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EUROPE
Essential Questions:
- How do Europeans identify themselves based on history?
- How have Europeans divided themselves considering geography and culture?
- How has our concept of government evolved from European traditions?
The unit begins with Classical Greece and addresses MAJOR changes up to the Enlightenment. Geographic activities and research skills should be emphasized throughout.
Readings
Resources
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Sheppard Software: Europe
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Check out the AP Euro Page for more advanced resources
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YouTube Playlist for the Unit
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Perseus Project from Tufts (cool pictures and resources)
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave video
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Here is the complete translation of Homer's The Odyssey as translated by Robert Fagles.
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Edith Hamilton's Mythology (PDF of chapter one of her awesome book)
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Sheppard Software: Europe (C1)
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History and Culture Tests on Sub-units: Greece, Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation/Age of Exploration (C2 & C3)
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Spring Research Paper (C2, C3, & C5)
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DBQ on Greece/Rome (C4)
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DBQ on Middle Ages/Renaissance (C4)
Summative Assessments
Documentaries
Engineering an Empire: Greece
Engineering an Empire: Rome
Videos
Europe
Europe
The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5
11:39
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Alexander the Great: Crash Course World History #8
11:02
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
12:26
Play Video
Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12
12:44
Play Video
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