AP®︎ European History Unit 3: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 3 of AP European History – Absolutism and Constitutionalism.
Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
This unit compares the rise of absolute monarchies and constitutional governments in early modern Europe. It also investigates economic developments like mercantilism and major political changes such as the English Civil War.
Begin with Topic 3.1: Contextualizing State Bui...To review Unit 3, go through each of the 8 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 3 test, pulled directly from the AP® European History curriculum.
Contextualizing State Building
Contextualizing State Building
- What Sovereignty and State Building Meant After 1648
- The Main Political Models in Europe
- Why Centralization Caused Conflict
The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- The Struggle Over Sovereignty in Stuart England
- Why the English Civil War Happened
- The English Civil War and the Revolutionary Experiment
Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- How Europe’s Market Economy Expanded Between 1648 and 1815
- How Agriculture Became More Productive and More Commercial
- How Labor and Production Shifted Beyond Traditional Controls
Economic Development and Mercantilism
Economic Development and Mercantilism
- What Mercantilism Was
- How States Used Colonies and Trade Networks
- France and Britain as Mercantilist Models
The Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age
- How the Dutch Republic Developed
- From Habsburg Rule to Independence
- How the Republic Was Governed
Balance of Power
Balance of Power
- What the Balance of Power Was
- Louis XIV and How Anti-French Coalitions Worked
- Shifting Alliances and Great-Power Rivalry in the Eighteenth Century
Absolutist Approaches to Power
Absolutist Approaches to Power
- What Absolutism Was
- How French Absolutism Worked Under Louis XIV
- Other Absolutist Claims and Their Limits
Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- Sovereignty in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- How Absolutism Worked
- How Constitutionalism Worked
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