AP MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
SUMMER 2014
To the Wonderful Ones:
We hope you enjoy your summer, and to “help” you do that, we have prepared the legendary SUMMER FUN packet for each of you. You are all very high achievers, and it is not coincidental that the students who really apply themselves to the reading and the map are the ones who begin the school year with A’s, and then stay in “A LAND” for the rest of the year. It is a definite truth that you will get as much out of this course as you put into it. People ask us all the time what the key is to do well in this class. We always respond with two words…time and discipline. Setting a time each day to devote to AP
Modern is the key to doing well because you can never fall behind. Falling behind in this class is actually the worst thing that can happen. Odd as it may seem, if you are behind after the second test, the likelihood is that you’ll never catch up. Beginning the AP
Modern discipline this summer will help you immeasurably when we return to school in
August.
There is a lot of work for you to do this summer, but it’s not hard, and it WILL give you a great background with which to start the course.
MAPS-
We have attached a list of all the countries, capitals, major cities, mountains, rivers, seas etc. that you will need to know. We have also given you several practice maps. You can find more of these on line. Just go to Google and type in Outline Map of European countries. Links will pop right up. You can also use the internet to find all the places on the maps. On the day when we test you, we will give you blank outline maps and ask you to locate specific places. For instance, we may ask you to locate the Gulf of Bothnia, the
Sea of Marmara, Prague, St. Petersburg, the Apennines, and the North Sea. We generally don’t ask you to locate a country because if you locate the capital and other major cities in the right country, we know you know where the country is. Doing well on this test is
EXTREMELY important. You really have to get an A. If you miss more than two, you have to take the test again, and you can’t get more than a B- the second time around. It’s pure memorization, and repetition on the practice maps is what will ensure your command of the map. Every year some students think we’re kidding about this and fail to really learn the map. Or, they wait until the last minute to study, and then it’s too late.

LANGUAGE FAMILIES AND RELIGIONS
On separate sheets in this packet, you will find the Language Families of Europe and the religions on the major countries. You need to memorize the religions and the languages of the countries we have given you and know to which Language Family each language belongs. Personally, the way we would do this is to create a flash card for each European country. On one side we would put the name of the country. On the other side we would put the language spoken in that country, the language family to which it belongs, the capital and then the dominant religion. It’s an easy way to learn.
MILA 18
By Leon Uris
This is a wonderful novel (a work of fiction,) and the students in the last sixteen years have just loved it. The book is now a tradition in Stratford’s AP Modern class. It’s about the uprising of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, and it gives a great background on the history of the Jews in Europe as well as an in depth focus on the beginning years of
WWII and the Holocaust. It has truly memorable characters, and both boys and girls like it. It has action, danger, and romance. On a separate page in this packet you will find the information about the essay we expect you to write on this book and directions on how to write it.
By William Manchester
This is a work of non-fiction and therefore should never be referred to as a novel. It is a book that takes the reader from the chivalrous knights, barbarism and wonder of the
Middle Ages to the rebirth of the human mind and spirit in what is known as the
Renaissance. It is a time that produced some of history’s greatest poets, philosophers, adventurers, painters, architects, sculptors and reformers as well as some of history’s greatest villains. Once again, on a separate page in this packet you will find the information about the essay we want you to write. Both of these books are available at
Barnes and Noble. You can also order them used on Amazon.com.

