AP European History | Examples

Course Curriculum

Start Next Lesson New Monarchies and the Foundations of the Centralized Modern State

Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration

Classical Revival and Renaissance Developments

New Monarchies and the Foundations of the Centralized Modern State

Technological advances and exploration driven by mercantilism

Colonial Expansion and Development of the Slave trade

The Columbian Exchange and European commercial revolution

Unit 2: Age of Reformation

The birth of Protestantism and Catholic Reformation

Political impacts of religious upheaval and the wars of religion

Changes in daily life and public enforcement of morals

Mannerism and Baroque Art

Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

The rise of absolutism and challenges to it

English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

The Agricultural Revolution and the development of market economies

The balance of power in Europe, shifting alliances, and new forms of warfare

Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

The Scientific Revolution and developments in understanding of the natural world

The Enlightenment and new schools of political thought

Population growth and urbanization

Neoclassicism and the consumer revolution

Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

The rise of global markets and the growth of Britain’s power

The French Revolution, Napoleon’s reign, and the Congress of Vienna