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AP World History Summer Assignment Directions Dear Students: I am excited that you have decided to accept the challenge of taking an Advanced Placement class, which is a university-level course taught in high school. You will strengthen your academic, intellectual, observation, and discussion skills in this course. Additionally, you will become a stronger writer from this course. I am excited to teach this class next year, and I am dedicated to providing a challenging and rewarding academic experience. For some of you, this is your first AP class. Be mindful that an Advanced Placement class requires all students to stay focused and to work hard. You should be prepared to spend four to six hours each week reading and studying for this course. During the school year we will explore 10,000 years of human history and learn valuable skills in preparation for the AP exam on May 11, 2017. Part of entering an AP class is an assumption of a certain level of background knowledge and skills. With this in mind, the course requires the completion of summer assignments. As we are required to cover the whole of human history in one academic year, the completion of summer pre-course work is an essential next step. You must complete all of the assignments. All of the assignments are due on the first day of classes. Please review and be
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AP World HistorySummer Assignment Directions
Dear Students:
I am excited that you have decided to accept the challenge of taking an Advanced Placement
class, which is a university-level course taught in high school. You will strengthen your
academic, intellectual, observation, and discussion skills in this course. Additionally, you will
become a stronger writer from this course. I am excited to teach this class next year, and I am
dedicated to providing a challenging and rewarding academic experience.
For some of you, this is your first AP class. Be mindful that an Advanced Placement class
requires all students to stay focused and to work hard. You should be prepared to spend four to
six hours each week reading and studying for this course. During the school year we will
explore 10,000 years of human history and learn valuable skills in preparation for the AP exam
on May 11, 2017.
Part of entering an AP class is an assumption of a certain level of background knowledge and
skills. With this in mind, the course requires the completion of summer assignments. As we are
required to cover the whole of human history in one academic year, the completion of summer
pre-course work is an essential next step. You must complete all of the assignments. All of the
assignments are due on the first day of classes. Please review and be prepared to take a
vocabulary quiz and textbook reading quiz during the first week of school relating to the summer
assignments.
Checklist of Summer Assignments:______ Assignment 1: AP World Regional Maps
______ Assignment 2: AP World Foundational Vocabulary Flashcards
______ Assignment 3: Strayer: Ways of the World-Chapter 1 & Cornell Notes
______ Assignment 4: Crash Course World History Episode 1 & complete viewing questions
Assignment 1: AP World History Geographic Coverage
Directions: Label the 2 attached maps using the following web address:
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-world-history-course-and-exam-description-effective-fall-2016.pdf
You will find two maps on page 35 (page 42 when opening in the browser) of the course description. Map 1-AP World History: World Regions-A Big Picture View
Africa Asia The Americas Europe Oceania
Map-2 AP World History: World Regions-A Closer Look Central Asia East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Central Africa East Africa North Africa Southern Africa West Africa Middle East Caribbean Latin America Mexico North America
Assignment 2: Foundational Vocabulary
Overview The following is a general list of vocabulary terms grouped by theme (SPICE) that will
help you succeed in AP World History. These terms will appear time and again throughout the course via conversation and assignments, so it is important that you familiarize yourself with them.
You will create flashcards for certain terms found in this document. Be sure define the terms with history appropriate definitions.
You will bring the completed flashcards to class on the first week of school, and there will a vocabulary quiz shortly following the start of school.
Theme 1-Society What is meant by society?
o Gender roles Role of women and role of men Relationship between men & women
o Family and kinship Structure of family (immediate & extended) Relationship between family members (immediate & extended)
o Racial and ethnic constructions Social hierarchies (classes) & Relationship between classes
You must know the following terms (create flashcards for the terms below-term on one side and the definition on the other side.)
ArtisanCaste ClassEgalitarianismElite Ethnicity Extended family
GenderKinshipLaborer Merchant NationalityNuclear familyPatriarchy
PolygamyPolygynyRaceSocial hierarchySocial systemWarrior
Theme 2-Politics What is meant by politics?
o Political structures (organization) Overview & maintenance of regional structures, transregional structures
and global structureso Forms of governance
Overview & maintenance of regional structures, transregional structures and global structures
o Conflict (revolts & revolutions) Causes of conflict Consequences of conflict
You must know the following terms (create flashcards for the terms below-term on one side and the definition on the other side.)
AdministrationAuthoritarianism Balance of powerBureaucracyCentralization City City-state Consolidation Coup / coup d’état
Decentralization Diplomacy Empire Eunuch ImperialInfrastructure InstitutionJuntaMobilization
Monarchy RegionRevolution Secession StateSuffrage TheocracyTransregionalTribute / tributary system
Theme 3-Interaction Between Humans & Environment What is meant by interaction between humans & environment?
o Patterns of settlement Locations of settlements Impact on humans and on the environment
o Demography Population changes Impact on humans and on the environment
o Disease Specific diseases and reasons for diseases Impact on humans and on the environment
o Migration People/groups who are migrating Reasons for migration Impact on humans and on the environment
o Technology Tools/technology that came from the environment Tools/technology that impacted the environment
o Exploitation of the environmento Protection of the environment
Interaction Between Humans & Environment You must know the following terms (create flashcards for the terms below-term on
one side and the definition on the other side.)
