Edsall

AP Euro

Unit 1 (Pre-Unit)

Unit 1: Introduction and Late Middle Ages

Essential Questions:
1. Analyze how the Black Plague impacted society.
2. How did adversities during 14th Century cause change in urban life and
medical practices.
3. How did art/literature during the late middle ages reflect changes in society?
Essential Skills
1. Thesis writing
2. Answering short answers
3. Causation
4. Map, Roman Numerals, and AP Prompt words
5. Class rules/expectations
Essential Vocabulary/people:
Black death
Clement VII
Giovanni Boccaccio
Lay piety
Flagellants
Dante
Pogroms
Petrarch
Peasant revolts
Chaucer
Causes of 100 Years War
Christine de Pizan
Joan of Arc
Giotto
Estates
Hippocrates
Pope Urban VI
Galen

Calendar/Agenda
Date Content/Agenda
Homework
8/19 Introduction, Pep Talk, Course Expectations,
AP Prompts, review maps,
rules
Review Roman Numerals,
review character/vocab
list
8/20 Intro to Short Answer, 3 is the magic number, Study for Summer Quiz
Practice Short Answer, Practice Gimmies,
8/21 Summer Quiz, Watch Black Plague Video
Read p. 283-290
8/24 Short Answer Quiz, XYZ thesis, Intro to
Read p. 301-302
Causation, Feudalism/Estates,
8/25 Short Answer Quiz on Great Schism, Crash
Read p. 304-310
course different religions
8/27 Black Plague DBQ (APPARTS), individual,
Complete Study Guide
partner, group discussions/presentations.
Thesis practice.
8/31 100 Years war, growth of vernacular, art, social Study/Complete Study
changes
Guide
9/1 First Mini-Test
Read p. 313-320