And now a note about honor violations: To us, it is NOT an honor offense for you to talk about the essays with your friends or work on the map together. Brainstorming can be a wonderful opportunity to expand your own thoughts. Obviously, when you sit down to write the essays, you’ll do it by yourself. Getting someone to proof-read it is a good thing! You’ll take the map test by yourself as well. Other teachers feel differently about this, so PLEASE do NOT apply our rules to other classes.
There will be three sections of AP Modern next year, and we are really excited about having all of you in class. If you have any questions about the summer assignment,
CALL ME (478) 477-4377. If I’m not home, leave a message, and I will get back to you.
Or, you can email me at carol.lanier@stratford.org
or carolgoodenough@hotmail.com
.
But, don’t call me the week before school starts and ask what you should do if you haven’t done the summer work. It’s too late at that point for me to help you. Ms. Brogdon won’t have much sympathy either and is not likely to let you out of the class. In applying for the class in the spring, you gave your word of honor that you committed to take this class. In other words, if you don’t do the summer work, you’ll be starting out the school year with an F and that will carry forth for a long time into the fall semester. So, remember the coach’s admonition: “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”
Remember what we said in the first paragraph. Discipline is the key. We suggest you plan to spend twenty minutes a day on the map during the month of June, and then an hour or so reviewing it before you come back to school in August. You’ll see that by doing a little each day in June, you’ll actually remember it in August. When and how long you read is up to you. But, if you wait until the beginning of August to read both books, you’ll be off on the wrong foot before you even start the new school year.
We want you to do your absolute best in this class, and we will help you in any way we can. We’re going to have a great time next year, and we are looking forward to getting to know all of you. In the mean time, enjoy the summer!
Sincerely,
Ms. Carol Lanier and Dr. Robert Veto

DIRECTIONS FOR MILA 18 ESSAY
Select two characters from Mila 18, and compare and contrast how each character reacted to the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto with regard to their physical hardships, their emotional stability and their spirituality. Make sure you cover all three aspects…physical, emotional, spiritual. (In the past, some students decided to address only two instead of covering all three aspects. They were very surprised when their grade was a C- or F. So answer all parts of the question.)
The essay should be approximately two and a half to three pages typed- double spaced.
Notice: we did not say one and a half or two. We said two and a half to three. Don’t write four or five. Write two and a half to three. Make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct. On any work done at home, we take off points for these types of errors. Write a good introduction setting the time frame and include the thesis in your introduction. An excellent introduction will be five to seven sentences in length. Use specific facts to prove your thesis. Don’t use generalities. ALWAYS write in the PAST
TENSE to explain or describe historical events. It’s history. It all happened in the PAST, so don’t say “The Warsaw Ghetto is the place...” say, “The Warsaw Ghetto was the place…” Also, ALWAYS write in the third person. The words “I” or “You” should never appear in an historical essay. This is the way all essays in class are written, so it’s good to begin the proper way. As a matter of fact, we will not accept an essay on Mila 18 written in any verb tense but the PAST tense. Do NOT quote directly from the book. History essays differ from English essays, and one of the major differences is that since you’re preparing for the AP exam in May 2014, you CANNOT use direct quotes from the book.
We are far more interested in your analysis and interpretation, and if you’ve stated the specifics, you really don’t need a quote to back them up.

Summer Reading Assignment on A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE by William Manchester- Answer the following question in a four to five paragraph essay. Your introductory paragraph should clearly answer the question in a general way, and your concluding paragraph should sum up the major points you have made in the essay. In between, there should be two or three body paragraphs which refer to SPECIFIC EXAMPLES examples from the book in support of your answer. DO NOT use direct quotations. Put everything in your own words. This essay as well should be two-three pages in length…typed and double-spaced. Follow the same directions for this essay as for the one on Mila 18.
In A World Lit Only By Fire, William Manchester speaks of the medieval mind in the first chapter and its “shattering” during the Renaissance. Using specific examples from both the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, explain why he is justified in using the word “shattering.”
And REMEMBER:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT FOR EVERYTHING!
Do your VERY BEST work on these essays. Look to impress us…WE LOVE to be impressed with your work. As a matter of fact, we hope to be impressed by your work all year long.

