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Summer Work 2015-2016Due to the breadth of required AP curriculum content, and the fact that some of you have had no prior exposure to AP courses, students signing up for AP World will be responsible for knowing major events in world history from 8000 BCE to 600 BCE (the first of 6 required time periods (Rising AP students are often irrationally afraid of making a mistake on the summer assignment. Know that we are not trying to find ways to penalize you on this assignment, but rather we simply want you to learn the required material. So, relax, learn, and do your best!)
Course Materials:
1. School Provided: World Civilizations, Stearns, et al. (This may change; I will keep you posted.)
2. Student Purchase (optional, but highly recommended): AP World History study book. Any publisher/edition used or new (Barron’s or Princeton Review 2015) will do. These may be purchased at most major book dealers or online. There may be a slight preference for the Princeton; go to a book store and look at them. See what you like.
ASSIGNMENTS: These should be organized in the following order, and turned in on the first day of school in a binder.
Lesson #1: AP 101
Go to the College Board website and answer the following: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-world-history/about-the-exam?worldhist
1. What are the 6 time periods covered in the exam?
2. What does Section I cover?
3. What 3 types of essays are required in Section II?
4. How much time is given for the exam?
Lesson #2: Geography You can expect a quiz on the AP World Regions in the first few weeks of school. (This is one possible site for getting printable maps: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm but any world map is acceptable.)
Map #1: Geographic features (draw/label the following, and do not try to cram all of these features into one world map—I would estimate 2 to 3 maps will be necessary, depending on the size of your writing and the layout of the map. Or, if you want to be snazzy, use tracing paper overlays.)
1.) All 7 continents
2.) Oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
3.) Seas: Mediterranean, North, Black, Caspian, Arabian, Red, Baltic, Caribbean
4.) Other Bodies of Water: Persian Gulf, Bay of Bengal, Hudson Bay, Gulf of Mexico
5.) Mountains: Ural, Caucasus, Alps, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Cascades, Andes
6.) Rivers: Mississippi, Columbia, Amazon, Niger, Nile, Indus, Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow, Volga,
Danube
Map #2: Civilizations, 8000 BCE – 600 BCE (draw & label the following)
1.) All 7 continents
2.) Mesopotamia (Tigris/Euphrates Rivers)
3.) Babylonia
4.) Egypt & Nubia (Nile River)
5.) Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa (Indus River)
6.) Shang (Yellow River)
7.) Olmecs
8.) Chavin (Andes Mountains)
9.) Assyrians
10.) Phoenicia/Israel/Judah
11.) Minoans & Myceneans
12.) Hittites
Map #3: AP World Regions Maps
Study the AP World Regions map and the Regions map. You are not required to do an assignment with this map, but you will be quizzed on this material in the first few weeks of school.
Lesson #3: Vocabulary (Define. Use the Stearns book, the Stearns website, the Freeman-pedia web-site*, an AP study book, or a dictionary).
Stone Age
Vedic Religion
hunting-foraging peoples
Hebrew monotheism (Judaism)
Neolithic revolutions
Zoroastrianism
agricultural societies
Epic of Gilgamesh
pastoral societies
Rig Veda
urban societies
Book of the Dead
patriarchy
city-state
specialization of labor
papyrus
metallurgy
divination
civilization
Mandate of Heaven
core/foundational civilizations
legalism
pictograph alphabets
Confucianism
surplus labor
Daoism
Cuneiform
Iron Age
Hieroglyphs
Hammurabi
* http://freeman-pedia.wikispaces.com/ You will learn to love this site!
Lesson #4: Reading and Study Questions
The expectations for WHAP assignments are much greater than some of you will have experienced in your previous classes. Your answers MAY NOT be copied directly from the book, instead they must be paraphrased (using your own words) and they should be handwritten. Typical good answers would be between one-half and one full page single-spaced if typed. Think about how big your writing is.
Your source for these can be either a textbook (check one out from me at the end of the year) or a combination of web-sites and APWH study guide books.
You are expected to have a thesis statement at the beginning of each of your answers. A typical thesis statement is between one to four consecutive sentences that provides your argument to all parts of the questions. Do not simply restate the question in the thesis. Almost every question asks “how” or “why.” Your thesis statement must therefore address “how” or “why.” All paragraphs after the first one should contain SFI, specific factual information that supports all arguments you make in the thesis. You are selling me your opinion, based on the evidence. (Think of yourself as an attorney for your position.)
