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	Political - Intellectual - Economic - Social/Cultural Themes Advanced Placement European History Themes in Historical Interpretation I. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY • The role of urbanization in transforming cultural values and social relationships • The shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social classes • Disease, and medicine and their effects on society • The development of commercial practices and their economic and social impact • The origins, development and consequence of industrialization • Demographic change and its consequences on the structure of Europe • The role of European family structure and changes in gender roles • The growth of competition and interdependence in national and world markets • The relationship between private and state contributions to economic history II. INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY • The secularization of learning • Changes in religious thought and organization • Scientific and technological developments and their consequences • Major trends in literature and the arts • Developments in social, economic, and political thought • Development in literacy and communication • The diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups • Changes in popular culture, such as the development of new attitudes toward religion, family and work III. POLITICAL - DIPLOMATIC HISTORY • The rise of the modern state in its various forms • The growth of political elites and the development of political parties and ideologies • The extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political) • The development and growth of nationalism • Forms of political protest, reform and revolution • Colonialism and imperialism: relationship of European and non-European powers, including decolonization • Relationship between domestic and foreign policies • Efforts to restrain interstate conflict: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations • Techniques and technology of war \| Historical Themes \| Friends \| AP Euro Review Narratives \| AP Euro Interactive Notebook \| AP Euro Art & Music Movements \| Great Links \| Study Guides and Review Games \| AP Student Essay Examples \| AP Homework and Testing Schedule \| American Government \| AP Fill in Essays \| AP Practice DBQ's & FRQ's \|