AP®︎ European History Unit 1: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 1 of AP European History – Renaissance and Exploration.
Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
This unit explores the cultural revival of classical ideas during the Renaissance and how it reshaped European art, thought, and politics. It also examines the Age of Exploration, technological advances, and the global consequences of European expansion.
Begin with Topic 1.1: Contextualizing Renaissan...To review Unit 1, go through each of the 11 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 1 test, pulled directly from the AP® European History curriculum.
Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- Europe Around 1450 Was a Mix of Change and Continuity
- Classical Learning Changed Scholarship, Values, and Art
- Commercial Growth Expanded but Agrarian Hierarchy Stayed Strong
Italian Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
- What Italian Renaissance Humanism Was
- How Classical Revival Changed Scholarship and Education
- Secularism, Individualism, and Civic Life
Northern Renaissance
Northern Renaissance
- What the Northern Renaissance Was
- How Renaissance Ideas Spread and Changed in Northern Europe
- Christian Humanism and Erasmus
Printing
Printing
- How Printing Changed the Spread of Ideas
- Gutenberg’s System and Why It Worked
- How Printing Spread Renaissance Learning beyond Italy
New Monarchies
New Monarchies
- What New Monarchies Were
- How Monarchs Built Central Power
- The Main New Monarchies
Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- How European Exploration Became Possible
- The Technologies That Made Overseas Expansion Work
- Why European States Backed Exploration
Rivals on the World Stage
Rivals on the World Stage
- How Overseas Expansion Changed European Power Politics
- The First Overseas Powers and Why Their Lead Did Not Last
- The Atlantic Challengers
Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
- What Colonial Expansion and the Columbian Exchange Were
- The Portuguese Commercial Network
- How Trade Shifted Power to the Atlantic
The Slave Trade
The Slave Trade
- How the Atlantic Slave Trade Worked
- Why Colonizers Expanded Enslaved African Labor
- How Captives Were Obtained and Transported
The Commercial Revolution
The Commercial Revolution
- What the Commercial Revolution Was
- Banking, Finance, and the Growth of Capital
- Agriculture, Inflation, and Uneven Economic Change
Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
- How Causation Works in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
- Causes of the Renaissance
- Consequences of the Renaissance
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