AP European History Review – Semester 2
Chapter 10 – Renaissance & Discovery
The Italian Renaissance began in the city state of______. time period:______
1. Define humanism. What does it mean to be a humanist?
2. Identify: Francesco Petrarch
3. In what ways does Renaissance art reflect the ideals of humanism?
4. What were the accomplishments of King Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain?
5. Who invented the printing press? Why is this significant?
Chapter 11 – The Age of Reformation
Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church door in the year______in ______.
6. Explain Martin Luther’s Justification by faith alone (SOLA FIDE)
7. Identify: 95 theses
8. What were the provisions of the Peace Augsburg 1555?
9. Why did King Henry VIII OF England separate from the Catholic Church? What church did he establish?
10. What was the purpose of the Catholic Counter Reformation?
11. What were the most important reforms made by the Council of Trent?
Chapter 12 – The Age of Religious Wars
The French Wars of Religion began in ______and ended in______. The two religious groups embroiled in tensions were the______and the ______.
12. What is meant by the term politiques? Who is an example of a politique?
13. Who were the Huguenots?
14. What was William of Orange’s mission in life? Where was he from, and what did he want for his country?
15. What was Queen Mary I’s policy towards religion? What about Elizabeth I?
16. Identify: Treaty of Westphalia
17. Causes of the Thirty Years’ War
Chapter 13: European State Consolidation
18. Define: Parliamentary Monarchy
19. Define:Political absolutism
20. What were the causes of the English Civil War?
21. Identify: Oliver Cromwell
22. Identify: Glorious Revolution
23. Define: divine right of kins
Chapter 14 – New Directions in Though &Culture in the 16th & 17th Centuries
24. What problems with the Ptolemaic system did Copernicus’ universe address?
25. Define: heliocentric, geocentric
26. Identify: Galileo
27. Identify: Copernicus
28. How is Thomas ‘ perspective of humanity different from John Locke’s view? How did their views influence their political philosophy?
Chapter 15 – Society and Economy Under the Old Regime in the 18th Century
29. What percentage of the population in any given country belonged to the noble class?
30. What is the “peerage”?
31. What is the difference between peasants & serfs?
32. English game laws gave the aristocracy the exclusive right to do what?
33. What are the two basic models of the pre-industrial household?
34. What innovations led to the agricultural revolution?
35. List possible reasons that contributed to the population explosion of the 1800’s
36. What factors contributed to the emergence of the Industrial revolution in Great Britain?
Chapter 17: The Age of Enlightenment
37. Identify: philosophes, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau
38. Define : Enlightened absolutism
39. List examples of enlightened monarchs
Chapter 18- The French Revolution
40. What are the Three Estates? Who belonged to each estate?
41. Who was the French King and Queen during the revolution? What happened to them?
42. What did the members of the National Assembly vow to do? What is this event called?
43. What happened on July 14th, 1789?
44. The National Assembly transformed themselves into the ______after 1791.
45. Describe the philosophy of the Girondists vs. the Jacobins
46. Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
47. Who ruled France during the Directory phase?
48. Who eventually emerged as ruler of France in 1799?
Chapter 19: The Age of Napoleon
49. What strategies did Napoleon use to gain the support of others?
50. List five laws dictated by the Napoleonic code.
51. What year did Napoleon declare himself emperor?
52. What did the European nations agree to during the Congress of Vienna?
Chapter 20: the conservative order and Challenges of Reform
53. Define: nationalism, liberalism, conservatism
54. Discuss the goal of nationalists and liberals.
Chapter 21: Economic Advance and Social Unrest
55. List factors which allowed for industrialization in Great Britain.
56. What social issues were addressed by the English Factory Act (1833)?
57. Identify: Thomas Malthus
58. Identify : Karl Marx
59. Define: socialism
60. Define: proletariat
Chapter 22: The Age of Nation States
61. What is the meaning of the word carbonari? What significance did this group have in the political context?
62. Why did Camilo Cavour believe in Italian unification?
63. What is referred to as “the most important political development in Europe between the years 1848-1914?
64. Identify the two most powerful German states.
65. Identify: Otto Von Bismarck
Chapter 24: The Birth of Modern Thought
66. In your own words, explain Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
67. Define: social Darwinism
68. What is Sigmund Freud Famous for?
Chapter 25: Imperialism and WWI
69. How does your textbook define the word imperialism?
70. Why was Otto von Bismarck (Berlin Conference) interested in dividing the African continent amongst European powers?
71. Who was assassinated on June 28th, 1914? Why is this assassination significant in world history?
72. World War I began as a local conflict between______and ______.
73. Chart: Alliances List 5 members from each side
Triple Entente / Central Powers1. Serbia / 1. Austria- Hungary
2. / 2.
3. / 3.
4. / 4.
5. / 5.
74. Why did the United States enter the war? In what year?
75. Which countries are referred to as the “BIG FOUR” during WWI?
76. At the Treaty of Versailles, who was blamed for starting WWI?
Chapter 26 : Political Experiments of the 1920’s/ Chapter 27: Europe and the Great Depression
77. What impact did WWI have on European economies?
78. Identify: facism
79. Define: totalitarianism
80. How did Hitler rise to power in Germany?
81. In what ways did the 1935 Nuremberg Laws alter the lives of the Jewish population in Germany?
82. What is Kristallnacht?
Chapter 28 : WWII
83. What is meant by the Anchluss?
84. What was the immediate cause of WWII?
85. What year did German forces invade Poland?
86. How long did the German assault on the city of London last (Battle of Britain)?
87. Chart: List the members of the Allies vs. Axis powers
Allies / Axis1. / 1.
2. / 2.
3. / 3. Italy (Switched sides at the end)
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Chapter 29 Cold War Era:
88. Which 2 nations emerged as superpowers after WWII?
89. Identify: The Marshall Plan
90. Identify: The Truman Doctrine
91. Identify: Brezhnev Docctrine
Chapter 30: The West at the Dawn of the 21st Century
92. City dwellers make up what percent of Europe’s current population?
93. What does the term Americanization refer to?
94. Membership into the European Union indicated that a nation had ______and ______.