AP European History HW for Ch. 16 and 17
Due Date
Thurs
11/1
Reading
Read pages
514-523
(Read up to
the point
where it says
Black African
Slavery, the
plantation
system)
Homework
Questions
Group 1: 109. Explain in a three sentences each the four different
stages of European contact with the rest of the world after the
Renaissance.
Wikispaces
Posting:
Chapter 16
Discussion #1
Group 4: 112. Explain the Spanish Colonia System in a paragraph
make sure to explain the colonial government, trade regulation and
colonial reforms of the bourbons.
Group 2: 110. Explain in a paragraph the goals of mercantilism
and define mercantilist empires.
Group 3: 111. Explain in a paragraph the French-English Rivalry
in North America and India.
Group 5: 113. Explain the roles of peninsulares and creoles in the
Spanish colonial system
Tues
11/6
Read pages
523-533
(Read up to
the point
where it says
“The
Diplomatic
Revolution”
Terms:
122. Mercantile Empires
123.Mercantilism
124. Peninsulares
125. Creoles
Questions:
Group 6: 114. Explain the African presence in the Americas in
each of the following areas in 3 sentences each.
A. The West Indes and Brazil
B. North America
Group 7: 115. Explain how many slaves were shipped to the new
world and why there was a need for so many slaves in the new
world.
Group 8:116. Explain in three paragraphs the slave experience.
Make sure to explain the effects on the languages, cultures,
relgion, and the racial attitudes of the Europeans.
Group 9: 117. Explain each of the following wars in a paragraph
each. Make sure to include who was on each side, why it
happened, and the results of the war.
A. The War of Jenkins’s Ear
B. The War of the Austrian Succession
C. The Seven Years’ War
Thurs.
11/8
Read pages
533-542, 550553
Wikispaces
Posting:
Chapter 16
Discussion #2
Terms:
126.The War of Jenkin’s Ear
127.The War of Austrian Succession
Questions:
Group 1: 118. Explain what the Diplomatic Revolution was in a
paragraph
Group 2: 119. Explain William Pitt’s strategy for winning in North
America.
Group 3: 120. Explain what happened with the Treaty of 1763 in a
paragraph.
Group 4: 121. Explain what the stamp act was and what the British
were doing that bothered the colonists.
Group 5: 122. Explain what the intolerable acts were in a
paragraph and why they borrowed the colonists.
Group 6: 123. Explain the major political ideas of the American
revolution in a paragraph and explain where they got these ideas.
Group 7: 123. Explain in a paragraph the affair of John Wilkes in
England.
Group 8: 124. Explain in a paragraph the movements to reform
parliament.
Group 9: 125. Explain in a paragraph the long lasting importance
of the American revolution.
126. Explain in a paragraph how Newton and Locke’s ideas led to
the enlightenment.
127. Explain in a paragraph what a print culture was and where it
was started.
Terms:
128.The Diplomatic Revolution
129.The Seven Years War
130.William Pitt
131.The Treaty of Paris 1763
132.The American Revolution
133.The Intolerable Acts
134.1783 Treaty of Paris
135.John Wilkes
136.Yorkshire Association Movement
137.The Columbian Exchange
138.Tabula Rasa
Tues
11/13
554-570
Wikispaces:
Chapter 17
Discussion #1
Questions:
128. Explain in a paragraph who the philosophes were, what they
believed and who the major philosophes were.
129. Read Kant’s Definition of Enlightenment on Page 556.
Explain in a paragraph what Kant believes the enlightenment is,
the motto of the enlightenment, and what he believes the
enlightened must do.
130. Explain in a paragraph how Voltaire offended different
powerful people and explain his major ideas.
131. Explain in a paragraph some of the criticisms of Christianity
by Enlightenment thinkers.
132. Explain in a three sentences how Enlightenment thinkers
viewed Judaism.
133. Explain in a paragraph the views of the Jewish
Enlightenment thinkers Baruch Spinoza and Moses Mendelsohn
and how they differed from each other.
134. Explain in a paragraph some of the criticisms of Christianity
by Enlightenment thinkers.
135. Explain in a paragraph the negative views that most people
held of Islam and why they held those views.
136. Explain in three sentences each the following ideas.
A. The Encyclopedia
B. The Reform of Criminal Law
C. Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations
137. Explain in four sentences the major ideas of the following.
A. Montesquieu ‘s Spirit of the Laws
B. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Terms:
139.Philosophes
140.Public Opinion
141.Immanuel Kant
142.Voltaire
143. Baruch Spinoza
144. Moses Mendelsohn
145. The Encyclopedia
146. Adam Smith
147. Physiocrats
148. Baron de Montesquieu
149. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Tues
11/13
571-580
Essay
Presentations
143.150. Denis Diderot
Group 1: 138. Explain in a paragraph the role of women of the
Enlightenment
Group 2: 139. Explain in a paragraph each the two following
artistic styles including different artists.
A. Rococo Art
B. Neoclassical Art
Group 3: 141. Explain in three sentences the characteristics of
Enlightened Absolutism .
Group 4: Explain the major points made by both Mary
Wollstonecraft and Rousseau with regards to the role of women.
Make sure to also include how you feel about these arguments in
½ page.
Prepare a Description of Your Role for the Debate and an
explanation for people about the important issues are.
½ page
Thurs
11/15
581-590
Philosopher
Debate
Terms Check
for terms 1157
Mon
11/19
Terms:
Group 5: 151. Mary Wollstonecraft
Group 6: 152. Rococo Art
Group 6: 153. Neoclassicalism
154. Enlightened Absolutism
Group 7: 142. Explain each of the following reforms of
Frederick the Great in three sentences each.
A. Promotion through merit
B. Religious toleration
C. Administrative and Economic Reforms
Group 8: 143. Explain each of the following reforms of Joseph II
of Austria in three sentences each
A. Centralization of Authority
B. Ecclesiastical Policies
C. Economic and Agrarian Policies
Group 9: 144. Explain each of the following reforms of Catherine
the Great of Russia.
A. Limited Administrative Reform
B. Economic Growth
C. Territorial Expansion
Terms:
154. Enlightened Absolutism
155. Frederick the Great
156. Joseph II
157. Catherine the Great
Take Quia test Hand In Essays
on Ch. 17
Take AP Prep
Test on 17
Tues
11/20
Test on 16 and 17