Your answers should tie in not only specific ideas but also the larger picture. Remember, in AP World History we are looking for themes and generalities, so your answers should reflect this type of thinking. IF your source is not the Stearns book or web-site, tell me where you found it, in general terms.
1. In what ways did hunter-gatherer bands of humans adapt their technology and cultures to new climatic regions as they migrated across east Eurasia during the Paleolithic era?
2. Why did more complex economic and social systems develop during the Neolithic Revolution? Give specific examples of these systems.
3. What new improvements in agriculture, trade, and transportation developed during the Neolithic Revolution?
4. What were specific new weapons and new modes of transportation that developed as a result of increased interaction between pastoral and agricultural societies?
5. What were specific developments in laws, language, literature, religion, myths, trade and monumental art that helped to unify large and powerful states/empires?
Lesson #5: Read “This Fleeting World” by David Christian, and provide short answers to some of the “big picture history” questions.
Your answers must satisfy the following requirements:
“Big Picture History” Questions. (Choose any THREE from the questions below)
Various Other Resources
· http://wps.ablongman.com/long_stearns_wcap_4/0,8810,1189431-,00.html This is the Stearns web-site. You will find a lot of helpful information there.
· http://www.edmodo.com – This will be a major way for us to communicate. Your code will be given at the meeting and you may set up an account. If you lose this, e-mail me. Once your teacher is selected, I will pass this along to him / her.
· Contact me (until we know your teacher).
· https://www.getafive.com/ is a study site that has short, not-fun videos, outlines, and various practice tests. In the past it has cost a significant amount of money; this year, it has been free. Don’t pay for it, but if it is still free, use it.
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/ is a great web-site that has a lot of materials from different eras and regions. Spend some time with it. It will give you a really nice background, and help you think about how historians use artifacts. There is a companion book in our library.
· http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistory/ has 26 videos that do not flow like a typical history video but are well-made to go with the AP key concepts. (You need to get used to those, as well.)
· I will put some lists for other textbook websites and various sources as I find them on www.mmrobinson.weebly.com . Check often.
See the list below.
Summer Work 2015-2016Due to the breadth of required AP curriculum content, and the fact that some of you have had no prior exposure to AP courses, students signing up for AP World will be responsible for knowing major events in world history from 8000 BCE to 600 BCE (the first of 6 required time periods (Rising AP students are often irrationally afraid of making a mistake on the summer assignment. Know that we are not trying to find ways to penalize you on this assignment, but rather we simply want you to learn the required material. So, relax, learn, and do your best!)
Course Materials:
1. School Provided: World Civilizations, Stearns, et al. (This may change; I will keep you posted.)
2. Student Purchase (optional, but highly recommended): AP World History study book. Any publisher/edition used or new (Barron’s or Princeton Review 2015) will do. These may be purchased at most major book dealers or online. There may be a slight preference for the Princeton; go to a book store and look at them. See what you like.
ASSIGNMENTS: These should be organized in the following order, and turned in on the first day of school in a binder.
Lesson #1: AP 101
Go to the College Board website and answer the following: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-world-history/about-the-exam?worldhist
1. What are the 6 time periods covered in the exam?
2. What does Section I cover?
3. What 3 types of essays are required in Section II?
4. How much time is given for the exam?
Lesson #2: Geography You can expect a quiz on the AP World Regions in the first few weeks of school. (This is one possible site for getting printable maps: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm but any world map is acceptable.)
Map #1: Geographic features (draw/label the following, and do not try to cram all of these features into one world map—I would estimate 2 to 3 maps will be necessary, depending on the size of your writing and the layout of the map. Or, if you want to be snazzy, use tracing paper overlays.)
