Why Take European History?
A liberal education teaches you how to write, how to speak your mind, and how to learn—immensely valuable tools no matter your profession. Technology and globalization are actually making these skills even more valuable as routine mechanical and even computing tasks can be done by machines or workers in low-wage countries. More than just a path to a career, a liberal education is an exercise in freedom. Above all, it is an expression of the most basic urge of the human spirit—to know.
Fareed Zakaria, In Defense of a Liberal Education, 2015
Fareed Zakaria, In Defense of a Liberal Education, 2015
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About the Exam
The AP European History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and includes a multiple-choice/short-answer section and a free-response section. Each section is divided into two parts.
Section I: Part A Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 minutes | 40% of Exam Score
Section I: Part B Short Answer | 3 Questions | 40 minutes | 20% of Exam Score
Section II: Part A Document Based | 1 Question | 60 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score
Section II: Part B Long Essay | 1 Question | 40 minutes | 15% of Exam Score
Section I: Part A Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 minutes | 40% of Exam Score
- Questions appear in sets of 2 to 5.
- You will analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.
- Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.
Section I: Part B Short Answer | 3 Questions | 40 minutes | 20% of Exam Score
- Analyze historians’ interpretations, historical sources, and propositions about history.
- Questions provide opportunities for you to demonstrate what you know best.
- Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.
- You’ll have a choice between two options for the final required short-answer question, each one focusing on a different time period.
- Question 1 (required): 1600–2001
- Question 2 (required): 1600–2001
- Choose between Question 3, periods 1-2, and Question 4, periods 3-4
Section II: Part A Document Based | 1 Question | 60 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score
- Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.
- Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
- The document-based question will focus on topics from 1600-2001.
Section II: Part B Long Essay | 1 Question | 40 minutes | 15% of Exam Score
- Explain and analyze significant issues in European history.
- Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
- You’ll select from one of three essay choices, each focusing on the same theme and skill but different time periods:
- Option 1: period 1
- Option 2: periods 2-3
- Option 3: periods 3-4
Sample Reading Schedule
Chapter 12: European Society in the Age of the Renaissance (1350-1550)
Tue 8/14 12.1 Wealth and Power in Renaissance Italy Pg. 358 (3 pages)
Thu 8/16 12.2 Intellectual Change Pg. 362 (10 pages)
Mon 8/20 12.3 Art and the Artist Pg. 373 (4 pages)
12.4 Social Hierarchy Pg. 379 (3 pages)
12.5 Politics and the State in Western Europe Pg. 383 (4 pages)
Chapter 13: Reformations and Religious Wars (1500-1600)
Wed 8/22 13.1 The Early Reformation Pg. 392 (10 pages)
13.2 The Reformation and German Politics Pg. 404 (2 pages)
Classwork Due
Map: Renaissance Italy
Map: Late Medieval Europe
Fri 8/24 13.3 The Spread of Protestant Ideas Pg. 407 (6 pages)
13.4 The Catholic Reformation Pg. 414 (2 pages)
Tue 8/28 13.5 Religious Violence Pg. 417 (5 pages)
Thu 8/30 Renaissance Pizza & Art Presentation
Tue 9/4 Renaissance, Reformation and the French & Dutch Religious Wars Test: Chapter 12 & 13
Tue 8/14 12.1 Wealth and Power in Renaissance Italy Pg. 358 (3 pages)
Thu 8/16 12.2 Intellectual Change Pg. 362 (10 pages)
Mon 8/20 12.3 Art and the Artist Pg. 373 (4 pages)
12.4 Social Hierarchy Pg. 379 (3 pages)
12.5 Politics and the State in Western Europe Pg. 383 (4 pages)
Chapter 13: Reformations and Religious Wars (1500-1600)
Wed 8/22 13.1 The Early Reformation Pg. 392 (10 pages)
13.2 The Reformation and German Politics Pg. 404 (2 pages)
Classwork Due
Map: Renaissance Italy
Map: Late Medieval Europe
Fri 8/24 13.3 The Spread of Protestant Ideas Pg. 407 (6 pages)
13.4 The Catholic Reformation Pg. 414 (2 pages)
Tue 8/28 13.5 Religious Violence Pg. 417 (5 pages)
Thu 8/30 Renaissance Pizza & Art Presentation
Tue 9/4 Renaissance, Reformation and the French & Dutch Religious Wars Test: Chapter 12 & 13