ClimateDeforestation Demography DesertDesertificationDisease Diaspora Emigration Epidemic
Erosion Immigration Metropolis Metropole Migration Monsoon Pandemic Pathogen Population
Pull factors (as related to migration)Push factors (as related to migration)Savanna / savannah Technology Tundra Urban
Theme 4-Culture What is meant by culture?
o Religion, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies Overview of religions, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies Interactions of religions, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies Change/evolution of religions, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies Conflict between religions, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies
o Science and technology Description of key scientific & technological inventions/advancements Description of key scientific & technological inventions/ movements
o The arts and architecture Description of key works of art & architecture Description of key artistic & architectural movements
You must know the following terms (create flashcards for the terms below-term on one side and the definition on the other side.)
AnimismBelief systemCodify Culture Cultural diffusion
Cultural synthesisIdeology IndigenousLiteracy Missionary
Monotheism Philosophy Polytheism Religion Syncretism
Theme 5-Economy What is meant by economy?
o Food production Methods (agricultural and pastoral production)
o Trade and commerce Centers of trade Methods of trade
o Labour systems Type of labour system Description of labour system
o Industrialization Overview of industrialization process Impact of industrialization process
o Economic theories Overview of economic theories Development & practice of economic theories
You must know the following terms (create flashcards for the terms below-term on one side and the definition on the other side.)
AgricultureCapitalism Commerce Commercialization CommodityCommunism Consumer Credit Cultivation Currency
DomesticateDomesticated animalEconomy Economic structureEconomic systemExport Fertility ForageForced labor systemImport
IndustrializationIrrigationMonetization Nomadic Pack animal Pastoral Producer Raw material Specialization of laborSurplus
Assignment 3: Read Chapter 1 of Textbook (copy provided) with Cornell Notes
NOTE TAKING! It is important to master the skill of note-taking, not just for an AP World History class, but any class or subject you choose to study. It will help you to understand and retain the information that you are studying. For this assignment, I am asking you to read Chapter 1 of your AP World History textbook. This may be a little challenging to read, but “power through it.” You can do it if you allow yourself plenty of time to read and reflect on the information. While reading the chapter, I am asking you to take notes using the method described below known as “Cornell Notes.” Take your notes in a notebook or loose leaf paper that you will put in a binder or folder.
Here’s how to organize and utilize Cornell Notes…
Divide the Paper into 3 Sections• Draw a dark horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines from the bottom. Use a magic marker if needed
so that it is clear. • Draw a dark vertical line about 2 inches from the left side of the paper from the top to the
horizontal line.
Document• Write course name, date and topic at the top of each page.
Write Notes The large box to the right is for writing notes from the text. Skip a line between ideas and topics. Don't use complete sentences. Use abbreviations, whenever possible. Develop a shorthand of
your own, such as using & for the word "and.”
Review and clarify• Review the notes as soon as possible after class. • Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and people, and write them in the left column. Summarize• Write a summary of the main ideas in the bottom section. Study your notes • Reread your notes in the right column. • Spend most of your time studying the ideas in the left column and the summary at the bottom.
These are the most important ideas and will probably include most of the information that will be tested.
You can watch the following video for additional help/tips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ&list=PL4qKq2MLunzv816SgKwUT3R5wg3jluSv7&index=1
Assignment 4 Crash Course World History: Episode One
your notes should look like.
This is an example that shows you what
Directions:
Preview the video viewing questions. Watch “Crash Couse in World History: The Agricultural Revolution” without taking any
notes. Watch “Crash Couse in World History: The Agricultural” a second time. Pause the video
as needed so that you can answer the following questions:
1. How do we have evidence of Hunter-Gatherers (H-G) and their lifeways? (New word that means “ways of life”, do not use “lifestyle”).
2. What do most early civilizations have in common?
3. What advantages did H-G have over early agriculturalists?
4. Where did agriculture emerge? Which food crops are associated with which areas?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of agriculture?
6. What impact does agriculture have on the environment?
7. What other lifeway emerged besides being a H-G or a farmer (agriculturalist)?
8. What were the advantages and disadvantages to Pastoralism (being a herder)?
9. What advantages do you think that Eurasia had with its zoological set of animals compared to the Americas?
10. Evaluate John Green’s thesis that “the greatest evolutionary advantage an animal species can have is being useful to humans.” Agree/disagree, why?
11. If H-G had a “better and healthier” lifeway, why did people become agriculturalists?
12. What point do you think John Green is making about the use of the word “savage”? How might this also apply to concepts of being “civilized” or “uncivilized”?
13. What do historians say are the drawbacks to complex civilizations and agriculture?
14. What other impacts do complex civilizations have on the environment?
15. What does John Green say about “revolutions”?
16. What does DFTBA mean?