1.) All 7 continents
2.) Oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
3.) Seas: Mediterranean, North, Black, Caspian, Arabian, Red, Baltic, Caribbean
4.) Other Bodies of Water: Persian Gulf, Bay of Bengal, Hudson Bay, Gulf of Mexico
5.) Mountains: Ural, Caucasus, Alps, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Cascades, Andes
6.) Rivers: Mississippi, Columbia, Amazon, Niger, Nile, Indus, Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow, Volga,
Danube
Map #2: Civilizations, 8000 BCE – 600 BCE (draw & label the following)
1.) All 7 continents
2.) Mesopotamia (Tigris/Euphrates Rivers)
3.) Babylonia
4.) Egypt & Nubia (Nile River)
5.) Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa (Indus River)
6.) Shang (Yellow River)
7.) Olmecs
8.) Chavin (Andes Mountains)
9.) Assyrians
10.) Phoenicia/Israel/Judah
11.) Minoans & Myceneans
12.) Hittites
Map #3: AP World Regions Maps
Study the AP World Regions map and the Regions map. You are not required to do an assignment with this map, but you will be quizzed on this material in the first few weeks of school.
Lesson #3: Vocabulary (Define. Use the Stearns book, the Stearns website, the Freeman-pedia web-site*, an AP study book, or a dictionary).
Stone Age
Vedic Religion
hunting-foraging peoples
Hebrew monotheism (Judaism)
Neolithic revolutions
Zoroastrianism
agricultural societies
Epic of Gilgamesh
pastoral societies
Rig Veda
urban societies
Book of the Dead
patriarchy
city-state
specialization of labor
papyrus
metallurgy
divination
civilization
Mandate of Heaven
core/foundational civilizations
legalism
pictograph alphabets
Confucianism
surplus labor
Daoism
Cuneiform
Iron Age
Hieroglyphs
Hammurabi
* http://freeman-pedia.wikispaces.com/ You will learn to love this site!
Lesson #4: Reading and Study Questions
The expectations for WHAP assignments are much greater than some of you will have experienced in your previous classes. Your answers MAY NOT be copied directly from the book, instead they must be paraphrased (using your own words) and they should be handwritten. Typical good answers would be between one-half and one full page single-spaced if typed. Think about how big your writing is.
Your source for these can be either a textbook (check one out from me at the end of the year) or a combination of web-sites and APWH study guide books.
You are expected to have a thesis statement at the beginning of each of your answers. A typical thesis statement is between one to four consecutive sentences that provides your argument to all parts of the questions. Do not simply restate the question in the thesis. Almost every question asks “how” or “why.” Your thesis statement must therefore address “how” or “why.” All paragraphs after the first one should contain SFI, specific factual information that supports all arguments you make in the thesis. You are selling me your opinion, based on the evidence. (Think of yourself as an attorney for your position.)
Your answers should tie in not only specific ideas but also the larger picture. Remember, in AP World History we are looking for themes and generalities, so your answers should reflect this type of thinking. IF your source is not the Stearns book or web-site, tell me where you found it, in general terms.
1. In what ways did hunter-gatherer bands of humans adapt their technology and cultures to new climatic regions as they migrated across east Eurasia during the Paleolithic era?
2. Why did more complex economic and social systems develop during the Neolithic Revolution? Give specific examples of these systems.
3. What new improvements in agriculture, trade, and transportation developed during the Neolithic Revolution?
4. What were specific new weapons and new modes of transportation that developed as a result of increased interaction between pastoral and agricultural societies?
5. What were specific developments in laws, language, literature, religion, myths, trade and monumental art that helped to unify large and powerful states/empires?
Lesson #5: Read “This Fleeting World” by David Christian, and provide short answers to some of the “big picture history” questions.
Your answers must satisfy the following requirements:
- Each answer should be about one to two paragraphs long.
- Start each answer with a sentence or two that express your main idea(s). Think in terms of patterns or themes. Review the note above about developing a thesis.
- The idea(s) must be clear, logical, and argumentative (can be supported by evidence from the book).
- Provide specific evidence (examples) from the book that will support ideas expressed at the beginning of your short answer. Whether it is a direct quote from the book or a reference (paraphrase), indicate the page in parenthesis. You must have at least one example from each ERA identified in the book (see This Fleeting World, PREQUEL, XXVII)
- Your answers should be done in complete sentences with no or minimal grammar and sentence structure mistakes. Make sure they – and all of your work – are legible.
“Big Picture History” Questions. (Choose any THREE from the questions below)
- How did development of and interaction between various societies impact trade, exchange of ideas, and distribution of resources throughout the history of humanity?
