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<p>Hey guys</p>

<p>I’m starting to self-study for AP Euro but I have two questions that came across me while studying today.</p>

<li><p>There seem to be many popes like Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Boniface IX, and so on. Do I need to know each and every one and at least in order or what? I’m guessing Pope Boniface VIII will be important since he wrote the bull *Clericos Laicos<a href=“prohibited%20taxation%20of%20clergy”>/I</a> and *Unam Sanctam<a href=“resistance%20to%20pope%20=%20resistance%20to%20God”>/I</a> but what about others?</p></li>
<li><p>It appears that in this fourteenth century and especially in Babylonian Captivity of Papacy, French popes were elected. How? I mean, I thought the relationship between Roman Catholic Church and France were bad during this time so how did Cardinals elect French pope (and keep it this way for 70 years!?)?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<li>you don’t need to know all of the popes, but know where each of them GENERALLY fall in a chronology…Unam Sanctam is good to know for religious FRQ’s and some MC</li>
<li>you don’t need to look that deep into those type of relationships…</li>
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<p>u really don’t have to go deep into the 14th century…coz like 50% will be from 1400-1850 and the other 50% will be 1850-1990s…have a clear and detailed pic of all the events and try to chain them together…at the end u’ll feel a lot more confident and well-prepared for the DBQs and FRQs.</p>

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<p>Ignore most of the popes… Do know Leo X though, he dealt with Martin Luther and allowed for the spread of Lutheranism in Europe. Boniface doesn’t matter in the scheme of things, just to let you know.</p>

<p>During the Babylonian Captivity, the papacy was not in Vatican City/Rome, it was in Avignon, France. Therefore, French popes were elected. But yes, Catholic/French relations were strained.</p>

<p>I just got my 07 score back for this exam and I got a 5 - the biggest thing you need to become comfortable with is the fact that you can’t learn every detail. You just can’t. It is important, though, to learn the major players and events and to make the connections between all of them.</p>

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<p>Wow I just took APEuro and I didn’t know anything about 95% of the popes let alone their written works.</p>

<p>APEuro is just knowing the major trends of each time period. You don’t need to go as specificas you are going. (I got a 5)</p>

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<p>The only popes I knew were Pope Leo X and Clement and I ended up getting a 5 on that test.</p>

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<p>Great Schism… and yea, that’s it.</p>

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<p>yeah you dont need to know the details just the trends and the important people such as martin luther…etc ( got a 5 too)</p>

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<p>I would say to focus more on remembering kings than popes (but dont go crazy on kings either). But more so than that, think about Euro by time period and themes. Often times essay questions will ask you to analyze social, economic, political, and religious factors about something. It really sucks when you know the political and economical but not the social. So your goal should be this: by the time the AP test comes, you should be able to spit out a couple trends in each of the categories (social, economic, political, religious, technological, intellectual) for every century, 15th to 20th. </p>

<p>If you keep those general categories in mind as you learn about each “big picture” event, you will do fine.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! It really helped!</p>

<p>By the way, I’m reading Schaum’s Outline of Modern European History as my textbook and Princeton Review as test prep (I’m self-teaching). Is this a good plan?</p>

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<p>Popes aren’t really important. But in case you were wondering, they were elected through councils (e.g. Constance, Trent, etc.) during the 15th century. Facts from that century aren’t really emphasized to a great extent, unless you are trying to spruce up your essays. For example, I stuck the Golden Bull in the conclusion of my AP exam essay that dealt with the prevention of the unification of the Holy Roman Empire. I would say if you’re going to self-study the course, the most essential books are “Modern European History” by Birdsall Viault and a new one called AP Achiever (it’s amazing for everything, especially essays and social history). They got me a 5. Oh, and if you’re going to use an actual textbook, use the one by Palmer. And if you hate reading, download the free podcasts from</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.angelfire.com/tx/sandersonAP/[/url]”>http://www.angelfire.com/tx/sandersonAP/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>or the lessons from Berkley on iTunes</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>lol wait till the tons of fredericks and henrys</p>

<p>but dont worry the MC was easy last year</p>

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<p>our class started at 1450 and did everything after…i don’t understand why you’re obsessing about the popes at this point. i agree with the person who cited general trends. if you know the major themes, you can get a five.</p>

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<p>As with the popes, there are only a few Henrys and Fredericks and Louis that matter in the big picture… ex. Henry VIII (Elizabeth and Church of England), Louis XVI (French Revolution)… The only way you will come across a less significant one would be in multiple choice.</p>