AP MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
LANGUAGE FAMILIES OF EUROPE
BALTIC LANGUAGES: Latvian (Lettish), Lithuanian. The religion of Latvia is
Protestant (Lutheran,) and the dominant religion of Lithuania is Roman Catholic.
CELTIC LANGUAGES: Irish (Gaelic,) Welsh, Cornish, Manx (spoken on the Isle of
Man,) Scottish Gaelic. The dominant religion of the Republic of Ireland is Roman
Catholic. The dominant religion of Northern Ireland is Protestant. Although Celtic languages are still used, the dominant language in all these areas is English
GERMANIC LANGUAGES
German (spoken in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and parts of
Switzerland,) Danish (spoken in Denmark,) Icelandic (spoken in Iceland,) Norwegian
(spoken in Norway,) Swedish (spoken in Sweden,) Dutch (spoken in the Netherlands,)
Yiddish (spoken by Ashkenazic European Jews…a dying language), Flemish (spoken in
Belgium and parts of northern France,) Frisian (spoken in the West and North Frisian islands,) and English (spoken all over the world now) England.
Germany (northern Germany is Protestant (Lutheran,) southern Germany is Roman
Catholic. Austria= Roman Catholic, Luxembourg= Roman Catholic, Denmark=
Protestant (Lutheran,) Iceland =Protestant (Lutheran,) Norwegian = Protestant (Lutheran)
Swedish= Protestant (Lutheran,) The Netherlands = Protestant (Calvinist Protestant,)
Belgium = Roman Catholic, Switzerland = Calvinist Protestant and Roman Catholic.
England is the Church of England (Protestant Episcopal.)
ITALIC LANGUAGES – sometimes known as Romance (Romantic) or Romanic
Italian is spoken in Italy and parts of Switzerland, Romanian is spoken in Romania,
Sardinian is spoken in Sardinia, Catalan is spoken in Spain, French is spoken in France and part of Switzerland, Ladino is a mixture of Hebrew and Spanish and is spoken by
Sephardic Jews…another dying language, Portuguese is spoken in Portugal, Spanish is spoken in Spain, Sicilian is spoken in Sicily and has a few Greek and Arab words mixed in. The dominant religion of all these places except for Romania is Roman Catholic. In
Romania, the dominant religion is Eastern Orthodox.

GREEK
Modern Greek is spoken in Greece and Cyprus. The dominant religion is Eastern
(Greek) Orthodox.
TURKIC Language family…part of the Altaic Languages
Turkish is spoken in Turkey. The dominant religion is Islam
SLAVIC LANGUAGE FAMILY
Belarusian (White Russian) spoken in Belarus, Russian is spoken in Russia, Ukrainian is spoken in Ukraine, Bulgarian is spoken in Bulgaria, Macedonian is spoken in
Macedonia, Serbo-Croatian is spoken in Serbia and Croatia, Slovenian is spoken in
Slovenia, Czech is spoken in the Czech Republic, Slovak is spoken in The Republic of
Slovakia, Polish is spoken in Poland.
The dominant religion of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia is the Eastern Orthodox Church. The dominant religion of Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia and Poland is Roman Catholicism. The Czech Republic traditionally has been Roman
Catholic.
THRACO-ILLYRIAN LANGUAGE FAMILY
Albanian is spoken in Albania where the dominant religion is Islam
URALIC LANGUAGE FAMILY
Finnish (SUOMI) is spoken in Finland, Estonian is spoken in Estonia, and Hungarian
(MAGYAR) is spoken in Hungary. The dominant religion in Finland is Protestant
(Lutheran,) the dominant religions of Estonia are Protestant (Lutheran) and Eastern
Orthodox. The dominant religion in Hungary is Roman Catholicism.

