Unit 1: The Late Middle Ages

• The Black Death
• The 100 Years War
• The Late Medieval Church

Unit 2: The Renaissance

• The Italian Renaissance
• Art and Patronage
• Revival of Monarchy

Unit 3: Age of Exploration

• Voyages of Discovery
• New Empires

Unit 4: Protestant Reformation and Age of Religious Wars

• Criticisms of the Church
• Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
• The Catholic Reformation
• The English Reformation
• Religious Struggles
• Struggle for Supremacy

Unit 5: The Economy and Society of Early Modern Europe

• Changes in Traditional Institutions and Practices
• Changing Family Life

Unit 6: The Scientific Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution
• Emergence of Natural Philosophy
• Women in the Scientific Revolution

Unit 7: The Enlightenment

• The Enlightenment
• Society in the Enlightenment
• Role of Religion
• Enlightened Absolutism

Unit 8: The Ancien Regime and the Agricultural Revolution

• The Ancien Regime
• The Family Structure
• The Agricultural Revolution

Unit 9: The Industrial Revolution, Mercantilism and Trade Wars

• The Industrial Revolution
• The Transatlantic Economy

Unit 10: The French Revolution

• French Society under the Ancient Regime
• Phases of the Revolution

Unit 11: The Napoleonic Empire

• Nationalism
• The Age of Napoleon
• The Romantic Movement

Unit 12: Nationalism and Nation-States

• 1815-1838
• The Great Powers
• Resistance and Independence

Unit 13: Age of Revolutions

• Age of Revolutions
• The Industrial Revolution
• 1848

Unit 14: The Building of Nation-States

• Nation-States
• Western Europe
• Eastern and Ottoman Nationalism

Unit 15: The Growth of Industrialism

• Second Industrial Revolution
• Socialism and Labor Movements

Unit 16: European Modern Thought

• New Movements
• Genders and Minorities

Unit 17: New Imperialism

• New Imperialism
• Motives and Tools of New Imperialism

Unit 18: WWI

• Causes of the War
• The Great War
• Russian Revolution

Unit 19: The Interwar Years

• The Great Depression in Europe
• New Governments

Unit 20: WW2

• The War Begins
• The End of WW2

Unit 21: The Cold War and Modern Times

• The Cold War
• The Modern Era