Download Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. Over the course of

Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. Over the course of the school year we will explore
10,000 years of human history, learning valuable skills, and take the AP Exam. This is an exciting class
that will allow us to look at the big picture of history, trace cultures over time an examine human
interactions.
For most of you, this will be your first AP class. To be successful, you will need to say focused and work
hard. In September we will be discuss specific Requirements for the class and AP Exam.
For now, you must complete the following summer assignments that will count as part of your grade
during the first progress report in the fall. The purposes of these assignments are to get a jumpstart on
the curriculum, which will provide us an opportunity to go into more depth and other topics.
Part I: World Map
Label and memorize the attached world map. There will be a quiz on this map the first week of
school.
Part 2 : SPRITE CHARTS
for each of the five ancient civilization, complete the Sprite Chart. You may use the provided
charts as template or download a Microsoft word version of the template from the AP World
History Websites
Part 3: Flash Cards
Create flash cards for the provided people, terms, and concept. These items will be covered in
the first unit exam
This assignment will be due on the first day of school, August, 2011. The attached on pages contain
more specific information related to each assignment.
If you need help, you may contact Ms. Braun at the email addresses below. There will also be a few
days over summer that I will be at school to answer questions.
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Mapping Exercise (Summer Assignment Part 1)
Part A: Mapping Exercise and Directions: Label or number the world map with the land and water features listed below in
the color indicated in parenthesis. Two maps have been provided. You may label everything on a single map or use both
Continents (Red)
1. North America
2. South America
3. Australia
4. Europe
5. Antarctica
6. Asia
7. Africa
Oceans and Seas (Blue)
1. Atlantic ocean (1 N. North and 1S. South)
2. Pacific Ocean (2N. North and 2S. South)
3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean
5. North Sea
6. Baltic Sea
7. English Channel
8. Norwegian Sea
9. Barents Sea
10. Mediterranean Sea
11. Adriatic Sea
12. Aegean Sea
13. Black Sea
14. Caspian Sea
15. Great Lakes
16. Red Sea
17. Persian Gulf
18. Arabian Sea
19. Bay of Bengal
20. South China Sea
21. East China Sea
22. Yellow Sea
23. Sea of Japan
Rivers (Green)
1. Nile River
2. Amazon River
3. Mississippi River
4. Rio Grande
5. Mekong River
6. Tigris River
7. Euphrates River
Sprite charts: Ancient Civilization Analysis (summer assignment)
AP World History
Throughout this course you will be asked to break down cultures and civilizations to a basic level that will allow you
to recognize the most important characteristics and easily compare one civilization with another. This Method
breaks down the civilizations/ cultures in to seven components.
For the summer, go through the AP World History textbook from chapters 1-8, using the Sprite charts to describe
the following civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, and the Roman Empire. If the book is not available
use the internet to help depict the changes over time and early establishment of the civilizations. Traditions and
encounters and analyze each of the five ancient civilizations use the provided questions as a guide. Not every
question will be answered for each civilization. Include specific and general information
1. Social:
How does the group relate to one another? How do people communicate? What do people do
together? How is the group organized? What are the family and gender relations? Are the
social classes? How they live? Are their inequalities?
2. Political:
Who is in charge? What is power based on? Who gives that person or group power? Is there a
contract? What’s the government structure? Are there significant wars, treaties, courts, or
laws?
3. Religious:
What is the meaning of life? Where did the group come from? What happens when they die?
How do they spend their lives? Who talks to the god(s)? What are the basic beliefs? Are there
leaders or documents that define religions? Are there conversations? If so how?
4. Intellectual:
Who are the thinkers? What groups are given the chance to learn? How do the people learn?
Where does knowledge come from? Also look at art, philosophy, math, science, and
education.
5. Technological:
How do people of societies apply knowledge to solve problems? What kind of innovations
occur? What resources do they find or adapt? What new things are created that had not
previously existed?
6. Economic:
How do people earn their foods? Is it based on agriculture, commerce, small trades or
professions, or industry, like manufacturing or technology? Where’s the money? What
are the valued and trade commodities? What technologies or industries define culture?
