Welcome to AP Euro
,AP Euro Outline
- Unit I - Renaissance and Exploration
- Unit II - Age of Reformation
- Unit III - Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- Unit IV - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- Unit V - Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- Unit VI - Industrialization and its Effects
- Unit VII - 19th Century Perspectives and Political
Developments
- Unit VIII - 20th Century Global Conflicts
- Unit IX - Cold War and Contemporary Europe
,The Exam
- Score out of 5
- Split into four different sections
- 1) 55 Multiple choice questions (55min)
- 2) 3 Short Essay Questions (40min)
- 3) Document Based Question Essay
(60min)
- 4) Long Essay Question (40min)
, SAMPLE MCQ
Which of the following best describes
“It is not right when some make the simple folk believe that
the main claim made by von Staupitz in
diligent confession and a worldly gift grants a papal indulgence the passage?
and that thereby they can attain the forgiveness of sins. For the
clink of the coin that falls into the money box will not free the (A) Church authorities are the best
judges of whether someone is truly
sinner of his sins. Forgiveness requires first and above all else a
repentant.
truly contrite heart. Also, it is beyond doubt that the person may
attain forgiveness of his sins by a true, honest contrition even (B) The collection of money for the
without all the indulgences that he can avail himself of. But it is forgiveness of sins has corrupted the
church.
incredible and without any basis to attain pardon of sins even
with papal grace if there is not first a true, heartfelt contrition over (C) Forgiveness of sins depends on
sins. . . . It is also the greatest foolishness to think sins may be repentance, not on a monetary
greater than God’s mercy. The mercy of God is without measure payment.
and infinitely great. No one who seeks it will be denied it.”
(D) Bishops, rather than the pope,
- Johannes von Staupitz, Catholic theologian and dean of the should have the power to forgive sins.
faculty at the University of Wittenberg, sermon, 1516