Complete Unit LibraryAP Euro Unit 2 · c. 1450-164810-15% of exam8 Topics

AP European History Unit 2: Age of Reformation

The Reformation shattered Latin Christendom and rebuilt European political and religious life around confessional identity. Eight lessons trace Luther's 95 Theses through Calvin and Zwingli, the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the European wars of religion, and the cumulative substantial reorganization of state authority on confessional foundations.

Lessons8 of 8Complete CED coverage

Total Time~ 7 hoursRecommended pacing: 8 days

CED Topics2.1 - 2.8All 8 unit topics

AP Exam Weight10-15%Roughly 1 in 8 exam points

Lesson Sequence

The 8 lessons in order

2.1

Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments

CED Topic 2.1 · Continuity and Change. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.2

Luther and the Protestant Reformation

CED Topic 2.2 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.3

Protestant Reform Continues

CED Topic 2.3 · Comparison. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.4

Wars of Religion

CED Topic 2.4 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.5

The Catholic Reformation

CED Topic 2.5 · Continuity and Change. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.6

16th-Century Society and Politics

CED Topic 2.6 · Continuity and Change. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.7

Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art

CED Topic 2.7 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

2.8

Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion

CED Topic 2.8 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min