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AP World History Summer Assignment 2016
Welcome to AP World History. I look forward to a wonderfully engaging school year with you.
Checking out books for this assignment is not recommended or required. The Internet is all you
need. This assignment is especially important. Together, the parts will not only help develop your
historical vocabulary, but they will also improve your familiarity with world geography. Thus, in
completing both parts, you are laying the groundwork for the semester. I believe getting an early
start and taking your time will greatly benefit you. Remember, real learning takes time.
Complete the following parts of the summer assignment by the first day of AP World History class:
Part 1: Vocabulary Chart
Part 2: Mapping Exercise
Purpose: The purpose of the summer reading assignment is to help you – the AP World History
student – get a jumpstart on the curriculum. With 23 chapters and over 6,000 years of history to
cover in roughly 33 weeks, having an already-established foundational knowledge will help you
better manage the accelerated pace of the course.
Expectation: The expectation for the summer assignment is that you will complete it individually. I
recommend you take your time and think deeply about each of the two parts. Both parts are due
the first day of class. Late assignments will not be accepted, as you – along with all of your
classmates – will be assessed on information contained in the assignment during the first week of
classes. Completion of the assignment and the quality of work demonstrated will offer a very clear
picture of the your ability to handle the college-level course load you will experience throughout the
school year.
Assessment: You will take a quiz during the first week of classes on some of the information
contained in the two parts of the AP World History summer assignment.
Part 1: Common World History Vocabulary
Below you will find a chart of vocabulary words that will be repeated over and over during the
course. These words will apply to a variety of cultures throughout history. It is important that you –
to the best of your ability – become familiar with the words and their meanings. Please hand-write
your definitions in complete sentences and, when possible, explain the words as they relate to the
study of world history.
Absolutism
Agriculture
Aristocracy
Bias
Bureaucracy
Chiefdom
City-State
Civilization
Commercial
Demography
Divination
Dynasty
Empire
Epidemic
Forager
Globalization
Indentured Servant
Interregional
Kingdom
Medieval
Merchant
Monotheism
Nation
Neolithic
Nobility
Nomad
Ocean
Pandemic
Papacy
Pastoral
Patriarchal
Periodization
Polytheism
Prehistoric
Primary Source
Revolution
Rural
Scribe
Secondary Source
Serf
Shaman
Slave
State
Steppes
Urban
Part 2: Mapping Exercise
Using three world maps of your choosing, find, label and/or color the features listed below. Print
neatly to ensure that your maps can be read easily. Memorize these countries and regions, bodies
of water and rivers, and mountains and deserts.
Map A: AP World Regions. You may color this map if you would like to, but it is not a requirement.
However, please use a color or striping to indicate regions that overlap.
North Africa: Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco
West Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Benin
East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Ethiopia, Mozambique
Equatorial Africa: Congo, Rwanda, Sudan
Southern Africa: Angola, Republic of South Africa, Zimbabwe
Middle East: Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq
East Asia: China, Japan, Korea
South Asia: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
Southeast Asia: Thailand, Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines
Latin America: Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Cuba
Map B: Bodies of Water and Rivers
Oceans, Seas, Bays, Lakes (color them blue)
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
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. Black Sea
13. Caspian Sea
14. Great Lakes
15. Red Sea
16. Persian Gulf
17. Arabian Sea
18. Bay of Bengal
19. South China Sea
20. East China Sea
21. Yellow Sea
22. Sea of Japan
Rivers (draw them in blue)
1. Nile River
2. Tigris
3. Euphrates
4. Amazon River
5. Mississippi
6. Rio Grande River
7. Indus River
8. Yellow River (Huang He)
9. Yangtze River
10. Ganges River
11. Irrawaddy River
12. Mekong River
13. Congo River
14. Danube River
Map C: Mountains and Deserts
Mountains (draw and/or color in brown)
1. Alaska Range
2. Rocky Mountains
3. Appalachian Mountains
4. Andes Mountains
5. Alps
6. Atlas Mountains
7. Ural Mountains
8. Hindu Kush
9. Himalaya Mountains
Deserts (draw and/or color in yellow)
1. Gobi Desert
2. Kalahari Desert
3. Sahara Desert
4. Thar Desert
5. Sierra Madre Desert
6. Mojave Desert
7. Namib Desert
8. Syrian Desert