What challenges did European Christianity face in the late nineteenth century?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 3
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 16
The Birth of Modern European Thought
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 4
How did developments in art, psychology, and science reflect a profound shift in Western
thought?
Activity for LO 4
A Closer Look: “Monet’s Water Lillies” p. 596
What is meant by the “Panoramic Cycle?”
Activity for LO 4
A Closer Look: “Sunday on La Grande Jatte” p. 598
How is this painting an example of Postimpressionism?
Activity for LO 4
Video: “The Art of Pablo Picasso”
What is cubism?
Activity for LO 4
Document: “Herzl Advocates Jewish Nationalism” p. 607
List reasons Herzl gives for why a new political Jewish nation is in the best interest of all?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 4
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 16
The Birth of Modern European Thought
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 5
How did women challenge gender stereotypes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 5