AP EURO: acc: PHILLIPS
MASS MEDIA
AP EURO acc: PHILLIPS
Summer Assignment Phase 3:
Consume History-Themed Mass Media
I’ve been asked numerous times to recommend good book and movie titles related to AP Euro content. If you really want to be ready to dive into European History this fall, you may want to delve into some fun Renaissance-era reading, viewing, and playing. Try to read as many of these books, watch as many of these movies, and play as many of these games as you can. Several of these titles are R-rated or TV-MA so, kids, be sure to get your parents’ permission if you’re under 18.
BOOKS:
A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester. Provides a saucy, shocking, and scandalous portrait of the Middle Ages and the dawn of the Renaissance. Many AP Euro teachers make this one a mandatory summer reading assignment. I don't but I do highly recommend it.
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Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 by James Reston Jr.
I loved this book! It is EPIC in the true meaning of the word. The Catholic Hapsburg Empire - already at war with France, coping with the political intrigues of Henry VIII, and trying to stamp out Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation – clashes with the Muslim Turks as they encroach on Central Europe during the peak of the Ottoman Empire. It reads like Lord of the Rings, only more awesome because it’s real (though orc and hobbit-free)! |
VIDEO GAMES:
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MOVIES AND TV:
This is a very incomplete list of films and television shows related to European history. Many of them are Academy Award winners, several for Best Picture. Liam Neeson is in quite a few of these. * denotes Academy Award winner for Best Picture ** denotes Academy Award nominee for Best Picture |
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If you have completed the AP EURO acc: PHILLIPS TIME EXPLORATION MANUAL, please proceed to the AP EURO acc: PHILLIPS TIME STATION to explore Modern European History.
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