European History Exam Prep

AP European History study planner for May 2027

Tell the planner how sure you are of each unit and it puts your hours where the points are, to May 4, 2027.

Hours a week for AP European History
Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration 10–15%
Unit 2: Age of Reformation 10–15%
Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism 10–15%
Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments 10–15%
Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century 10–15%
Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects 10–15%
Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments 10–15%
Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts 10–15%
Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe 10–15%

29 weeks to the exam on May 4, 2027

Start with Unit 1

Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration: 12 of your 116 hours.

Hours per unit
UnitHoursAbout this many questions
Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration127 of 55
Unit 2: Age of Reformation127 of 55
Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism127 of 55
Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments127 of 55
Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century127 of 55
Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects127 of 55
Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments127 of 55
Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts127 of 55
Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe127 of 55

Week by week

  1. Weeks 1–3 · Oct 13Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
  2. Weeks 4–6 · Nov 3Unit 2: Age of Reformation
  3. Weeks 7–9 · Nov 24Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
  4. Weeks 10–12 · Dec 15Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
  5. Weeks 13–15 · Jan 5Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
  6. Weeks 16–18 · Jan 26Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects
  7. Weeks 19–21 · Feb 16Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
  8. Weeks 22–24 · Mar 9Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts
  9. Weeks 25–27 · Mar 30Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
  10. Weeks 28–29 · Apr 20Timed practice exam, then review every miss

Check your units with the free drill

How the plan works

Each unit starts from the middle of its weight range, weaker units get more hours, and the last weeks are timed practice exams.

Next step

Questions people ask

Which AP European History unit is weighted most?

None: each of the nine units is 10–15% of the multiple choice, so the plan weights them by how sure you are.