AP Euro Summer Reading Assignment 2013
Ms. Tamburello
atamburello@ums-wright.org
Due date: First day of school
Total points: 150
Name___________________________
Period _____
Directions: You are required to complete the following prompts from your textbook and the novel, The
Passion of Artemisia, by Susan Vreeland. If you have any questions regarding the summer assignment,
please e-mail me.
Write and sign the honor pledge here once you have completed the assignment:
PART I: The Late Middle Ages Key Terms and Questions – 44 pts.
Define the key terms and answer the questions using Chapter 11 of your textbook. You must put all
definitions and responses in your own words. Be sure to include the significance of each term for the
time period.
1. Black Death aka the Plague 2. Late Middle Ages aka the Dark Ages 3. Condottieri
4. pogroms 5. scutage
6. papal bull –
7. mysticism –
8. Dante –
9. Petrarch –
9. Boccaccio –
10. Chaucer –
11. Christine de Pizane –
12. Giotto
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13. vernacular –
1. Explain the social and economic impact of the Black Plague on European society.
2. Analyze three (3) major problems European states experienced in the 14th century.
3. Describe the “new monarchies” in France, England, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire, and their
government’s make-up.
4. Explain how and why the authority and prestige of the papacy declined in the 14th century due to the
Papacy at Avignon, the Great Schism, and conciliarism.
4. Describe the two (2) major developments in art and literature in the 14th century.
5. Explain how the adversities of the 14th century affected urban (city) life and medical practices.
PART II – Renaissance Key Terms and Questions – 36 pts.
Define the key terms and answer the questions using Chapter 12 of your textbook. You must put all
definitions and responses in your own words. Be sure to include the significance of each term for the
time period.
1. Renaissance (including its characteristics, where it began, and why) –
2. Three Italian Estates (social classes) –
3. the Medici 4. Machiavelli’s The Prince 5. Humanism 6. Individualism 7. Secularism 8. Galileo –
9. Michelangelo’s Pieta –
1. Describe how the Middle Ages and the Renaissance differed politically, economically, and socially.
2. Explain the role of upper-class women during the Renaissance.
3. Explain how the Italian city-states tried to maintain a balance of power and what hindered them from
being successful in maintaining stability in Italy.
4. Define Humanism and describe its effects on intellectual thought during the Renaissance, and its
effects on education and history.
5. Explain how the invention of the moveable type printing press affected Renaissance life.
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PART III: The Passion of Artemisia – 70 pts
Directions: Answer the following questions as you read The Passion of Artemesia. Type your answers on
this sheet, in a different font or color than the questions, after downloading the document from the
school website. You need to answer in CSIQ – complete sentence including the question – format. You
must use specific details (at least three when applicable) from the text to support your answer and cite
the page numbers for the details. Keep in mind that each question is worth ten points.
1. Orazio is seen by Artemisia as the cause of her misfortunes. Analyze the degree to which this a fair
assessment. Explain how the attitudes and strictures of the time period influenced him i.e. limited his
alternatives or blinded him.
2. When Sister Graziela gave Artemisia the pearl earring, she also gave her some advice. Explain how she
followed and did not follow this advice. When it is her turn to give advice to Palmira, she reduced it to
one line. Analyze why she made that choice.
3. Describe the ways in which Galileo influenced Artemisia. She said to him, "Even stone bears the
footprints of many men." Explain how this applies to all women and to her in particular.
4. Explain to what extent Graziela was in control of her own fate. Explain the ways the term "passion"
can be applied to Graziela, Orazio, Galileo, and Artemisia. Analyze how Michelangelo's Pietà is echoed
by the characters.
5. Describe how Artemisia influenced the minor female characters—Umiliana, Fina, Vanna, Renata,
Paola. Explain what she learned from them. How are these characters representative of the time, or
exceptions to the social mores (tradition and behavior)?
6. Of all her paintings, explain which one(s) she was most passionate about. Explain which one(s) you
favor. Hypothetically, if Artemisia, the woman with the same history, lived in the 21st century, what do
you think would be the subject(s) of her paintings?
7. Throughout history women have been victims of gender prejudice. However, explain at least two
advantages Artemisia had as a woman. Analyze the negative events in Artemisia's experience that were
caused by her own thinking and actions. Analyze whether she could have made better decisions in
certain circumstances.
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