AP Summer Assignment
DIGITAL LECTURE MATERIALS
Digital Lecture - Later Middle Ages (click to stream --- 'left click' or 'control-click' to download)
http://www.umasd.org/cms/lib7/PA01000379/Centricity/Domain/384/Digital%20Lecture%20%20Later%20Middle%20Ages%201.1.mov
Digital Lecture Outline - Later Middle Ages
http://www.umasd.org/cms/lib7/PA01000379/Centricity/Domain/384/Digital%20Lecture%20Notes%20
-%20Later%20Middle%20Ages.pdf
APEH Summer Assignment Instructions
TEXTBOOK MATERIALS
McKay Textbook, Chapter 12
http://www.umasd.org/cms/lib7/PA01000379/Centricity/Domain/384/McKay%20Chapter%2012%20%20Crisis%20of%20the%20Later%20Middle%20Ages.pdf
McKay, Chapter 12 Graphic Organizer
PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND VISUAL SOURCE ANALYSIS MATERIALS
Sherman - Chapter 11
Sherman Document Analysis Form.doc
Sherman Response Paragraphs.doc
PRELUDE TO A MODERN WORLD MATERIALS
Prelude to a Modern World
Prelude to a Modern World Non-Fiction Literary Analysis.doc
FREE RESPONSE QUESTION MATERIALS
Free Response Question
FRQ Rubric
Ms. Blount APEH
Summer Assignment Chapter 12 Graphic Organizer
Name ___________________________________ Period _______
Chapter 12: The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages, ca 1300-1450
Complete the graphic organizer with detailed and specific information as you read a .pdf
version.
Chapter 12 McKay, A History of Western Society, 8th edition (only use this book for this
assignment only)
DO NOT SIMPLY HUNT FOR THE ANSWERS; DOING SO WILL LEAVE “HOLES” IN
YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT. Be sure to include details regarding
political/diplomatic,cultural/intellectual and social and economic themes.
I. Prelude to Disaster – How did the following events impact Europe in the 14th
Century?
“Little Ice Age”
Great Famine
Abandonment of Homesteads
Essential Question for Text:
What were the demographic and economic consequences of climate change?
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II. The Black Death – How did the following contribute to the spread of the plague?
Rats
Urban Conditions
Personal Hygiene
a. Social, Economic and Cultural Consequences
Social
Economic
Cultural
Social Economic Cultural
Essential Question for Text:
How did the spread of the plague shape European society?
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III. The Hundred Year’s War (___________ - ____________)
Causes
Popular Support
Battle of Crécy
Joan of Arc
Hundrered
Year's War
a. Cost of Consequences ( list the cost consequences for each country, in or
around the circle)
For England
Cost of
Consequences
For France
How did the Hundred Years’ War contribute to a sense of nationalism in England and
France?
Essential Question for Text:
What were the causes of the Hundred Years’ War and how did the war affect European
politics, economics and cultural life?
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IV. The Decline of the Church’s Prestige
Define each of the following, and explain how they contributed to the decline of the
Catholic Church
Babylonian Captivity
Great Schism
Concilliar Movement
Who was John Wyclif?
Who was Jan Hus
What did the council of Constance accomplish
Essential Question for Text:
What challenges faced the Christian church in the 14th Century, and how did church
leaders, intellectuals, and ordinary people respond?
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V. The Life of the People- Describe each of the following
Marriage
Prostitution
Craft Guild
Violence
Fur Collar
Crime
Peasean
Revolts
Essential Question for Text:
In 1-2 sentences, summarize the typical life of the average person during the Late Middle
Ages.
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VI: What is Feudalism
What is Feudalism
Explain its Origin
Essential Questions:
What were the differences between (a) feudalism and the manorial system and (b) royal
councils, and (c) parliaments
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VII. Vernacular Literature
What is Vernacular Literature?
Summarize and describe the significance of the following work of literature
Dante’s Divine Comedy
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Villon’s Grand Testament
Spread of literacy amongst laypeople
Causes:
Effects:
Essential Question for Text:
How did the literature of the era reflect the events, circumstances and values of the era?
