Welcome to AP European History, a course that examines the period 1450 to the present. Throughout the course, you will learn Europe's political and diplomatic history, experience its art and culture, and witness the vast changes in the social lives of its people. In the end, you will understand the background you will need to analyze the ongoing problems and successes of the modern world.

The course is divided into four distinct time periods:

• 1450 (let's just call this the beginning of the Renaissance, but it's a problematic description) to 1648, the Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War
• 1648 to 1815, the end of the Napoleonic Wars
• 1815 to 1914, the beginning of World War I (are you seeing a pattern of divisions here?)
• 1914 to the present, which is a pretty good place to stop, unless the word present gives us problems, which it does, because I just wrote this in the past...

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Practice of History:
​Historical Reasoning Skills
​Concept Outline
​AP Euro Exam Review

Interesting links:
​The Entire History of Western Civilization... in 5 Minutes
7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
The History of Our World in 18 Minutes
The Relevance of History
These Academics Are Outracing (and Outwitting) ISIS
Would My Nazi Grandfather Have Shot Me for Being Black?
8 British Mythical Figures

Historical periods:
Period 1: 1450-1648
Period 2: 1648-1815
Period 3: 1815-1914
Period 4: 1914-Present

AP exam question videos:
​How Do You Prepare for the AP Euro Exam?
​How To Survive the AP Euro Multiple Choice Section
​Attacking the AP Euro Short Answer Section
​Conquering the AP Euro Document-Based Question
​Tackling the AP Euro Long Essay Question
​Final Thoughts on the AP Euro Exam

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And this is pretty cool.