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June 14, 2011 Dear AP World History Student, I am thrilled you have decided to take on the challenge of a college-level course which I am sure you will find exciting and enlightening. This year we will be covering 10,000 years of human history in less than 9 months. The pace of this course will be fast, and will require you to do independent work. Because of the amount of material that we need to cover before the AP test in May it is helpful to get a head start on the work this summer. Attached is the three-part assignment. This assignment is required, and all components are due on the first day of class. If you have any difficulties obtaining one of the books please call the school for assistance. Also, I would love to get to know a bit about you before the year begins. Please email me at [email protected] with the following information: 1. Your Name 2. Your Art Major 3. Where you live 4. Why you are taking this AP World course 5. Your reading assignment choice for this course 6. Anything else interesting you think I should know If you have any questions please feel free to email me. See you in the fall! Best Wishes, Mrs. Shattuck AP World History Summer Assignment 2011 Mrs. Shattuck Materials you will need to complete the assignments: The Textbook: Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition by Bentley and Ziegler o Pick this up from Mrs. Shattuck before school gets out, or at the office over the summer. Your choice of either: History of the World in Six Glasses, by Tom Standage, or Guns, Germs, and Steel, by Jared Diamond o Both can be found at any major book store, or online. Please contact me or the school if you have difficulty getting one of these for any reason. Internet access o Home, or the library works well too! Part I: Textbook Readings- Read Chapters 1-6 in Bentley. a. For each chapter: 1. complete Cornell notes (see sample and directions attached) 2. email the summary section of your notes to [email protected] 3. take the online multiple choice and essay quizzes--have the results sent to [email protected] -link to website: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/2222555555/student_view0/ (or google “traditions and encounters 4th edition”) b. Fill out the PERSIA Chart (attached) for each of the civilizations as you go along. This will be collected in the first class. Part II: Reading Assignments- Choose one of the following books to read and complete the accompanying assignment. Choice #1: Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond Required chapters: Prologue: Yali’s Question Ch. 1 Up to the Starting Line Ch. 2 A Natural Experiment of History Ch. 4 Farmer Power Ch. 9 Zebras, Unhappy Marriages, and the Anna Karenina Principle Ch. 10 Spacious Skies and Tilted Axes Ch. 11 Lethal Gift of Livestock Ch. 12 Blueprints and Borrowed Letters Ch. 13 Necessity’s Mother Ch. 14 From Egalitarianism to Kleptocracy Epilogue: The Future of Human History as a Science Assignment: Throughout the AP World course, we will be focusing on the “big ideas”, concepts and trends of history versus minute details and occurrences. To get you into this mindset, the assignment for this book is to create a written and illustrated summary for each of the required chapters of Guns, Germs, and Steel. A. “Big Idea” Journal: For each chapter, summarize and illustrate the “big idea” focusing on the most important information. One page per chapter is sufficient. Don’t get bogged down in the details or science (unless that is what interests you). One way to practice the main idea is to verbally describe the chapter to someone after you have read it. To illustrate the chapter, you may use your own artwork, or a collage method using cutouts or computer printouts. Depending on the chapter and your interpretation you may focus more on the written or the visual. That’s fine; focus on what best represents and describes the main ideas. B. Post-Reading Reflection: After reading answer the following questions: 1. What question is Jared Diamond trying to answer? 2. What is his thesis? 3. Is he successful in supporting his thesis? Why or why not? Are particular chapters stronger or more problematic than others? 4. Do you agree with his theory? Why or why not? 5. What would be Jared Diamond’s definition of World History? Explain 6. Is Guns, Germs, and Steel the best name for this book? Why? If not, what would you call it? 7. Would you recommend this book? To whom? Why or why not? 8. Any other thoughts, comments, questions? C. Online Wiki Discussion Each week go on our class wiki page at www.APWorldshattuck.wikispaces.com Post at least three meaningful contributions to the discussion Choice #2: A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage Note: The choice of this book as a summer reading assignment in no way endorses these beverages. This book merely offers a unique and interesting way of studying economic history. Assignment: A. Answer the following questions for each topic: Part 1-Beer: 1. According to Standage, how did the Fertile Crescent get its name? 2. How is beer production an example of plant domestication? 3. What effect did storing grain have on hunter-gatherer societies? 4. How was beer used by the Sumerian and Egyptian civilizations? 5. How did farming pave the way for the emergence of civilization? Part 2-Wine: 6. What did drinking wine symbolize in ancient Greece? 7. What role did wine play at the symposium? 8. What did drinking wine symbolize in ancient Rome? 9. What was a convivium and how did it reflect social status? 10. Why do Christians drink wine and Muslims do not? Part 3-Spirits: 11. From which advanced civilization did Europeans get the “science” of making spirits? 12. In what way was the “discovery” and use of distillation important to the rebirth of science in Europe? (How was distillation seen and which infant science did it go hand in hand with, thus leading to further work/discovery? Also look at what sort of texts had to be translated and what that might have led to…) 13. How did spirits advance/accelerate colonialism? 14. In the 18th century, how did spirits help Britain become a more superior navy than France? 15. How did spirits help build America? (From getting the colonies off the ground to establishing our independence to the consolidation of power by the Federal government) 16. What were the negative effects/uses of spirits? Part 4-Coffee: 17. Who did Europeans get coffee from and how did it spread to Europe? 18. What was the significance of people switching from alcohol to coffee? 19. Describe coffee’s effect on the global balance of power (in terms of commerce). 20. How did coffee play a pivotal role in the scientific revolution? 21. How did coffee play a role in the “financial revolution”? 22. How did coffee play a role in the French Revolution? Part 5-Tea: 23. “if the sun never set on the British Empire, then it was always _____________ somewhere.” 24. What were the health benefits of tea? 25. Which conquering people established the largest contiguous land empire in history? 26. Compare and contrast Europe with China in terms of balance of trade, civilizations, etc. 27. How did the relationship between the government of Britain and the British East India Company change over time? Part 6-Coca Cola: 28. What was America’s unique contribution to manufacturing? 29. Why is the 20th century referred to as “the American century”? 30. How did Coca Cola become an American icon? 31. What was meant by Cola-Colonization? 32. Is Coca Cola an appropriate symbol of globalizations? Why or Why not? Epilogue-Water: 33. What evidence does Standage use to support his thesis that water has emerged as the beverage of the future? 34. Do you agree with his thesis? Explain. B. Book Review See attached directions C. Online Wiki Discussion Each week go on our class wiki page at www.APWorldshattuck.wikispaces.com Post at least three meaningful contributions to the discussion Part III: World Map Assignment- 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. Memorize the locations for a map quiz. 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 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. 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. Indus River 6. Ganges River 7. Danube River 8. Yangtze River 9. Yellow River 10. Tigris River 11. Euphrates River Mountain Ranges and Deserts (Brown or Black) 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 10. Atacama Desert 11. Sahara Desert 12. Gobi Desert 13. Kalahari Desert 14. Namib Desert 15. Syrian Desert 16. Great Sandy Desert Please Draw (Lightly) and Label the Following (Pencil) 1. Arctic Circle 2. Equator 3. Tropic of Cancer 4. Tropic of Capricorn 5. Antarctic Circle 6. Prime Meridian 7. International Date Line