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HOMEWORK DIRECTIONS and CALENDAR
The most successful WHAP students are those who do all of the reading and notes. Performance
on exams correlates to purposeful reading, note-taking and engagement in class discussions.
DON’T GET BEHIND!!
Formatting:
1. Heading: In the top RIGHT HAND CORNER of your paper, include your NAME, HOUR and the
CHAPTER NUMBER and PAGE NUMBERS of the assignment.
2. Divide your paper into two columns: Left 1/3 and Right 2/3 (Cornell style without summary section).
3. Use the left-hand column for headings and discussion questions.
4. Use the right-hand column for your notes, which can be in any format that is useful to you: bullet
points, numbers and letters, etc.
Where to Begin:
5. RED sections: write these headings in left-hand column. Notes not necessary but maybe include 1-2
main ideas if it helps.
6. BLUE sections: these are the headings listed on your calendar. Write them out in the left-hand column
and take detailed notes on these in the right-hand column.
7. Take notes on all content under the BLUE sections on the pages listed for full credit.
8. Discussion Questions: these are mostly from your readings. Sometimes I will discuss these in class,
sometimes I won’t. DQs should be included in the left-hand columns next to their corresponding
content.
Miscellaneous:
9. All readings are due on the date listed.
10. Notes are worth 3 points per blue section.
11. When beginning a new ‘Part’ (Unit) of the text, always read the tan colored 2-page introduction. It
isn’t necessary to take notes but it provides a good overview and it connects directly to WHAP Themes.
12. When beginning a new chapter in the text you should also read the first couple pages to get the ‘big
picture’ of the whole chapter and read the paragraphs between the RED sections and the start of the
BLUE sections for the same reason. Notes are only required for the BLUE sections.
13. When an assignment begins in the middle of a chapter, make sure you start reading with the closest
RED section but start your notes with a BLUE section.
14. Pay attention to the page numbers and the BLUE sections listed on the calendar.
15. Homework directions and calendar are subject to change throughout the trimester!!
16. If I discover that your notes are not your own, you will receive a ZERO.
APWH Flashcard Guidelines- due the day before a Unit Test
All flashcards must be turned in on 3X5 index cards that are lined on one side only. The blank side will have
the word, phrase, or date written on it in the middle of the card. The lined side will have the pertinent information
written on it.
Side 1 Example - Unlined
Side Two Example - Lined
1880s - 1945
Adolf Hitler
fought WW1. Leader of Nazi party. Solved German
economic problems 1930s. Used extremist political
views to gain support. Expansionist policies direct
cause of WW2. Conquered most of Europe 1939 40. Defeated 1945. Suicide.
Holocaust.
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All entries must be in your handwriting and written in black/blue ink. Please make it legible.
Each unit of flashcards must have a card with your name and unit printed on it as the first card.
Please rubber band the cards together. I will not provide rubber bands.
It is not necessary to use complete sentences when completing flashcards. Please use the
following guidelines:
Person: Significant years, significant contribution(s). e.g. Robespierre
- 1720s - 1790s
- Lawyer. Sans culottes
- a leader of early French Revolution. Fanatic
- came to real power during reign of terror. If you don't support the revolution you are opposed
- Executed 1000s of 3rd estate
- executed by his own group
Event: Year, place (if applicable), significance. e.g. Battle of Waterloo
- Grand Alliance (monarchies of Europe) fights Napoleon.
- Wellington defeats Napoleon 1815
- After Napoleon’s defeat Europe in turmoil. War and French Revolution scared monarchs.
Wanted return to stability. Solved by Congress of Vienna
Miscellaneous: Writings, Art, and Music. Summary, date; other pertinent information,
significance.
e.g. Common Sense
- January 1776
- Thomas Paine; author and patriot.
- Writes a pamphlet questioning the right and "common sense" of a
small island (England) to govern a large country. Appeals to the mass
of people.
- "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind." (Common Sense, 1776)
Tips for Note Taking
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Write down the main ideas/ key info for each paragraph
When you come to a term on your flash card list, write it in your notes and complete that flash
card.
Leave space between topics
Create a personalized abbreviation system
Use some form of bullets
Cut out unnecessary words
No complete sentences
Make these notes usable to study from!
Tells you the current period
with its dates and title.
Night homework is
assigned. It is due
the following day.
Flash Card Terms: see Flash Card
Guidelines for info on how to complete
these.
Period 1: to 600 BCE
Technological and Environmental Transformations
Date
Assignments (blue sections listed)
Aug. 23 Ch. 1: Before History, p.15-23
1. The Origins of Agriculture
2. Early Agricultural Society
3. Neolithic Culture
4. The Origins of Urban Life
This is the chapter
and the page numbers
for this assignment.
Flash Card Terms
Neolithic Revolution
specialization of labor
civilization
hunter-forager
pagan
Paleolithic
pastoral
pictographs
Discussion Questions:
1. How and where did the Neolithic Revolution start?
2. What various crops and animals were developed or domesticated
during the NR?
3. How did agriculture spread?
4. How did settled agriculture and pastoralism change society?
5. How did agriculture influence people’s understanding of the natural
world?
6. Explain the differences between Neolithic villages and cities?
These are the individual BLUE
sections in the chapters that you
must take detailed notes on. I
will look for these headings in
your left-hand columns followed
by thorough notes.
You are not required to answer the discussion questions
in a separate document. These are provided to you
ahead of time to prepare for in-class discussion. You
must include them in the left-hand column of your notes
where they correspond to the content.
Period 1: to 600 BCE
Technological and Environmental Transformations
Date
Aug.
23
Assignments (blue sections listed)
Ch. 1: Before History, p.15-23
1. The Origins of Agriculture
2. Early Agricultural Society
3. Neolithic Culture
4. The Origins of Urban Life
Flash Card Terms
Neolithic Revolution
specialization of labor
civilization
hunter-forager
pagan
Paleolithic
pastoral
pictographs
Discussion Questions:
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Aug.
24
How and where did the Neolithic Revolution start?
What various crops and animals were developed or domesticated during the NR?
How did agriculture spread?
How did settled agriculture and pastoralism change society?
How did agriculture influence people’s understanding of the natural world?
12. Explain the differences between Neolithic villages and cities?
Ch. 2: Early Societies in SW Asia & Indo-European Epic of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia
Migrations, p.28-38
Sumer
1. Mesopotamia: “The Land Between the Rivers”
ziggurat
2. The Course of Empire
cuneiform
3. The Later Mesopotamian Empires
Zoroastrianism
4. Economic Specialization and Trade
Babylon
5. Emergence of Stratified Patriarchal Society
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Ur-Nammu
Discussion Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Aug.
25
What processes did we go through to get from hunter/gatherers to empire?
What are the defining characteristics of a civilization?
How does Sumer fit into this classification?
What is a city-state? What types of projects did they organize for the benefit of their
societies?
5. Who ruled the early city-states and how did the establish themselves?
6. Why did Sumerian cities face external pressure?
7. How was Sargon of Akkad able to create the first empire?
8. How did Hammurabi maintain his empire?
9. Describe the advancements in specialized labor in Mesopotamia?
10. Explain the system of social classes that emerged in Mesopotamia?
What is a patriarchal society?
Phoenicians
Ch. 2: Chapter 2: Early Societies in SW Asia &
diaspora
Indo-European Migrations, p.40-48
Hittites
1. Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews
Hebrew monotheism
2. The Phoenicians
3. Indo-European Origins
4. Indo-European Expansion and its Effects
Discussion Questions:
Aug.
29
1. How did the Mesopotamians influence the Hebrews?
2. Describe the religion of the Israelites.
3. Why were the Phoenicians significant in this era?
4. Describe the impact of the Indo-Europeans on Eurasia?
Egypt
Ch. 3: Early African Societies & Bantu Migration
Nubia
p. 53-59
Hatshepsut
1. Egypt and Nubia: Gifts of the Nile
hieroglyphics
2. Unification of Egypt
Bantu migration
3. Turmoil and Empire
p. 61-66
4. Economic Specialization and Trade
p. 70-72
5. Dynamics of Bantu Expansion
6. Early Ag. Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Discussion Questions:
1. Compare the Egyptians and Nubians methods of agriculture.
2. Why was a formal governmental system needed in Egypt and Nubia? What was
different compared to Mesopotamia?
3. Describe the role of the Pharaohs.
4. Describe the relations between Egypt and Nubia. Provide examples of their
interactions.
5. Describe the influence of the Hyksos on the Egyptians?
6. How was the New Kingdom different than the Old Kingdom?
7. How did the social structure of Egypt and Nubia compare to Mesopotamia? (Not in
your assigned reading)
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9.
10.
11.
Aug.
29
Discuss the relationship between specialized labor and trade.
Describe the religion of the Egyptians. (Not in your assigned reading)
Who were the Bantu and where did they originate? Trace their migration.
How did the Bantu influence sub-Saharan Africa?
Harappa
Ch. 4: Early Societies in South Asia
Mohenjo-Daro
p.76-78
Vedas
1. Foundations of Harappan Society
caste system
p. 80-82
2. The Aryans and India
3. Origins of the Caste System
p. 84-85
4. Aryan Religion
Discussion Questions:
1. Why is our history of the early Harappan society incomplete?
2. Why do historians think that Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were important?
3. Who were the Aryans? Describe their society.
4. What are the Vedas and why are they important?
5. What is the caste system? Who did it emerge in India?
6. How did the caste system change over time?
7. Describe the early Aryan religion.
Aug.
30
Ch. 5: Early Societies in East Asia
p. 93-96
1. The Shang Dynasty
p. 96-100
2. The Zhou Dynasty
3. The Social Order
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
patriarchy
bureaucracy
veneration
Aug.
31
Sept.
2
p.101-102
4. Family & Patriarchy
Discussion Questions:
1. What role did technology play in the role of the Shang Dynasty?
2. Explain the concept of the Mandate of Heaven?
3. How was the Zhou Dynasty organized politically?
4. What role did iron metallurgy play in the Zhou Dynasty?
5. How does the social order of ancient China compare to previous societies?
6. Explain the importance of ancestor veneration in ancient China.
7. What was the purpose of oracle bones? (Not in your assigned reading)
8. Describe the societies that emerged in the steppes of Central Asia. (Not in your assigned
reading)
Olmec
Ch. 6: Early Societies in the Americas & Oceania
Maya
p.113-119
Teotihuacan
1. The Olmec
Moche
2. Heirs of the Olmec: The Maya
Chavin
3. Maya Society and Religion
Polynesian migrations
p. 123-127
1. Early Societies in Australia and New Guinea
2. The Peopling of the Pacific Islands
Discussion Questions:
1. Describe important characteristics of Olmec society, government, and
economics.
2. Describe the political structure of the Maya.
3. What scientific and technological advancements are credited to the Maya?
4. Describe the religion of the Maya?
5. Explain the difference between the ancient peoples of Australia and New
Guinea.
6. Trace the Austronesian migrations: who were the people? where did they go?
what technology allowed them to migrate?
Unit 1 Test
Period 1 Review Packet
DUE