Sprite Charts
AP World History
Culture/ Civilizations
Social
Family
Gender Relations
Social Classes
Inequalities
Life Styles
Political
Leaders, Elites
State Structure
War
Diplomacy Treaties
Courts, Law
Religious
Holy books
Beliefs, Teachings
Conversions
Sin/ Salvations
Deities
Intellectual Arts
Art, Music
writing, Literature
Philosophy
Math & Science
Education
Technological
New Inventions
New tools, Weapons
Ways to improve life
Technical Solutions
Infrastructure (water, Roads, etc)
Economic
Types of System
Technology, Industry
Trade, Commerce
Capital/ Money
Types of Business
Ancient Civilization People, Terms, and Concepts (summer assignment part 3)
AP World History
Directions: Identify the person, terms, or concepts and explain why it is significant on note cards. One
side should have the term, the other the definition and significance.
Chapter 1:
Hunting and Gathering
Neolithic
Homo Sapiens
Catal Huyuk
Potter’s Wheel
City-States
Hammurabi
Heiroglyphs
Phoenicians
Huanghe (Yellow) River Basin
Ideographic writing
Civilization
Nomads
Agrarian Revolution
Bronze Age
Sumerians
Ziggurats
Pharaoh
Kush
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Shang
Paleolithic
Culture
Pastoralism
Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Babylonian Empire
Pyramids
Monotheism
Aryans
Oracles
Chapter 2:
Zhou
Mandate of Heaven
Warring State Period
Daoism
Han
Xianyang
Qin
Confucius
Legalist
Feudalism
Shi Huangdi
Laozi
Great Wall
Varnas
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Kautilya
Upanishads
Sanskrit
Untouchables
Mahabharata, Ramayana
Maurya Dynasty
Ashoka
Shiva, Vishnu
Chapter 3:
Himalayan Mountains
Karma
Buddha
Chandragupta Maurya
Stupas
Gupta Dynasty
Chapter 4:
Cyrus the Great
Hellenism
Polis
Pericles
Peloponnesian War
Alexander the Great
Stoics
Consuls
Hannibal
Octavian
Chapter 5:
Axum
Celts
Olmec
Sui
Devi
Byzantine Empire
Saints
Benedict
Chapter 6:
Bedouin
Medina
Ka’ba
Zakat
Ali
Jihad
Mu’awiya
Shi’a
Jizya
Hadiths
Wazir
Zoroastrianism
Iliad
Socrates
Olympic Games
Macedon
Alexandria
Sophocles
Carthage
Republic
Cicero
Hellenistic Culture
Odyssey
Direct Democracy
Persian Wars
Phillip II
Aristotle
(Doric, Ionic, Corinthian)
Punic Wars
Julius Caesar
Vergil
Shinto
Germans
Polynesia
Tang
Diocletian
Mahayana
Pope
Pastoral Nomads
Slavs
Yellow Turbans
Rajput
Constantine
Bodhisattvas
Augustine
Shaykhs
Umayyad
Qur’an
Five pillars
Abu Bakr
Uthman
Copts, Nestorians
Karbala
Dhimmis
Battle of the River Zab
Dhows
Mecca
Khadijah
Umma
Caliph
Ridda
Siffin
Sunnis
Mawali
Abbasids
Baghdad
Ayan
Chapter 7:
Al-Mahdi
Seljuk Turks
Ibn Khaldun
Sa’di
Ulama
Mongols
Maluks
Mahmud of Ghazni
Sati
Kabir
Demak
Harun al-Rashid
Crusades
Ruubaiyat
Al- Razi
Al-Ghazali
Chinggis Khan
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Muhammad of Ghur
Bhaktic Cults
Shrivijaya
Buyids
Salah-ud-Din
Shah-Nama
Al- Biruni
Sufis
Hulegu
Arabic Numerals
Qutb-un-din Aibak
Mir Bai
Malacca
Chapter 8:
Stateless Societies
Almoravids
Lalibela
Mali
Ibn Batuta
Sundiata
Askia Muhammad
Demographic transition
Ile-Ife
Kong Kingdome
Mwene Mutapa
Ifriqiya
Almohadis
Sahel
Juula
Kankan Musa
Timbuktu
Hausa States
Nok
Benin
Zimbabwe
Maghrib
Ethiopia
Sudanic States
Mansa
Ishak al-sahili
Songhay
East African trading post
Yoruba
Luba
Great Zimbabwe