Instructor: Ms. Lori Marenda
AP Euro History Blog address:
http://apeurohistorysalemhs.wordpress.com/
Ms. Marenda’s email address:
LoriMarenda@salemk12.org
"Reading furnishes our minds only with materials of knowledge; it is the thinking
which makes what we read ours... " - John Locke
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2010
In preparation for your "journey" through AP European History, you will be
required to read one book, write one essay, a journal assignment, the Great Map
activity, and Quotation flashcard activity.
PART I: A World Lit Only by Fire Assignments
The book you must read is:
Manchester, William. A World Lit Only by Fire-- The Medieval Mind and the
Renaissance Portrait of an Age. New York: Little, Brown and Company,
1992.
Options:
1) You could purchase your book (Amazon has the book for $10.47 regularly
$15.99). I highly recommend purchasing your own copy.
2) You could contact the local library and use interlibrary loan to get a copy
of the book as well.
3) I will buy back your books that you purchased for $5.00 within the first few
weeks of school.
A WORLD LIT BY FIRE ESSAY
According to Manchester, the humanist message was, “an expression of
confidence that men would learn to understand, and then master, natural forces,
that they could grasp the nature of the universe, even shape their individual
destinies.” Compare and contrast Martin Luther, Ferdinand Magellan, and
Desidarius Erasmus’s specific actions, and assess which man best exemplified
the above quote by defining his destiny and thus, that of modern Europe’s. In
your essay, be sure to directly compare and analyze the actions of ALL three
individuals. (You must demonstrate your understanding of Manchester by citing
specific examples/page numbers from the book.)
Note: All essays must:
_ have a clear introduction (UNDERLINE YOUR THESIS);
_ have well-developed paragraphs;
_ have MLA citations (examples from readings for support; cite page #’s);
_ be typed;
_ be double-spaced;
_ be proofread;
_ be written in third person (no first person - “I”);
_ be in a standard 12 pt. font (standard margins)
A WORLD LIT BY FIRE JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT
For each of the three sections in Manchester:
• Identify the main theme of the section (2-4 sentences)
• Identify the most significant events
• Identify the most significant people
1. Explain why you think each event/person is historically significant. You should
list these events/people in a clear and concise way.
2. Cite the specific page # in which you found the event/person.
3. Finally, at the bottom of each journal, write down one or two questions you
have about the section. The questions may be about things you did not
understand or ideas you would like to discuss in class on the first day.
4. Please keep each section journal to approximately one full page. (Remember
that you must demonstrate your understanding of Manchester by citing page
numbers from the book.)
REMINDERS:
_ Order your books early - DO NOT wait until the last minute. Not finding a book
is an unacceptable excuse for not completing your "ticket" to A. P. Euro.
_ This is an individual assignment.
_ Your teacher may request a “book chat” with you if it is not clear that you read
the book.
_ Your summer assignment must be turned in on the first day of school. If you do
not meet this requirement, you will not be allowed to take A.P. European History.
_ Please bring A World Lit Only by Fire to class the first day of school.
Policy of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's words or ideas as if they were
one's own. It is also plagiarism to change a few words and give no credit to the
author. Plagiarism is a serious offense. While the student should be gathering
ideas from other sources, those sources must be given credit in accordance with
the following guidelines:
1. If the exact words of an author are used, whether they are sentences or
phrases, quotation marks must be used and the source documented.
2. If an original idea of an author is used, even if it is not copied word for
word, that idea must be documented.
3. Plagiarism is essentially theft - the stealing of someone else's
intellectual property. Basically student writers should understand that
unless they were born with the information (a feat worthy of the Guinness
Book) or could have come to understand that information through their
own experience (for example, how to play soccer), they need to cite their
sources. “In writing your research paper, then, you must document
everything that you borrow- - not only direct quotations and paraphrases
but also information and ideas. Of course, common sense as well as
ethics should determine what you document. For example, you rarely
need to give sources for familiar proverbs ('You can't judge a book by its
cover'), well-known quotations ('We shall overcome'), or common
knowledge ('George Washington was the first president of the United
States'). But you must indicate the source of any appropriated material
that readers might otherwise mistake for your own. If you have any doubt
about whether or not you are committing plagiarism, cite your source or
sources” (Gibaldi 29).
Part II: The Great Map Activity
You will be required to complete a map of Europe. Please acquire the following
ASAP:
Full sheet of poster board
1 extra-fine point Black sharpie marker
Set of colored pencils
1 fine-point Black sharpie marker
1 fine-point Blue sharpie marker
pencil
Follow these steps to complete your Map:
1) Come to room 306 any day after school before June 23rd to trace an
outline of a Europe map (bring white poster board and pencil with you).
Trust me: you will want to take advantage of this opportunity.
2) After you trace your map with pencil, you will use the fine-point black
sharpie to outline the entire continent and all islands.
3) Use the extra-fine black sharpie marker to draw in the borders of all of
Europe’s nation-states and territories (see attached list)
-Separately label the four “countries” which make up the
United Kingdom.
