AP European History

Students will explore and analyze major European processes, events, and figures from 1450 to the present. Topics covered include the interaction of Europe and the world, economic and commercial development, cultural and intellectual development, states and other institutions of power, social organization and development, national and European identity, and technological and scientific innovations. Students will develop their skills as historians, learning to draw connections and make arguments about causation and continuity based on the analysis of primary and secondary sources. On successful completion of this course, students will be prepared to sit the AP European History exam.