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AP EUROPEAN HISTORY – SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester
The entirety of the work based on your summer reading will total 100 points but is spaced out over the
course of the first quarter. Pay attention to due dates.
PART I: Vocabulary – 28 Points DUE: MONDAY, SEPT 29
Grasping challenging vocabulary is a key element to success in any AP course as well as the SAT and ACT
in preparation for a successful college career.
In a hand written document, define each of the following words, making sure that your definition agrees
with the context in which the word is used. Write a new sentence using the word appropriately. Page
numbers have been provided to help find the appropriate sense of meaning.
paganism 8
Neoplatonism 8
Mithraism 8
eviscerated 36
emasculated 44
misogyny 70
lubricity 71
invested 71
cupidity 74
satyrical 74
admixture 79
comity 102
speciosity 104
vituperative 109
apostasy 113
parricide 125
irascible 137
salubrious 137
crepitation 139
derogating 162
sophistry 204
prerogative 206
panjandrums 268
venery 270
obloquy 288
indefatigable 299
papal/papacy
eminence
Mr. Northrup’s AP European History
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY – SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester
PART II: Reading Questions (total value 51 points)
Please answer the following questions based on your reading/rereading the text, using complete sentences.
Each question set has a different due date throughout the First Quarter so pay attention to due dates.
Question Set One: Part One- The Medieval Mind.
Pages 3-28 DUE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
1. Read the first eight pages:
a. give one example of the violence of the age.
b. How was this a paradox with the Church?
2. Who was the leading Christian writer/theologian of the time?
3. Why was Henry IV excommunicated?
a. What was his penance and how effective was it?
4. In what pagan way(s) were saints used? (The answer is not stated directly in the book, so you’ll
have to think about it.)
5. Prior to the development of hereditary monarchy, who had to approve of each king prior to his
coronation?
6. How much knowledge did the peasantry have of the Great Schism?
7. To what extent did the peasantry have "a sense of time"?
8. How would the Renaissance challenge the ideas above? (The answer is not stated directly in your
book, so you’ll have to think about it.)
Question Set Two: Part Two - The Shattering: Social Problems and Corruption of the Church.
Pages 31-86 DUE: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3
1. Read the first six pages and give one example of how secular rulers used torture or execution.
2. Give one example of how religious leaders used torture or execution from pp. 37-40.
3. What were “indulgences” and how did they work?
4. What is nepotism and how was it used by the popes? Give an example.
5. How would you describe Savonarola? What did Alexander eventually do with Savonarola?
6. What was the Holy Roman Empire? (hint: it wasn't holy, it wasn't roman, and it wasn't an empire)
7. What percentage of the population lived in small villages?
8. What could happen to a traveler during a famine?
9. Describe one of the superstitions on page 61. What do you think of superstitions? Why do you
suppose they were so common in medieval Europe?
10. At what age could a girl legally marry? At what age could a boy legally marry?
11. How did Alexander VI use his daughter, Lucrezia, for political gain? (Hint: think of annulment).
Question Set Three: Part Two- The Shattering: The Arts and Learning.
Pages 86-131 DUE: MONDAY, SEPT. 8
1. What was Copernicus’ theory of the universe and how did the pope react to it?
2. Why were some people suspicious of Leonardo da Vinci? a) He talked about his work instead of
keeping it quiet like Copernicus had b) He was left-handed c) He wrote backwards d) all of the
above
3. What is the overall estimate for male and female illiteracy?
4. Read pages 98-99. What effect do you think literacy and printing had on the Church?
5. What were the three main disciplines taught at medieval universities?
6. What did Renaissance professors declare to be superior to the three traditional fields of study?
7. Who was the leading humanist? True or False. Humanists were more concerned about the here and
now instead of the afterlife.
8. Why did Erasmus leave Rome for England?
9. What was the title of Erasmus’ first book and who did he attack in it?
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY – SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester
Question Set Four: Part Two- The Shattering: The Protestant Reformation.
Pages 131-219 DUE: FRIDAY, SEPT 19
1. According to Luther’s father, since children were born wicked, it was virtuous for parents to do
what?
2. What did Luther do with the papal bull of excommunication?
3. Why did Luther publish in German instead of Latin or Greek?
4. Read pages 166-174. Why do you think the secular leaders (the members of the diet) supported
Luther? What was the major issue that divided Protestants?
5. Read page 190 and describe Calvin’s attitude toward criticism. Give examples.
6. Read page 191 and describe how much fun life was in Geneva. Give examples.
7. What title was Henry VIII given by the pope in return for his efforts in suppressing Lutheranism?
What did Henry use as justification for his annulment? Why could the pope NOT grant him the
annulment?
8. What kind of reputation did the Boleyn women have? Was it deserved?
9. How much of English land was owned by the Catholic Church?
10. What happened to Thomas More after he spoke out against Henry?
11. Which of Henry’s daughters finally restored order to England?
Question Set Five: Part Three- One Man Alone.
Pages 219- 296 DUE: THURSDAY, SEPT 11
1. Why does Manchester think so highly of Magellan? What did he set out to do? Did he accomplish
his objectives?
2. Why did he title this chapter One Man Alone?
3. Why did the medieval church believe the earth was flat?
4. What were rutters and why were they important?
5. What event occurred on April 2, 1520 of Magellan's voyage?
6. What sight caused Magellan to burst into tears in November, 1520?
7. What obsession overcame Magellan while anchored in the Philippines?
8. What was ironic about the fact that the one surviving ship of Magellan's fleet was piloted home by
Cano?
9. Of all the tributes to Magellan, which, according to William Manchester, is most appropriate?
PART III: Essay: 30 Points DUE: MONDAY, SEPT 29
Please answer the following question and turn in to your teacher the following:
A printed copy of the paper, 12 point font, double-spaced
A file turned in to turnitin.com. by midnight the night before it is due (Sunday, Sept 28)
Be sure to follow the notation issues below. Failure to follow these will result in deductions on
your paper grade.
According to Manchester, a humanist is one who looks “toward a new faith which held that man’s
happiness and welfare in this lifetime should come first, taking precedence over what might or might not
follow it, that mankind’s highest ethical objective is not the salvation of his soul but the earthly good of all
humanity.”
Upon reflection of Manchester’s novel, address the following question in a minimum 500 word essay:
Who followed this humanist philosophy to the fullest extent, Martin Luther, Erasmus, or Ferdinand
Magellan?
In your essay be sure to analyze the actions of all three individuals.
Notation:
Demonstrate your understanding of Manchester by developing a solid thesis that you support by citing
specific examples with parenthetical citations from the reading.
