Cracking the AP European History Exam

by The Princeton Review, Kenneth Pearl, The Princeton Review

The Princeton Review realizes that scoring high on the AP European History Exam is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375765395
• ISBN13: 9780375765391
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Perfect Book for Getting a 5/5

I recently took the AP European history exam, and this book was an excellent preparation. The way that the author outlined the entire course was extremely thorough, but not to a degree that you are exhausted after a study session. I completed a read-through of this book within three days, and found the practice essays to be invaluable. I feel that I got a 5 thanks to the Princeton Review. I will follow up if I get what I predict.

excellent study guide

I bought this for my daughter to study for her AP Euro exam. She said that it was really helpful and scored a 5 on her exam. Well worth it!

The best for this subject, easily.

It's too bad there aren't more reviews to back my opinion, because this book easily beats out the Kaplan and Cliffs Notes versions, both of which I became familiar with while studying. The summaries and simple language were key in helping me remember and learn things that weren't in my textbook. The practice tests are also better than any other competitor, and the opening section on how to take the test itself is crucial. There's a lot more to the test than the "eliminate and guess" technique, and the strategies are outlined well. I owe my 5 to this book, and would recommend the series (always written by the same person so far) to anyone over the outdated Cliffs version and the often-confusing Kaplan editions.

book

Book was on the used list but it looked absolutely brand new to me. A great deal.

Main book for getting a five

I made a five on the AP European exam in 2005, which was nice because it was one of my first APs, and our teacher was not particularly good. We skipped large sections of the textbook. However, this review book helped me immensely in preparing for the AP test. The material in this book covers most things, but very briefly. For example, each historical character might be favored with a sentence or two. For this reason, reading through this book alone will not get you a five, although it probably will gurantee you a four if you read carefully. However, if you sit down and memorize every proper noun in this book, it should be enough for a five. Our school administered a practice test about a month before the exam. During the day before and of this practice test, I read through the entire review book and actually scored a five. However, during the week of the exam, I went through the book again and took notes on everything I could not describe in enough detail. AP Euro FRQs are extremely detailed, but the multiple choice is relatively okay. I didn't leave any blank and was unsure of about ten. The practice exams are comparable, although the FRQs are somewhat easier, but it doesn't matter because College Board releases all old FRQ questions on their website. I also had two other books: Rea and Modern European History by Birdsall S. Viault. Rea is overly detailed. The questions are not realistic at all, being fact-based instead of cause-and-effect based. Modern European History is not a book written for the AP exam. It doesn't make sense to study from this book either, but I would recommend buying it as a reference during the year. Overall, Princeton Review's Euro AP is quite excellent.