SUMMER HOMEWORK FOR AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
ASSIGNMENT 1. Please read the following selection from Machiavelli's The Prince. It is a
short excerpt that speaks to some of the best practices (according to Machiavelli) for a leader to
follow in order to be effective. (BTW- Hitler read and re-read The Prince and was said to have
kept it on his bedside table.) Note the inclusion of the lion and the fox. After reading the
selection, write a
2 - 3 page response to the following prompt:
In the current presidential election, it appears as if several of the candidates running for office
have taken advice from Machiavelli. Explain Machiavelli's advice to leaders using direct quotes
from the text and explain how they apply to the campaign speeches and actions of the various
candidates currently running. You may need to familiarize yourself with what is happening and
being discussed currently. Be specific with regard to names and actions (taken from the
headlines/news stories).
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/world_civ/worldcivreader/world_civ_reader_1/machiavelli.html
Guidelines for the paper:
A)
Needs to be typed, double spaced, Times New Roman, font size 12.
B)
Needs to be 2 - 3 pages in length
C)
All information and quotations need to be cited with ‘in-text’ citations and a works cited
page at the end (MLA style). Here is an online tool for making MLA in-text citations –
there are many others you can also find:
http://nmasse.com/courses/common/mla/intext.php
ASSIGNMENT 2: Please pick up an AP European History book from the office and read
chapter 9. Then answer the following 21 questions (+3 identification questions and one essay
question.) The assignment is open book. Please feel free to email me this summer if you are
struggling with any of the information.
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY SUMMER HOMEWORK
OPEN BOOK QUESTIONS OVER CHAPTERS 9
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
The Black Death found its way into Europe via
A) North Africa
B) Greenland and Iceland
C) Scandinavia
D) Asian trade routes
E) Spain
2)
The Black death refers to:
A) the famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317
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B) a virulent plague that struck 14 century Europe
C) a disease transmitted through African slaves
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D) the collapse of the European economy in the 14 century
E) a heretical sect of Gnostic Christians
3)
The Black Death:
A) is thought by most scholars to be a form of smallpox
B) followed the trade routes into Europe from England
C) devastated primarily the rural population of Europe
D) was preceded by years of famine that weakened the populace
4)
Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a/an
A) rise in agricultural prices
B) decline in the price of luxury and manufactured goods
C) rise in value of the estates of the nobility
D) increase in overall population
E) shrunken labor supply
5)
Which social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the plague?
A) urban elites
B) peasants
C) clergy
D) women
E) noble landowners
6)
The Statue of Laborers:
A) brought wages back to where they were before the plague
B) barred children from certain trades
C) governed working conditions in early factories
D) barred laborers from moving from one city to another
7)
What two groups were traditionally keeping the monarchy from gaining power?
A) the church and the urban elites
B) the church and the laity
C) the peasantry and the laity
D) landed nobility and the church
E) the laity and landed nobility
8)
The use of this medieval weapon proved to give the English the tactical advantage in
The Hundred Years’ War.
A) cannons
B) longbow
C) primitive firearms
D) trebuchet
E) catapult
9)
The French peasant uprising of 1358 was known as the:
A) Western rising
B) Ciompi
C) Jacquerie
D) Taille
E) Pilgrimage of Grace
10)
The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 disinherited the legitimate heir to the French throne and
Proclaimed this man the successor to Charles VI:
A) Henry V
B) Charles VII
C) Henry VI
D) Richard II
E) Jean I
11)
Joan of Arc was executed on May 30, 1431, charged as a:
A) traitor
B) fraud
C) murderer
D) kidnapper
E) heretic
12)
The burden of the Hundred Years War fell mostly on:
A) clergy
B) nobility
C) military
D) peasants
E) women
13)
In 1355, in a bid to secure funds for the war, the French king turned to the _________________________,
A representative council of townspeople, clergy and nobles.
14)
In March 1429 ___________________________ presented herself to Charles VII, declaring that the King
of Heaven had called her to deliver besieged Orleans from the English.
15)
What papal doctrine contributed to the transformation of the papacy into a great secular power?
A) papal primacy
B) plentitude of power
C) petrine doctrine
D) papal infallibility
E) papal hegemony
16)
Defender of Peace, written by Marsilius of Padua, depicted the pope as:
A) a subordinate member of society, over which the emperor ruled
B) a Christ-like figure who was elected to save the world from its wickedness
C) The supreme ruler
D) the Anti-Christ
17)
The phrase “Babylonian Captivity” refers to:
A) the period when the papacy was based in Avignon.
B) the precarious position of the church in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C) the period of time when France had no universally recognized monarch.
D) the persecution of the Lollards and Hussites by the French
E) the state of the church in Bohemia after religious reformers took control of it
18)
In 1409 the Council of Pisa:
A) dissolved in the face of deep divisions within its delegates
B) was recognized by the entire Catholic Church as the ultimate authority
C) united the Catholic Church
D) deposed both the Roman and Avignon popes, and elected a new pope.
E) nullified the position of pope.
19)
Which of the following was an outcome of the Council of Constance?
A) Wycliffe was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake
B) the Great Schism was ended
C) Gregory XII and Benedict XIII were deposed and Alexander V became pope
D) the residence of the Pope was relocated to Avignon
E) the doctrine of transubstantiation was declared to be unbiblical
20)
The War of the Roses was fought in:
A) England
B) France
C) The Holy Roman Empire
D) Italy
E) Scotland
21)
The kingdoms of Aragon and Castile were located in:
A) France
B) the Holy Roman Empire
C) Spain
D) Italy
E) Portugal
Identify:
A) John Wycliffe
B) Lollards
C) Henry V of England
ESSAY. Use the lower section of this sheet to plan your essay. Then write the essay on a separate sheet of
paper. The essay should be approximately 3 paragraphs long. Answers should be specific and include names
and other specific details.
The Church faced division and opposition during the Late Middle Ages. What was the Great Schism and
how did it affect the Catholic Church? How was it finally resolved? How did early reformers such as John
Wycliffe effect the view the people held of the church?