Download AP World History Summer Assignment (2013)

AP World History Summer Assignment (2013)
The following items must be completed. You will be graded on completion and neatness.
This assignment is due on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
Follow the format specified in Part I and II. Failure to do so will result in the loss of points.
This assignment must be typed and turned in via www.turnitin.com by 3:30 on the first day of school.*
Do not plagiarize. This includes copying info from other students or the internet. If you plagiarize, you have then earned
a ZERO on this assignment that is worth roughly 10% of your grade which can prevent you from getting an A. Mr. Needle
is quite proficient at catching those who choose to cheat.
Part I: AP World History Themes
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As opposed to attempting to look at all of the details of World History, AP World History takes a broad, thematic approach to history. Listed below are
the themes of the course sorted by topic.
AP WORLD HISTORY IS STRUCTURED AROUND FIVE COURSE THEMES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF HISTORICAL INQUIRY.
THEME 1: INTERACTION
BETWEEN HUMANS AND
THE ENVIRONMENT
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DEMOGRAPHY
DISEASE
MIGRATION
PATTERNS OF
SETTLEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
FLORA DIFFUSION
FAUNA DIFFUSION
THEME 2: DEVELOPMENT
AND INTERACTION OF
CULTURES
 RELIGIONS
 BELIEF SYSTEMS,
PHILOSOPHIES AND
IDEOLOGIES
 SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
 THE ARTS AND
LITERATURE
 CULTURAL DIFFUSION
 CULTURAL SYNTHESIS
 WESTERNIZATION
 REJECTION OF
WESTERNIZATION
THEME 3: STATE
BUILDING, EXPANSION,
AND CONFLICT
THEME 4: CREATION,
EXPANSION, AND
INTERACTION OF
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
 POLITICAL STRUCTURES
 AGRICULTURAL AND
PASTORAL PRODUCTION
 TRADE AND COMMERCE
 LABOR SYSTEMS
 INDUSTRIALIZATION
 CAPITALISM AND
SOCIALISM
 LONG DISTANCE TRADE
 MANUFACTURING
AND FORMS OF
GOVERNANCE
 EMPIRES
 NATIONS AND
NATIONALISM
 REVOLTS AND
REVOLUTIONS
 REGIONAL, TRANSREGIONAL, AND GLOBAL
STRUCTURES AND
ORGANIZATIONS
 IMPERIALISM
 SELF-DETERMINISM
 INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
 WAR
 DIPLOMACY
THEME 5: DEVELOPMENT
AND TRANSFORMATION OF
SOCIAL STRUCTURES
 GENDER ROLES AND
RELATIONSHIPS
 FAMILY AND KINSHIP
 RACIAL AND ETHNIC
CONSTRUCTIONS
 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
CLASSES
Assignment:
a) Define/describe what the theme means. This will involve you doing research and creating an acceptable answers. There
is no one right answer. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE. Some of the themes are complex so you will need to break them
down and explain a little more.
b) Give and example of the theme.
Format your answers based upon the following example:
(Failure to format in this manner will result in the loss of 15 points)
1. Flora Diffusion
a) Definition - The spread of plants to locations of the world other than where they originated.
b) Example – Columbian Exchange (You can elaborate on this if you wish but it is not necessary)
ITEM OF NOTE: You will complete the entire chart. Non-bold items have been added by Mr. Needle to the preexisting AP
Themes set forth by the College Board.
This assignment must be typed and turned in via www.turnitin.com by 3:30 on the first day of school.*
 Do not plagiarize. This includes copying info from other students or the internet. If you plagiarize, you have then
earned a ZERO on this assignment that is worth roughly 10% of your grade which can prevent you from getting an A.
Mr. Needle is quite proficient at catching those who choose to cheat.
PART II: CHART
On the following page you will find a chart which covers some of the first civilizations we will study. You should complete this
chart to the BEST of your ability. You will set the standard for excellence. Therefore, if you have very little filled in compared to
the trend of what your classmates are providing, your grade will reflect that.
Characteristics of Early
Civilizations
Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkad,
Babylonia, Phoenicians, Hebrews)
DATES: ___________
Social hierarchy
Cities (name the cities, explain their
economic & political purposes, & identify
the social classes in the cities/rural areas)
Labor specialization Political Structures
(identify the type of political system,
ideology, rules for succession, role of
soldiers)
Labor specialization Writing (identify
the name of the writing system, the
materials used, and who used writing and
for what purpose)
Economic Surplus (identify the types of
crops and trade goods)
Labor specialization Type of belief
system and ritual leaders’ role?
Egypt (various dynasties)
India (Harrapa/Indus Valley)
China (Shang & Zhou)
DATES: _____________
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DATES: _______________
TERMS: THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHOULD HELP WITH YOUR COMPLETION OF THE CHART ABOVE. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE ALL OF THEM.
HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD HELP YOU. YOU MAY OPT TO DEFINE THEM (OPTIONAL). BE SURE TO INCLUDE WHY THEY WERE IMPORTANT.
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Slash and burn agriculture:
Civilization:
Paleolithic:
Neolithic:
Prehistoric:
Nomads:
Culture:
Homo sapiens:
Neanderthals:
Band:
Matrilineal:
Patrilineal
Pastoralism:
Çatal Huyuk:
Sumerians:
Akkadians
Babylonians:
Ideographic symbols
cuneiform:
city-state:
Tigris Euphrates Civilization:
Indus River Civilization
Nile Valley Civilization
Huang He Civilization
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Phoenicians
Qin Shi Huangdi
Polytheism
monotheism
Hammurabi
Questions: To be answered in complete answers.
1. What is a civilization?
2. List the characteristics of a hunting a gathering civilization.
3. Contrast gender roles in nomadic societies to that of civilizations.
4. What were the key developments of the Neolithic Revolution?
5. Describe the Minoan civilization.
6. Describe the Mycenaean civilization
This assignment must be typed and turned in via www.turnitin.com by 3:30 on the first day of school.
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Part III - Read one of the following:
1) In the Wake of the Plague by Norman F. Cantor (ISBN 0060014342)
2) 1421 by Gavin Menzies (ISBN 006054094X)
3) Salt by Mark Kuniansky (ISBN 0142001619)
4)
Gunpowder by Jack Kelly (ISBN 0465037224)
5) Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (ISBN 0609809644)
6)
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (ISBN 0802715524)
You will be given an essay prompt at the beginning of school (Day 1) which will be completed by the end of the week.
These books are all good for different reasons. If you would like to know which I prefer, email me. You will be assessed based upon the book you
have read upon your return to school.
Part IV (general info)DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. THIS INCLUDES COPYING INFO FROM OTHER STUDENTS OR THE INTERNET. IF YOU PLAGIARIZE, YOU
HAVE THEN EARNED A ZERO ON THIS ASSIGNMENT THAT IS WORTH ROUGHLY 10% OF YOUR GRADE WHICH CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING AN A.
MR. NEEDLE IS QUITE PROFICIENT AT CATCHING THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO CHEAT.
*You may choose to handwrite this assignment. If you opt to do so, you must turn the assignment in during class.