Download AP World History 2017 Summer Assignment

AdvancedPlacementWorldHistory
SummerReadingGuidelines2017
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THISSUMMERASSIGNMENTMUSTBECOMPLETEDBYTHEFIRSTDAYOFSCHOOLINORDER
FORYOUTOBEPLACEDINAPLEVELWORLDHISTORYCLASSESINTHE2017-18SCHOOLTERM.
WelcometoAPWorldHistory!
InaccordancewiththeAdvancedPlacementProgram(AP),thiscourseandexamareofferedto
well-qualifiedstudentswhowishtocompletestudiesinsecondaryschoolequivalenttoan
introductorycollegecourseinworldhistory.Thiscoursesyllabushasbeenauditedand
approvedbytheCollegeBoardasincompliancewithrigorousAPstandards.
InAPWorldHistory,youwillgainadeeperunderstandingoftheworldandhumaninteraction
from8000BCEtothepresent.APWorldhistorycontentisstructuredaroundtheinvestigation
offivecoursethemesandnumerouskeyconceptsinsixchronologicalperiods.Studentswill
develophistoricalthinkingskillstobetterconstructmeaningaboutthepast,beyondaneffort
tosimplygatherinformationsuchasnames,factsandevents.
Itisimperativethatstudentsandparentsunderstandthatthiscourseisacollege-level
course.Studentsareindividuallyresponsibleforthecontentofthecourse.Itwouldbe
impossibleforaninstructortodeliverin180daysofclasstime,10,000yearsofhistoryina
meaningfulway.Studentsmustengageinindependentreadingonamostlydailybasistobe
successfulinthiscourse.Ourclasstimewillbespentinelaborationoftopics,learningthe
historicalthinkingskillsnecessaryforsuccessinhigherlevellearning,developinghistorical
assessmentandwritingskillsandclarificationoftheconnectionsbetweenthetopicsofthe
worldhistorycurriculum.
APclassesrequireadditionaltimeonthepartofthestudentsandtheteacher.Individual
consultationwiththeteacher,thelargevolumeofreadingmaterialrequired,thevolumeof
assignments,especiallyintermsofvocabularybuilding,time-linecomprehensionandessay
writingareconsiderable.AllstudentstakingAPlevelcourseswillberequiredtosignanAP
CONTRACTthatstatestheircommitmenttoandunderstandingoftherigorofthecourse.
Parentswillbeaskedtosignthiscontractaswell,demonstratingtheirunderstandingofthe
requirementsofthecourse.
DuetothebreadthofrequiredAPcurriculumcontent,studentsenteringAPWorldhavea
summerassignmenttohelpthemfamiliarizethemselveswiththethemesofworld
history.Thiswillensurethatstudentshaveageneralfoundationofcoreknowledgeonwhich
wewillbuildthroughouttheyear.
Thisassignmentisdesignedtoserveasanoverviewofthematerialforthecourse.CAREFUL
READINGOFTHETEXTALONGWITHTHOUGHTFULCONSTRUCTIONOFANSWERSTOTHE
QUESTIONSWILLBEYOURBESTPREPARATIONFORLEARNINGATAHIGHLEVEL.
ThisSUMMERASSIGNMENTwillcountasyourFIRSTMAJORGRADEforAPWORLDHISTORY.
TAKEITSERIOUSLY!!!!DONOTCOPYSECTIONSOFTHETEXT.USEYOUROWNWORDSTO
ANSWERTHESEQUESTIONS.WHEREYOUCAN,INCORPORATEDATESINTOYOURANSWERS.
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RisingAPstudentsareoftenirrationallyafraidofmakingamistakeonthesummerassignment.
Thisisnotanexercisethatwillpenalizeyou,butonethatwillhelpyougetastartonthelarge
amountofmaterialwemustcoverinthecourse.So,relax,learn,anddoyourbest!
SUMMERREADINGANDGUIDINGQUESTIONSASSIGNMENT:
Studentsshouldpurchaseacopyof:
THEHUMANSTORY:OurHistoryfromtheStoneAgetoToday,2005edition
Thisbookiscurrentlyavailableonamazon.comfor$11.00.
Thefollowingquestionspertaintothebook,TheHumanStory:OurHistoryfromtheStoneAge
toToday,byJamesC.Davis.
Chapter1:WeFilltheEarth
1.Explainhowandwhyhomosapienssapiensevolveddifferentlyindifferentregionsofthe
world.
2.WhatideasdohistorianshaveabouthowhumansmigratedtoAustralia,NorthandSouth
America?
Chapter2:WeGatherbytheRivers
3.Describehowthe“decision”tostayinoneplace,ratherthancontinuenomadicpractices,
probablyhappened.
4.Whatismeantbytheterm“civilization”andwhere,accordingtotheauthor,did“civilization
firstemerge?
5.WhatrightsdidwomenhaveinearlyMesopotamiancivilizations?
6.ExplainthewaysMesopotamiansocietiesandearlyEgyptiansocietiesweresimilarinthe
waytheybecame“civilized?”
Chapter3:TheWanderersSettleDown
7.WhatwasthesignificanceofthelifeofMosesfortheHebrewpeople?
