Writing an AP European History ID:

Historical identification, while tedious, is an integral part of mastering the vast amount of content required for success in this course and on this exam. In addition, these terms will appear on quizzes and unit exams. Thoughtful completion of these terms will improve your confidence, content knowledge, and your scores, so please do them carefully and individually.

IDs will be provided by chapter and/or period and will be posted on the CHS website. Pay careful attention to deadlines as late IDs will not be accepted. IDs must be completed on 3x5 lined index cards and completed in the following format:

The Heading (has 3 parts):

  1. Term/Date(s): this is the term/phrase/event/person I am asking you to research AND the DATE of the event or person’s life
  2. Theme Reference: use PERSIA (political, economic, religious, social, intellectual, art) to categorize your terms, which is very helpful when trying to quickly respond to MC or FRQs. NOTE – terms may fall into multiple categories.
  3. Page number: note the page number from the text or Cahill where you got your information (if the term is NOT in the book, then note the website where you found the information)

The Definition: (has 2 parts)

  1. Simple definition: paraphrase from the text
  2. Context/Significance: This is super important and should answer the question, “How or why is this significant, particularly as it relates to PERSIA (the category stated in the heading)?” Placing this ID in CONTEXT is critical for understanding.

Example:

FRONT OF CARD: (THE HEADING)

Petrarch (1304-1374)

Theme – intellectual

p. 325Spielvogel, p. 68-70 Cahill

BACK OF CARD: (DEFINITION AND SIGNIFICANCE)

Considered the “father of Humanism,” Petrarch fostered a revival of Greco-Roman classical learning, which ushered in a “re-birth” (or, renaissance) of thinking. His “rediscovery” of Cicero’s and Virgil’s works contributed to a new age in which scholars did not just memorize rote facts, but became passionate about learning and a desire to imitate classical antiquity and its emphasis on human emotion and pleasure (humanism) rather than the divine (Church). He derided the Middle Ages as “dark,” and helped to bring about a new age of Renaissance Humanism.

Ch. 12: The Age of the Renaissance IDs

  1. Petrarch (done)
  2. Castiglione
  3. Ferdinand and Isabella
  4. Lorenzo Valla
  5. Pico dellaMirandola
  6. Machiavelli
  7. Leonardo Bruni
  8. Guicciardini
  9. *Isabella D’Este
  10. *Laura Cereta
  11. *Christine de Pizan
  12. Da Vinci
  13. Masaccio
  14. Michelangelo
  15. Donatello
  16. Brunelleschi
  17. Raphael
  18. Jan Van Eyck
  19. Albrecht Durer
  20. Peace of Lodi
  21. Brueghel (Elder)
  22. Reconquista
  23. Humanism
  24. Civic humanism
  25. Secularism
  26. Neoplatonism
  27. Great Schism
  28. Oration on the Dignity of Man
  29. The Prince
  30. The Book of the Courtier