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Conquering the AP Euro Exam

Conquering the AP Euro Exam. AP EURO THEMES. INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY Religious thought, scientific development, changes in education and communications, trends in literature and the arts. POLITICAL & DIPLOMATIC HISTORY

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Conquering the AP Euro Exam

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  1. Conquering the AP Euro Exam

  2. AP EURO THEMES • INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY • Religious thought, scientific development, changes in education and communications, trends in literature and the arts. • POLITICAL & DIPLOMATIC HISTORY • Rise and functioning of modern European states (colonialism, imperialism, decolonization, global interdependence), extension and limitation of rights and liberties, nationalism, reforms, revolutions, wars and civil conflict. • SOCIAL & ECONOMIC HISTORY • Agriculture, urbanization, industrialization, distribution of wealth, poverty, sanitation and health care practices, diet and disease, gender roles, competition and interdependence in national and global markets.

  3. AP EURO EXAM • Covers 1450-2001 • 3 hours, 5 minutes in length • 55-minute multiple choice section (80 questions) • 130 minute free-response section (1 document based, 2 themed essays) • DBQ=mandatory 15 min reading period, 45 min writing period • CHANGE: NO PENALTY FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS THIS YEAR! THIS MEANS ALWAYS TAKE A SHOT AT THE QUESTION!

  4. AP EURO EXAM GRADING • Within the free-response section, the DBQ is weighted 45% and the 2 thematic essays are 55% • For the total exam score, the free-response section is 50% and the multiple choice is 50% • AP Exam totals 180 points • Generally need 122+ for a 5, 103+ for a 4, 70+ for a 3

  5. MASTER THE DBQ! • AP EXAM = 180 points • Multiple Choice = 90, Free-Response = 90 • DBQ is scored 0-9, for every point you multiply by 4.5 • For FRQ every point multiply by 2.75 • If you score an 8 on the DBQ, you earn a 36 • With approximately 70pts needed for a passing 3, you will have earned over half of what you need to pass already!

  6. KNOWLEDGE IS KEY • The better your content knowledge the better your resource bank is for answering m/c and writing essays • YOU MUST READ TO UNDERSTAND OR YOU WILL NOT RETAIN THE KNOWLEDGE! • You have tons of resources available to you

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