Download WHAP Chapter 1 assignment Due date: Tuesday 8/16/16 If you have

WHAP Chapter 1 assignment
Due date: Tuesday 8/16/16
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Directions: You will need to read through the chapter. Skimming the chapter will make it difficult for you to
accomplish the tasks required of you.
Part I: Thematic Analysis
You will be focusing on the 5 themes of WHAP. You will be given a response question for each of these themes.
You will be required to answer this with a short-answer response.
Social – Development and Transformation of Social Structures
How did the introduction of agriculture help define social classes and gender roles in civilization?
As you would an essay, you should answer this prompt. You should formulate a thesis that answers the question.
Please do not restate the prompt.
Example:
Thesis: Early agricultural societies led to men becoming the most dominant gender as well as social classes based
on job specialization.
Evidence: According to the text, food surplus led to job specialization. As more wealth was accumulated a new,
upper class developed based on land ownership, religious importance or political power. Evidence of this is seen in
Mesopotamia specifically with the Law code of Hammurabi which clearly defines penalties for breaking laws based
on the social class of the offender. Gender roles were clearly identified as the role of men required tremendous
physical labor and allowed for larger families through surpluses. Women then were tasked with the raising of
children and had little time to learn other trades.
Significance (Why is this important? Why does it matter? What connections can I make to other aspects of World
History?) The concepts of social class and roles of gender are ideas that continue to influence and impact society
throughout history, even after agricultural labor became less significant.
Political – State-Building, Expansion and Conflict
Characterize the relationship between Egyptian Religion and the role the Pharaoh.
Interaction – Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
How did the first settlers in Mesopotamia alter their environment to suit their needs?
Cultural – Development and Interaction of Cultures
What importance did Monumental Religious structures (ziggurats, pyramids, etc.) hold for early civilizations?
Economic – Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems
How did the development of record keeping help to facilitate the growth of commerce?
Part II: Historical Methodology
History may be defined as research into how cultures develop through time.
World history
 is more general than traditional history and emphasizes trends that go beyond cultural boundaries.
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stresses the interaction between societies.
compares different patterns of development around the world.
tends to be more superficial and general than local or national histories.
often finds natural or human movements that affect many cultures, such as climatic developments,
diseases, natural disasters or human movements like invasions and migrations. They could include dealing
with new technologies and life styles.
Methods
Diffusion: the spread of natural elements, people, artifacts, ideas or other cultural creations from one civilization to
others
Syncretism: mixing of elements from two or more cultures that result in something new
Comparison: the pointing out of similarities and differences between two civilizations in terms of their histories,
institutions, cultural accomplishments and economies
Common Phenomena: natural or historical events and developments that two or more societies share. Examples
could be climate, disease, natural disasters or invasions, shared technologies or other human developments.
Basically, ―What is shared?
For each of these methodologies you will need to find an example from chapter 1 and synthesize a response.
Example:
Common Phenomena
Although the development of agriculture likely began in the region of Mesopotamia, agriculture eventually
developed in many places which had no contact. Most of the agricultural settlements were dominated by river
systems and religions based on these rivers. This is important because humans as a species determined the value of
surplus food and the advantages it brought.
Part III: Key Terms
For each of the key terms at the conclusion of the chapter, please provide a definition in the form of a complete
sentence identifying the significance of the term. (for instance, Hammurabi was more than just a king of Ancient
Babylon, he was important for developing the first written legal code). You should also identify the SPICE themes
associated with each term (just write an S, P, I, C and/or E).
City-states- A self-governing urban center and surrounding agricultural areas are called a city-state. City states
were earliest examples of civilization during the Agricultural revolutions. P, C, E
Culture- is the collection of material objects such as dwellings, clothing, tools, crafts, along with nonmaterial
values, beliefs and languages and this is a unique attribute to human development. C
For chapter 1 there is a bunch of vocabulary. Please focus on the following terms
Culture
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Agricultural Revolutions
Sumerians
Semitic
City-state
Babylon
Hammurabi
Cuneiform
Pharaoh
Ma’at
Hieroglyphics
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro