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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