This comprehensive bundle covers all of AP European History Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration. Each worksheet is designed to align with the College Board CED and mirrors the format of exam-style activities, making it ideal for in-class use, homework, or test prep.

Students will engage with primary sources, background readings, guiding questions, chart activities, and critical thinking prompts that build mastery of key AP Euro skills like causation, contextualization, comparison, and source analysis.

What’s Included:

• 1.4 The Printing Press – Impact of Gutenberg’s invention and spread of ideas
  
• 1.5 New Monarchies – Growth of centralized monarchies and their policies
  
• 1.6 Technological Advances & the Age of Exploration – Navigational and ship innovations that enabled global expansion
  
• 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage – European powers competing for dominance abroad
  
• 1.8 Colonial Expansion & the Columbian Exchange – Global impacts of exchange between Old World and New World
  
• 1.9 The Slave Trade – The Triangular Trade, Middle Passage, and resistance
  
• 1.10 The Commercial Revolution – Economic changes, mercantilism, and early capitalism
  
• 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance & Age of Discovery – Connecting intellectual movements to global exploration
  

Each worksheet contains:

• Engaging background reading
  
• At least one primary or secondary source excerpt
  
• Guiding questions to focus analysis
  
• Short response questions for AP-level practice
  
• Chart/graphic organizer activities to reinforce key themes
  
• Critical thinking questions designed to prepare students for LEQ/DBQ writing
  
• Complete teacher answer keys with model responses
  

This bundle gives you everything needed to effectively teach and assess Unit 1, ensuring students are fully prepared for the AP European History exam.