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VIII
Decline of the Roman Empire (What factors contributed to the decline)
IX: Early Middle Ages
1. What is Latin Christendom? How did it experience the “Dark Ages” after about
A.D. 500?
2. Explain why/how the Christian church was one organized institution of political,
spiritual, and cultural importance during Latin Christendom
X: ID CARDS
Create id cards for each of the following terms:
1) Historical Significance, 2) dates when appropriate, 3)two-three sentence summary
Jacqueries
Boniface VIII
Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Unam Sanctum
High Middle Ages
3-field system
Vassal
Holy Roman Empire
pax Romana
St. Augustine
Sunni
Shiite
Charlemagne
Byzantine Empire
Great Schism of east and west
Constantine
Greg VII
Henry IV
Innocent III
Thomas Aquinas
Sacraments
Black Death
Dark Ages
Dear Incoming AP European Students,
Welcome to AP European History! I am thrilled that you are participating in one of the
most interesting and challenging classes at Wake Forest. If you love history (and even
if you don’t), you will truly enjoy this class. We will spend the 2014-2015 school year
exploring 600 years of intriguing European History as we examine the social,
economic, cultural, intellectual, political, and diplomatic themes that have
dominated and shaped Western Civilization. We will also spend time preparing for
the College Board AP exam which is given in mid-May.
The Advance Placement Program provides highly motivated students the opportunity
to complete a class equivalent to Western Civilization, a freshman college
course. This course is taught at the college level. AP European covers the period
from the Renaissance to the present. Additionally, the AP curriculum emphasizes
higher-level critical thinking skills, analytical reading, essay writing, and primary
source document interpretation.
Why do we have a summer assignment for AP European History?
In order for us cover over 600 years of European History in 8 months, we must get off
to a running start. Once the school year begins, we will start with the Renaissance
(circa 1450 CE) and examine the development of Western Civilization up to the most
recent past. We will briefly review the summer material on day one. In order to
appreciate the events that occurred in Europe during this era, you need to know what
came before that time and what inspired the revolutionary (and sometimes
evolutionary) changes. This summer assignment will give us a much-needed context
to begin our look at modern European History. Additionally, the various assignments
attempt to recreate the type of work you will be completing both in and out of class
during the school year. Thus, you will get a head start in seeing the kind of work we
will do throughout the year, plus understand the expectations and rigor of the
course. Lastly, and maybe most importantly, this will give you a chance to challenge
and sharpen your reading and analysis skills along with your ability to write and prove
a thesis.
It is vital that this assignment be thoughtfully and fully completed and finished by the
dues dates laid out. Failure to complete this assignment will result in a serious impact
on your first quarter grade. Copies of this summer assignment along with all of the
materials needed are available for download below.
Best Regards,
Ms. Blount 
Due Dates
Digital Lecture and Outline - Handwritten notes are due on
the first day of school – August 25, 2014 (While this
assignment is not due until school begins, you will need to
complete it before you complete the other assignments)
McKay, Chapter 12 Graphic Organizer - Handwritten notes
are due on first day of school – August 25, 2014(While
this assignment is not due until school begins, you will need
to complete it before you complete the other assignments)
Primary, Visual and Secondary Source Analysis Due August 5, 2014 via email to cblount@wcpss.net
Prelude to a Modern World - Due August 12, 2014 via
email to cblount@wcpss.net
Free Response Question - Due August 19, 2014 via email
cblount@wcpss.net
ID Cards are due in first day of school
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All of the electronically submitted assignments need to be emailed to Ms. Blount
11:59pm of the date listed. Any assignment can be turned in before the due date, so
please feel free to get things done early and submitted. Any assignment submitted
after the due date will receive a 50% grade reduction. Any assignment not turned in
by the first day of school will be counted as a 'zero.' The Summer Assignment will
account for 10% of your First Marking Period grade.
Work is to be done individually. Collaborative efforts will result in an F. You are
expected to create your own words and thoughts. Materials (including thoughts and
ideas) taken from the Internet (and other sources) is considered plagiarism and will
result in an F.