AP European History Progress Check walkthroughs.
Unit-by-unit explanations of the MCQ and FRQ content on AP Classroom Progress Checks. Each unit page shows the topics tested, the most common student mistakes, and a tip from someone who scored a 5.
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U01Renaissance and Exploration (c. 1450–1648)
- Renaissance
- Reformation
- Exploration
- Renaissance humanism
U02Age of Reformation (c. 1450–1648)
- Religious wars
- Counter-Reformation
- State-building
- Causes of religious wars
U03Absolutism and Constitutionalism (c. 1648–1815)
- Absolutism
- English Civil War
- Glorious Revolution
- Comparing absolutism and constitutionalism
U04Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment (c. 1648–1815)
- Scientific Revolution
- Enlightenment
- Salons
- Enlightenment philosophes
U0518th-Century Society and Economy (c. 1648–1815)
- Mercantilism
- Agricultural Revolution
- Population
- Cottage industry
U06Revolutionary Era (c. 1750–1815)
- French Revolution
- Napoleonic Wars
- Conservative Reaction
- Causes of French Revolution
U07Industrialization and Its Effects (c. 1815–1914)
- Industrial Rev
- Social reform
- Imperialism
- Industrialization social impact
U0819th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments (c. 1815–1914)
- Isms (liberalism, nationalism)
- Unifications
- Reform
- Italian/German unification
U0920th-Century Global Conflicts (c. 1914–1945)
- WWI
- Interwar
- WWII
- Causes of WWII
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