Ms Duncan Knows

Picking up from the Diet of Worms, this episode explores Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anabaptism. We also take a look at the causes of the German Peasants' War and the Catholic Reformation at the Council of Trent.

Short on time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the QUICK HITS! If you need a detailed dive into content, check out the regular episodes. The descriptions contain time stamps for the included content.

Short on time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the QUICK HITS! If you need a detailed dive into content, check out the regular episodes. The descriptions contain time stamps for the included content. Overview of the Age of Exploration: Prince Henry the Navigator, the Encomienda System, joint stock companies, and the Treaty of Tordesailles.

Short on time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the QUICK HITS! Overview of Henry of Navarre becomes Henry IV, Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, Mazarin and the War of the Fronde, and Louis XIV.

Short on time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the QUICK HITS! If you need a detailed dive into content, check out the regular episodes. The descriptions contain time stamps for the included content. Overview of the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution.

Don't have a lot of time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the Quick Hits! If you need a detailed dive into content, check out the regular episodes. The descriptions contain time stamps for the included content. Overview of the causes of the 30 Years' War, the Defenestration of Prague, Richelieu, politique, and the Peace of Westphalia

Don't have a lot of time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the Quick Hits! If you need a detailed dive into content, check out the regular episodes. The descriptions contain time stamps for the included content. Overview of the New Monarchs, rise of the Merchant Class, and Mercantilism

Don't have a lot of time to review and just need a memory refresh? Try out the QUICK HITS! If you need a detailed dive into content, check out the regular episodes. The descriptions contain time stamps for the included content. Overview of the Reformation, new religions, and the Counter Reformation.

Don't have a lot of time and need to refresh your memory on a unit? Check out the QUICK HITS! Overview of Humanism, secularism, printing press, vernacular languange, influence of Ancient Greece and Rome, Civic Humanism in Italy, Christian Humanism in the North, and the people to know: Petrach, Machiavelli, Mirandola, Erasmus, and Thomas More.

The Reformation will be split into two parts. Part One contains the lead up to the split from the Catholic Church. The overview gives a quick summation of the Reformation and its ideas. This includes Big Picture ideas from the AP Euro Course Exam Description on what must be taught on the Reformation. Overview -

This episode focuses on the characteristics of the Northern Renaissance and how it is different from the Italian Renaissance. It features Christian Humanism, the Northern Renaissance Christian writers such as Erasmus and Thomas More, and mentions a few of the Northern Renaissance Artists. Overview Christian Humanism - 1:49 Erasmus - 5:47 Northern Renaissance Artists - 13:25 Now YOU Know - 19:11

This episode explores the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Overview Middle Ages and the Church - 3:24 Feudalism - 8:18 Plague - 10:05 Renaissance Humanism - 16:44 Geography & Why Italy? - 20:07 Medicis - 24:16 Civic Humanism - 33:37 Now YOU Know - 40:18

This episode will review the structure of the LEQ essay, review the timing with the LEQ and DBQ, discuss the question types and how the questions are asked, and finish with tips on how to manage your time on the LEQ and DBQ. Show Notes-LEQ Mr. Richey's LEQ Rubric - this is my preferred rubric. Mr. Heimler's LEQ Video - he does a great job of going over the argumentation point.

This episode will outline what a DBQ is, discuss the rubric, and go over some basic tips for the DBQ.  UPDATED to include the August 2023 Rubric Changes. DBQ Basics- The Prompt and What is a Thesis- 0:44 "Let's Talk About the Rubric" Rubric Breakdown- 4:32 Context and Thesis- 10:43 Documents- 16:22 Ouside Evidence- 22:58 Sourcing- 26:48 Complexity- 34:50 DBQ on the Church vs Scientific Revolution 2019 documents - I reference this during the episode. Mr. Richey's DBQ Rubric 2023 *my recommended rubric for understanding the DBQ rubric

In this episode, Ms. Duncan will discuss all of the types of multiple choice questions you will see on the AP Exam. Ms. Duncan also discusses the different levels of question, tips for how to handle the excerpts, and how to tackle the dreaded EXCEPT questions on the exam.  Stimulus Types- 1:29 Questions Stems (EXCEPT Question Discussion is here)- 13:20 How Many Needed to Pass-19:25 Show Notes for Multiple Choice

In this episode, Ms. Duncan will discuss the short answer questions portion of the exam.  Discussion will include the different question types a student may see on the short answer segment.  Overview of the SAQ  Stimulus Types Tips for Writing the Answer 4:45 Difference between Identify, Describe, & Explain 10:49 *Premium Episode Sneak Peek Show Notes 

This episode outlines the four parts of the exam: Mutliple Choice, Short Answer Questions, Document Based Question, & Long Essay Question. Timing for each segment as well as what to expect and how many questions is discussed along with scoring suggestions for how to score a passing score of 3 on the AP Exam. MCQ- 2:30 SAQ- 4:44 DBQ-7:00 (does contain information about the LEQ as well) LEQ- 14:45 (Rubric scoring specific) Scores to Pass- 18:00 Visit Test Overview for images of these details.

Welcome to Ms. Duncan Knows!  Taking the AP European History exam and want to make sure you are prepared?  Your host, Ms. Duncan, will walk you through an overview of the exam, discuss the details of the separate parts, and share some of her tips along the way.  This podcast takes a answers the questions of What is the best way to study? How do I work on timing? What segments are weighted the most?   Episodes will include a breakdown of each segement of the exam along with content specific episodes of the most frequently tested concepts on the AP Exam. Episodes will include detailed information on the following: MCQ, SAQ, DBQ, LEQ, Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, Absolutism, the English Civil War & Glorious Revolution, the Enlightenment, Congress of Vienna & the 1800s, German Unification & Bismarck, Treaty of Versailles and how it influenced the 20th century, Congress of Vienna, and the Cold War.