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 Welcome to AP World History, we are looking forward to meeting you in the fall. During the school year we will explore 10,000 years of human history, learn valuable skills, and take the AP World History Exam in May. This is an exciting class that will allow us to look at the big picture of history, trace cultures over time, and examine human interactions among other things. The purpose of this summer assignment is to get a jumpstart on the curriculum, and establish an understanding of world regions on a map. **The three assignments (the Chapter 1 Questions, Chapter 1 Terms, and the Mapping Exercise) will be due on the first day of school. A quiz on these topics will also take place during the first week. Your summer assignment consists of 3 parts:
1. Answer questions about the Chapter 1 textbook reading. 2. Define and identify the Significance of Chapter 1 Terms. 3. Label 3 world Maps according to regions, bodies of water and rivers, and mountains and deserts. The textbook can be picked up from the Logan bookroom by the end of June or during the AP Bootcamp sessions. Additionally, the textbook can be read online by going to http://portal.mypearson.com/mypearson­login.jsp User ID: sdcoats Password: 83apworld If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Ms. Clark ([email protected]) or Mr. Isenberg ([email protected]). AP World History 2014­2015 Summer Assignment, Part 1:
INSTRUCTIONS: Refer to Chapter 1 of the AP textbook, World Civilizations: the Global Experience, to complete this assignment. After reading the chapter, write a paragraph in response to each of the following questions: QUESTIONS 1. What was the Neolithic Revolution? What was the impact of the Neolithic Revolution on humans? 2. What are the characteristics of a civilization? 3. What are some of the problems with using the term civilization when discussing societies? 4. Discuss some of the intellectual achievements of the Sumerians. 5. Compare the advantages of an agriculturally based society with a hunter­gatherer society. 6. Compare and contrast the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. 7. Compare and contrast Harappan and Chinese civilizations. Summer Assignment, Part 2:
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Neatly label the world maps with the land and water features listed below in the color indicated in parentheses. Print neatly and make sure your maps are easy to read. * Map #1: AP World Regions Refer to page 22 in the AP World History Course Description (available on the AP website). Using the world map provided in this packet, draw and label the AP Regions based on the “closer view”. You may color it if you would like but that is not a requirement. However, please use a color or striping to indicate regions that overlap. * Map #2: 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. 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 * Map #3: Mountains and Deserts Mountains (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 22. Yellow Sea 23. Sea of Japan Rivers (draw them in blue) 1. Nile River 2. Tigris 3. Euphrates 4. Amazon River 5. Mississippi River 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 Deserts (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 AP Re
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