<p>Had to appear eventually, so I thought I might as well start one now :)</p>
<p>Questions, troubles, procrastination, ranting, whatever so long as it is about AP Euro. </p>
<p>And the first two questions shall be... :)
1.) Are minor dates necessary to memorize for APEH, or just major ones? (minor ex: establishment of the Golden Bull, major ex: Italian Renaissance). </p>
<p>2.) Anyone have any past exams? </p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>1)well, you don’t need to know the specific dates, but you do have to know the events chronologically and by era.
2)nope</p>
<p>Okay, chronologically I can do 
Thanks jerrry4445, that shall save me quite a lot of time.</p>
<p>Nice thread. This is both for self-studiers and those taking the course?</p>
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<p>I think I do.</p>
<p>Are you using a review book?
I’m taking AP euro in school, and practicing with the PR book.
Just know time periods, chronologically, you’ll never need to know an exact date.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know if the aboveperfection.com notes for the Western Heritage textbook are still up? I swear, I have beautiful, typed notes, but I’m not always sure if my notes are that great.</p>
<p>By the way, where are you in the curriculum?</p>
<p>We just finished French Revolution/Napoleon, unit test 2 days before break.</p>
<p>I’m self studying, using modern european history as my textbook. In class, are you guys reading other texts (aside from textbooks)? I’m considering reading Machiavelli’s The Prince to go along with what I’m reading right now.</p>
<p>^We haven’t read anything like that. We’ve read some poems and other materials, but not like a whole other book.</p>
<p>Yea, same as Harambee. We’ve read pieces of The Prince, Candide, the Persian letters, Letter of Toleration, etc … . .but no whole books.</p>
<p>Yeah, 082349, both for self-studiers and people taking the class (I’m self-studying as well). </p>
<p>As far as progress, I am currently in Chapter 3 of Viault’s book, and am waiting for my textbook to come. For all those taking the test, I think Viault’s History of Modern Europe is a great resource for prep. It’s very informative, but doesn’t overburden you with minute details.</p>
<p>And scrivener, I was thinking about reading The Prince as well. Even if it won’t help with the AP Euro exam, it is a very important piece of literature.</p>
<p>Just read and understand all the material, and starting around late March / early April start reviewing from PR every day, building up as time progresses. I read the summaries once, underlining the while, and then made note cards for all key terms (it came to about 1200 cards). Then take one of the review exams, and reread and know the stuff you got wrong. The answer explanations in PR are really good. That is what I did, and I got a 5 last year. But then, I totally lucked out on the DBQ and one of the FRQ’s. The DBQ was so easy, and the the information required for the other FRQ I had literally reviewed about a day before. But, anyways, that was my method, and it worked for me. </p>
<p>BTW, anyone think Euro is far more interesting than US? Cause US is so boring this year…</p>
<p>I will take Euro over US any day :)</p>
<p>Even if it won’t help with the AP Euro exam, it is a very important piece of literature.</p>
<p>Very true What text book will you be using along with Modern Euro History? and do you think it’s worth it to buy a Barrons or PR prep book?</p>
<p>I pick Euro over US since Euro is the middleway between WH and US. US, it’s so annoying and so specific in events. Moreover, so many people to know and so many laws and acts to remember. The emphasis on government and politics is quite frustrating.</p>
<p>My opinion on History of Modern Europe: I find it lacking since it didn’t have sufficient information although it did help many people receive a 5 on the exam. Still, I rather self study using a textbook.</p>
<p>You’re just like me, Jerrry4445 I love using textbooks, much more so than prep-books. I do think the Modern European History is a good <em>review</em> though, maybe three weeks before the exam. </p>
<p>I’m using this textbook for Euro: [Amazon.com:</a> A History of Western Society Since 1300 (Advanced Placement Edition) (9780618522736): John P. McKay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618522735/ref=oss_T15_product]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618522735/ref=oss_T15_product)
It’s the McKay textbook for Advanced Placement. </p>
<p>Along with Modern European History, I bought PR to use starting the last week of April. I think it is the best prep-book (other than the latter).</p>
<p>PR is good enough to get you a 5, if you use a textbook. I used palmer.</p>
<p>Thanks WannaBYalie for the textbook recommendations. I heard that it’s a great textbook from other CCer’s that I might consider using that book too. And I could easily attain it since my former APWH teacher (I do not know how she’s get AP Euro books for free when she’s APWH) has it. But first I have to finish using the first textbook.</p>
<p>You’re welcome </p>
<p>I haven’t actually seen the textbook you’re using, it might be just as good. But I had to make a quick decision and saw a few rec’s for McKay so I bought it. </p>
<p>@ Circular: Palmer wrote a textbook? Or do you just mean his “A History of the Modern World” ? I bought that book a few years ago and almost died of boredom :P</p>
<p>If anyone has the textbook “The Western Heritage” by Kagan, Ozment, and Turner, Pearson review makes a great workbook that highlights the important info from each chapter and has lots of practice MC questions, free-response, and DBQs. It doesn’t seem to be commercially available, but can be bought off old students on Ebay or Amazon.</p>
<p>Circular - I have the PR book, and the school textbook. Is that enough to study and get a 5?</p>
<p>US was a joke, walked in for an easy 5. Euro seems much harder though, since the structure of its DBQ essay: groupings, POV etc is very annoying.</p>