<p>could somebody give me some reassurement that i can get a 4 or 5 on the ap euro exam. here's my situation. We are reading a history of modern europe by john merriman. it is so boring, long, hard to understand, and sometimes i get the feeling im not learning anything. i read the first 100 pages of viault and i learned more about europe than i did in our textbook. from amazon reviews they say merriman's book is great which i think is completely true IF YOUR NOT IN AN AP CLASS. were flying through the book already on page 1000 in the first half of the year. can somebody give me some encouragement or feedback if it is possible to get a five on this test reading viault. by the way, this book is awesome.</p>
<p>You could also try deepening your knowledge by reading up on the internet rather then just books. the info on the net is often presented in a way thast makes you retain info better, very visual and often interactive. not to say that you should dump the book, just that checking good websites (try using google's directory rather than just a search, the pages are of better quality then) can improve how well you retain the basic information. </p>
<p>Also, 'd say make sure you knwo the basic patternsin history, the history of ideas behind the events especially. europe has in history always been a playing field of forces, often hiding behind other ideas and forces, for instance how WW1 started is more complicated than just a conflict between germany and France.</p>
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<p>The foolproof strategy is to buy the Spark Notes euro book and study a week (or 2 if you're diligent) before the exam... I got a 5, and I was really convinced that I didn't learn anything the whole year. Before picking up the book I didn't know what Prussia was. Spark notes.</p>