8.WhathappenedtotheJewsunderRomanruleinthe1stcenturyCE?
Chapter4:TwoAncientCitiesFollowDiversePaths
9.ExplaintherolesofmenandwomeninSpartansociety.
10.ExplainhowAtheniansocietydifferedfromSpartansociety.
Chapter5:ChinaExcelsandEndures
11.ExplaintheuseoforaclebonesinChinesecivilization.
12.WhyandhowdidtheteachingsofConfuciushavesuchanimpactonChinesecivilization?
13.ContrastLegalismandDaoismwithConfucianism.
14.WhatweresomeofthenewtechnologiescreatedbytheChineseandwhatwastheir
impact?
15.DescribetheMingvoyagesandtheirsignificance.
16.ListtheChinesedynastiesandanidentifyingtraitofeach.
Chapter6:SomeAttempttoRuleUsAll
17.Accordingtotheauthor,what“standsout”abouttheseconquerors:thePersians,
AlexanderandtheMacedonians,theRomansandtheMongols?
Chapter7:WeFoundtheWorldwideFaiths
18.WhatphilosophicalquestionswereexploredintheUpanishads?
19.WhatinHinduismwasSiddharthaGautamareactingtoasthenewreligionBuddhism
developedaroundhisbeliefsandteachings?
20.HowwasPaulmostresponsiblefortheemergenceofChristianity?
21.HowandwheredidtheMuslimsbuildanempire?
Chapter8:EuropePreparesforItsBigRole
22.Bythelater1400’showhadthefateofEuropeanschanged?
23.WhatwasMachiavelli’sidealgovernmentasexpressedin“ThePrince.”
Chapter9:WeFindEachOther
24.WhatwerethecontributionsofPrinceHenryofPortugalandVascodaGamaduringthe
ageofexplorations?
25.WhatwastheoverallsignificanceoftheworkofJamesCookintermsof“globalization?”
Chapter10:TheNewWorldFallstotheOldOne
26.Accordingtotheauthor,whatwasthe“biggestfind”oftheIndians?
27.WhatarethepositiveandnegativelegaciesofCortesandPizarro?
Chapter11:WeSufferFamine,WarandPlague
28.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistheclassicpatternofpopulationgrowthdemonstratedby
Chinesehistory?
Chapter12:WeDiscoverWhoWeAreandWhereWeLive
29.WhatwerethecontributionstohumanknowledgemadebyCopernicus,Kepler,Galileo,
NewtonandDarwin?
Chapter13:HereandThere,thePeopleRule
30.WhatwasmeantbyBenFranklinwhenawomanapproachedhimaftertheU.S.
Constitutionhadbeencompletedandaskedwhatformofgovernmentwehaveandhereplied,
“ARepublicMadam,ifyoucankeepit?”
31.ExplainhowandwhyLatinAmericanrevolutionsdifferedfromtheonethatendedinthe
formationoftheU.S.inNorthAmerica.
Chapter14:WeMakeMoreandLiveBetter
32.HowdidtheIndustrialRevolutiontransformthelivesofthoselivingincountriesthat
experiencedit?
Chapter15:TheRicherCountriesGrabthePoorer
33.HowdidtheNewImperialismofthe1800sdifferfromimperialismofformerhistorical
periods?Givespecificexamples.
Chapter16:WeMultiplyandShrinktheEarth
34.Howdidcountriessolvetheproblemsofincreasingpopulationandnotenoughfood?
35.Describeinnovationsintransportationtechnologiesthatleadtoa“shrinking”oftheworld.
Chapter17:WeWageaWartoEndWar
36.Whydidn’ttheGreatWarliveuptoit’sbilling,“thewartoendallwars?”
Chapter18:AUtopiaBecomesaNightmare
37.DidtheRussianRevolutionrevolutionizeRussiansocietyandeconomyandpolitical
systems?
Chapter19:ALeadertriestoShapeaMasterRace
38.HowdidHitlerpreparetheGermanpeopleforhisplannedstruggleforworldwide
domination?
Chapter20:WeWageaWider,CruelerWar
39.WasWWIIa“necessarywar?”Explainyouranswer.
Chapter21:TheAsianGiantstrytoFeedtheirPoor
40.WhatwerethepositiveoutcomesoftheChineseCommunistRevolutionoverthelongterm
(MaoandDengXiaoping)?
41.WhatweresomeofthemeasurestakeninoverpopulatedcountriesofAsiatocurbtheir
populationgrowth?
Chapter22:SomeofUsdoWell
42.Discussthe“riseofourwell-being”ideaoftheauthor.Useworld-wideexamplesto
illustrate.
43.Inyouropinion,isthe“sameness”intheworldthatisaby-productofglobalizationa
positiveoranegative?
Chapter23:WeWalkAlongtheBrink
44.ListandbrieflyexplainthespecificconfrontationsbetweentheU.S.andtheU.S.S.R.that
wereapartofthe“ColdWar.”
45.Explainthe“manysidedcrisisintheMiddleEastinthe20thand21stcenturies.
Chapter24:WeDotheUnbelievable
46.Whataresomeofthe“unbelievable”accomplishmentsofthepast60years,accordingto
theauthor.Whatchangesdidtheseaccomplishesbringabout?