4) Use the fine-point blue marker to neatly write the names of every
European nation-state. Islands and territories should NOT be identified, but
must be colored the same color as their “mother country.” I’ve provided you
with a list of islands and territories to help ensure accurate coloring.
5) Use the extra-fine black sharpie to neatly write the names of every all the
European cities from the attaches list. Use a * to identify the location of each
city – be careful to be as accurate as possible in choosing were you place
them.
6) Use colored pencils to neatly color every European nation-state. Do not
have two of same color next to one another.
-Color the four countries of the United Kingdom as one
nation-state.
7) Use the extra-fine black sharpie to neatly write the names of all bodies of
water from the attached list.
8) Use the blue colored pencil to nearly color in all bodies of water.
Sloppy, incomplete, or late posters will earn a grade of zero! Partial credit will not
be given, and no credit will be given when directions are not followed. Acceptable
posters must be NEAT, ACCURATE, and COMPLETE.
Part III: Quotation Flashcard Activity
You will create 25 flashcards of famous quotes from European History. Using 4 x
6 note cards, you will copy each quote, who stated the quote, and explain what
the context/meaning of the quote (see attached list). Use the Internet to help
explain the context of the quote. We will be addressing each of these quotes
throughout the school year.
For example:
“Bread, Peace, Land.” ~ Lenin
What is the context/meaning of the quote?
This was a slogan used by Lenin during the 1917 October
Revolution in Russia. Bread is mentioned because people
were starving, peace because Russia had been fighting in
WW I for too long, and land because it means power.
Points for Summer Assignments:
A World Lit Only by Fire Essay
A World Lit Only Fire Journal
The Great Map Activity
Quotation Flashcards
100 points
75 points
100 points
50 points
If you have any questions, please contact me via email or through the web site.
European Nation-States, Islands, Territories, and Bodies of Water
Nation-States
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Islands & Territories
Aaland Islands (Finland)
Balearic Islands (Spain)
Bornholm (Denmark)
Channel Islands (UK)
Corfu (Greece)
Corsica (France)
Crete (Greece)
Elba (Italy)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Gibraltar (UK)
Gotland (Sweden)
Greek Islands (Greece)
Isla of Man (UK)
Kaliningrad (Russia)
Sardinia (Italy)
Shetland Islands (UK)
Sicily (Italy)
Bodies of Water
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Bosporus
Caspian Sea
Dardanelles
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Strait of Gibraltar
Amsterdam,
London,
Athens,
Manchester,
Barcelona,
Milan,
Belfast,
Moscow,
Belgrade,
Munich,
Berlin,
Naples,
Bremen,
Nurnberg,
Brussels,
Oslo,
Bucharest,
Paris,
Budapest,
Prague,
Copenhagen,
Reykjavik,
Dresden,
Rome,
Dublin,
St. Petersburg (Leningrad),
Edinburgh,
Sarajevo,
Florence,
Sevilla,
Frankfurt,
Sofia,
Gdansk,
Stockholm,
Geneva,
Strasbourg,
Hamburg,
Venice,
Helsinki,
Volgograd (Stalingrad),
Istanbul,
Warsaw,
Kiev,
Vienna,
Be able to locate the following on the map:
The Alps
Asia Minor
Balkan Peninsula
Baltic States
British Isles
Caucasus Mountains
Iberian Peninsula
Crimean Peninsula
Jutland
Normandy
Scandinavia
Ural Mountains
History Quotes
“The Great decisions of the day will not be decided by speeches or majority
decisions . . . but by iron and blood.”
~Otto von Bismarck
“The Revolution is over! I am the Revolution!”
~Napoleon Bonaparte
“From Settin on the Baltic to Trieste on the Adriatic, an iron curtain has
descended across the continent.”
~Winston Churchill
“Victory has been bought at a price so dear as to be indistinguishable from
defeat.”
~Winston Churchill
“I think, therefore I am.”
~Rene Descartes
“I am the first servant of the state.”
~Frederick II of Prussia
“I will not accept the crown from the gutter.”
~Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia
“And yet, it still moves!”
~Galileo Galilei
“Paris is worth a mass.”
~Henry IV of France
“No bishops, no king!”
~James I of England
“Bread, Peace, Land!”
~Lenin
“Not bad, considering I was sitting between Jesus Christ and Napoleon.”
~David Lloyd George
“L’etat c’est moi.”
~Louis XVI of France
“Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen.”
~Martin Luther
“If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of
giants.”
~Isaac Newton
“The proletarians have nothing to lose by their chains. They have a world to win.
Workers of all lands, unite!”
~Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
“Men are to be changed by, not to change, religion.”
~Pope Paul III
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
~Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.”
~Haile Selassie
“Czar Alexander got to Paris!”
~Joseph Stalin
“Sire, we must do from above what the French have done from below.”
~Baron von Stein
“Crush the infamous thing!”
~Voltaire
“Paris for lunch, dinner in St. Petersburg.”
~Wilhelm II of Germany
“The world must be made safe for democracy.”
~Woodrow Wilson