Unit
I

The Rise of Europe (~1300-1453) 

1.  The Black Death and the Hundred Years' War
​2.  The Avignon Papacy and the Great Schism


Unit
II

Rebirth and Exploration (1350-1750) 

1.  Italian Renaissance
2.  The Northern Renaissance and the New Monarchs
3.  Age of Exploration
4.  The Transatlantic Economy


Unit
III

A Fractured Faith (1517-1648) 

1.  The Reformation
2.  Crisis of Faith
3.  Rebellions of Religion
​4.  Wars of Religion


Unit
IV

A Question of Sovereignty (1543-1690) 

1.  English Civil War and Glorious Revolution
2.  Absolutism in France and Eastern Europe
3.  Scientific Revolution


Unit
V

A Shifting Society (1687-1793) 

1.  The Enlightenment
2.  Enlightened Absolutism
3.  The Cause of Liberty
4.  Revolution in Agriculture and Industry


Unit
VI

Revolution (1789-1815) 

1.  The French Revolution
2.  Radical Revolution
3.  The Age of Napoleon
4.  Romanticism


Unit
VII

Political Turmoil (1815-1832) 

1.  The Political Compass
2.  Nationalism and Politics
3.  The Perils of Industry


Unit
VIII

Rise of the Nation-State (1848-1880) 

1.  Revolutions of 1848
2.  Nationalism and Unification
3.  Lions, Two-Headed Eagles, and Bears


Unit
IX

Forging the Modern Age (1870-1914) 

1.  Forging New Industries
2.  Reforming Society and Politics
3.  Challenging Thoughts
4.  Twentieth Century Mindset


Unit
X

Imperialism and the Great War (1870-1919) 

1.  Imperialism and the Building of Empires
2.  Imperialism and Spheres of Influence
3.  The Great War
​4.  The Russian Revolution and a Victor's Peace


Unit
XI

Global Conflicts (1919-1945) 

1.  The Soviet Experiment
​2.  The Rise of Fascism
3.  World War II
4.  The Scars of the War


Unit
XII

The Long Peace (1943-present) 

1.  Origins of the Cold War
2.  Decolonization and Collapse of European Communism
3.  Into the New Millennium