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May 12, 2016
Dear Future AP World History Student,
First, we’d like to say “Welcome!” and thank you for expressing an interest in AP World History
for next year. It is expected of AP students to complete the required summer reading for their
advanced level coursework.
Due to the rigor of AP World History, your required summer reading for this class is the first
two chapters in your AP book. These can be found on both Ms. O’Keefe and Mrs. Tyler-Smith’s
websites as a PDF.
If you will not have access to the internet over the summer, please contact either Mrs. Patti
Tyler-Smith or Ms. Misti O’Keefe. We are in classrooms A135 and A133, respectively.
If you have a flash drive, you can come to either of our classrooms and we will be happy to put
the material on it for you. Also, if you’d like for the assignment to be e-mailed to you, please
follow the directions below.
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E-mail Ms. O’Keefe at [email protected]
In the subject line, please type: AP Summer Reading Materials
Please note that once school is out, neither of us frequently check out e-mails. Please request
this before Friday, June 3rd.
Your summer assignment is as follows:
1. Read Chapters 1 and 2 of your AP World History Textbook (World Civilizations: The
Global Experience, Peter N. Stearns, et. al.) by the first day of school, Wednesday,
August 24, 2016.
a. It would be beneficial for you to take notes while reading, highlighting key
concepts.
2. Complete the attached vocabulary from chapters 1 and 2 of your text.
3. Complete the Part 1 AP TEST PREP by Monday, August 29th.
a. Attached to this sheet, but is also on the PDF with your reading.
Please show this letter and your summer work to your parents/guardians. They have a great
interest in your education and hopefully will help you achieve success during your summer
assignment.
Thank you,
Mrs. Patti Tyler-Smith (A135) and Ms. Misti O’Keefe (A133)
Name: __________________________________________________
AP Vocabulary: Chapters 1 and 2
Directions: Please complete the following terms and have ready for discussion by August 24, 2016.
Chapter 1 Terms, People, and Events
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Paleolithic Age
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Homo sapiens
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Neolithic Age
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Neolithic Revolution
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hunting and gathering
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Çatal Hüyük
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Bronze Age
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nomads
Chapter 2 Terms, People, and Events
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civilization
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Mesopotamia
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Sumerians
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cuneiform
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ziggurats
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Babylonians
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Hammurabi
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pharaoh
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pyramids
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Kush
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Indus River
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Harappa
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Aryans
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Vedas
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Mahabharata
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Ramayana
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Upanishads
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Yellow River
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Shang
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Olmecs
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Chavin de Huantar
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Phoenicians
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monotheism