- What trends/characteristics of humanity changed over time and which ones remained the same? (Think of human ability to communicate, organize, create, destroy, etc.)
- What factors influenced the development and spread of technologies through time?
- What factors influenced changes in demography (population growth/decline) through time?
- Analyze human impact on environment through time. Provide specific examples.
- Analyze changes and continuities (i.e. consistencies) in the way human societies are structured (Think social classes).
- What elements of human culture, in your opinion, caused the most profound changes within and between societies throughout history? (There are many complex definitions of “culture” and “human culture” that you might want to explore before answering this question).
- Provide at least three ideas/theories that caused the most influential changes in the world. (For this question, you can provide at least one important idea per era.)
- How did political organization and functions of states change over time? (Think of systems of government, expectations of ruled and rulers, responsibilities and loyalty of citizens, etc.)
Various Other Resources
· http://wps.ablongman.com/long_stearns_wcap_4/0,8810,1189431-,00.html This is the Stearns web-site. You will find a lot of helpful information there.
· http://www.edmodo.com – This will be a major way for us to communicate. Your code will be given at the meeting and you may set up an account. If you lose this, e-mail me. Once your teacher is selected, I will pass this along to him / her.
· Contact me (until we know your teacher).
· https://www.getafive.com/ is a study site that has short, not-fun videos, outlines, and various practice tests. In the past it has cost a significant amount of money; this year, it has been free. Don’t pay for it, but if it is still free, use it.
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/ is a great web-site that has a lot of materials from different eras and regions. Spend some time with it. It will give you a really nice background, and help you think about how historians use artifacts. There is a companion book in our library.
· http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistory/ has 26 videos that do not flow like a typical history video but are well-made to go with the AP key concepts. (You need to get used to those, as well.)
· I will put some lists for other textbook websites and various sources as I find them on www.mmrobinson.weebly.com . Check often.
See the list below.
Online Resources for FREE
An encyclopedic site for the Stearns book: http://www.mrburnett.net/apworldhistory/stearnschapternotes.htm
The name is a little alarming, but the materials are impressive:
http://teachinginsanity.net/whap/#review
Videos and other materials for world history:
http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistory/units.html
Another site with outlines by period:
http://www.mspugh.net/apwh.htm
This is just Chinese history, but it includes a timeline, maps, and other visuals:
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/contents.htm
An encyclopedic site for the Stearns book: http://www.mrburnett.net/apworldhistory/stearnschapternotes.htm
The name is a little alarming, but the materials are impressive:
http://teachinginsanity.net/whap/#review
Videos and other materials for world history:
http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistory/units.html
Another site with outlines by period:
http://www.mspugh.net/apwh.htm
This is just Chinese history, but it includes a timeline, maps, and other visuals:
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/contents.htm
You can use this site for a variety of types of research. They have primary sources and other materials that can be useful.
http://psi.mcgraw-hill.com/current/psi.php?editionId=35
Ms. Hester has a wonderful series of outlines for the historical periods. Take a look at these for review.
http://www.georgetownisd.org/Page/5742
This fellow has a lot of links to other teacher's sites. Scroll down.
http://harmonhistory.com/apwh.html
This guy has a nice site with lots of links and review material.
http://mraldred65.snappages.com/ap-world-history-content
This is another list.
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/curriculum/socialstudies/rigorous-ap/world-history/apwh.pdf
On the following link, you will find a guide to AP WH.
http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/site/Default.aspx?Page&SiteID=1&SearchString=world%20history%20ap%20curr
http://psi.mcgraw-hill.com/current/psi.php?editionId=35
Ms. Hester has a wonderful series of outlines for the historical periods. Take a look at these for review.
http://www.georgetownisd.org/Page/5742
This fellow has a lot of links to other teacher's sites. Scroll down.
http://harmonhistory.com/apwh.html
This guy has a nice site with lots of links and review material.
http://mraldred65.snappages.com/ap-world-history-content
This is another list.
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/curriculum/socialstudies/rigorous-ap/world-history/apwh.pdf
On the following link, you will find a guide to AP WH.
http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/site/Default.aspx?Page&SiteID=1&SearchString=world%20history%20ap%20curr
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