AP MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
SUMMER MAP
2014
SEAS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Norwegian Sea
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Irish Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Marmara
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
White Sea
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
Sea of Crete
Adriatic Sea
Tyrrehnian Sea
Strait of Messina
Strait of Dover
English Channel
St. George’s Channel
Strait of Gibraltar
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Barents Sea
Bay of Biscay
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Lions
Gulf of Taranto
Gulf of Riga

PENINSULAS
Crimean Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Kola Peninsula
Apennine Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Anatolian Peninsula
Gallipoli Peninsula
RIVERS
Loire
Marne
Rhone
Seine
Rhine
Danube
Elbe
Vistula
Don
Dniester
Dnieper
Volga
Arno
Po
MOUNTAINS
Pyrenees
Apennines
Balkans
Carpathians
Alps
Urals
Caucasus

COUNTRIES- CAPITALS, MAJOR CITIES
Iceland (Rejkyavik)
Ireland (Dublin)
Northern Ireland (Belfast
United Kingdom
Scotland (Edinburgh)
England (London) Wales, Manchester, Cardiff
Portugal (Lisbon)
Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Grenada)
France (Paris, Britanny, Normandy, Marseilles)
Monaco (Monte Carlo)
Italy (Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Genoa, Naples)
Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp)
Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Liechtenstein (Vaduz)
Austria (Vienna, Salzburg)
Hungary (Budapest)
Romania (Bucharest, Transylvania- where the vampires live)
Bulgaria (Sofia)
Slovenia ((Ljubljana)
Croatia (Zagreb)
Albania (Tirana)
Macedonia (Skopje)
Montenegro (Podgorica)
Bosnia and Herzogovina (Sarajevo)
Serbia (Belgrade)
Turkey (Ankara, Istanbul= Constantinople)
Ukraine (Kiev)
Poland (Warsaw)
Belarus (Minsk)
Czech Republic (Prague)
Republic of Slovakia (Bratislava)
(Bohemia area of the Hapsburg Empire that is now the Czech Republic and the Republic of Slovakia
Germany (Berlin)
Lithuania (Vilnius, also known as Vilna)
Latvia (Riga)
Estonia (Talinn)
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are known as the Baltic countries
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are known as the Low Countries
Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg)

Finland (Helsinki)
Sweden (Stockholm)
Norway (Oslo)
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Vatican City
San Marino
Switzerland (Bern, Geneva)
Andorra
Corsica
Sardinia
Sicily (Palermo)
Crete
Cyprus
Baleric Islands
Malta
We have given you practice maps, and you can get more online. In addition to the flashcards, practice filling out the map itself. Test yourself by taking a blank map and then going down the list.
The test on the MAP will be on the second day of school

AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
2013-2014
“Amir the Amazing” Ahmadi
“Miles the Magnificent” Anderson
Mary Wilson “The Adorable Avant”
Shishir “The Brilliant Bandi”
“Victoria the Vivacious” Brown
“Robert the Regal” Clark
“Daniella the Darling” Chrabuszcz
“Tommy the Terrific” Cleveland
“Rachel the Ravishing” Crowe
Amber “The Delightful Datta”
Wimberly “The Darling Dennis”
“Laren the Lovely” Durkee
Libby “The Elegant Ellison”
Tanisha “The Greatest Ghosh”
“David the Dashing” Haithcock
“Sarah the Sensational” Hammond
“Felton the Fabulous” Hatcher
Cali Ruth “The Happiest Hays”
Hope “The Honorable Hays”
Savannah “The Joyful Joyner”
“Claire the Cutest” Kelly

“Sachin the Spectacular” Khurana
“Avery the Astonishing” Layton
Wehbe “The Lively Lee”
Mary Frances “The Marvelous Mabbett”
“Laura the Lilting” Mitchell
“Stephen the Spectacular” Mosley
Dylan “The Outstanding Ogle”
Tift “The Prettiest Palmer”
“Ally the Amazing” Parker
Hinal “The Prettiest Patel”
Rujul “The Perfect Patel”
“Jackson the Jubilant” Pyles
“Dylan the Dashing” Quintal
Aiza “The Sensational Shabbir”
“Emily the Effervescent” Schlottman
“Val the Valiant” Sheridan
“Michelle the Marvelous” Tang
“Ann the Astounding” Thompson
“Thomas the Tremendous” Traynham
“Laney the Lovely” Turk
“Ramsie the Ravishing” Whitworth
“Carlton the Charismatic” Woodcock