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AP WORLD HISTORY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
Harrison High School ~ Mrs. Shannon Herndon
Due Monday, August 15, 2011
The summer assignment for AP World History consists of 2 parts. Part I is a summer reading assignment and Part II is a
map assignment. You will have a map test on the first day of class.
PART I: SUMMER READING
Your summer reading assignment is An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage. You are to read the book,
take notes for each part, and answer the following questions. This book is available in paperback at local
bookstores and if they don’t have any copies on the shelf they can order a copy for you. While it might be
preferable to have your own copy to underline or highlight, you may check your local library to find a copy.
Helpful Hint 1: Keep up with Important Facts and Ideas
Use post-it notes to mark a page with an interesting or important fact; summarize the fact on the post-it note
for easy reference.
Helpful Hint 2: Make at Time Management Plan
Before reading your book, write out a time management plan for your assignment. Set due dates for each
chapter and each part of the assignment. About one chapter a week will get it done. Review your management
plan with your parent or guardian. This will help make sure that you get the assignment done in the most
effective manner. Remember that reading and reflecting on one chapter at a time will help you “digest” the
concepts of this book more easily. Do not leave it until the last week of vacation to try to get a copy and do the
assignment! AP World History will require you to use your time wisely as no class you have ever taken before
has done, unless you have taken AP Euro or APUSH. Get off on the right track by planning ahead with this
assignment. No late work will be accepted!
Your work should be typed, double-spaced in a standard font such as Times New Roman or Arial, font size 12.
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!! Any copying from online book reviews, other internet sites, or from fellow students will
result in a zero for the assignment. This work must be in your own words!
An Edible History of Humanity – Tom Standage
Mr. Standage has written a book tracing the development of world civilizations based on the foods that
impacted civilizations, trade, economics, etc. The book underscores the crucial role that food has played
throughout human history. According to Standage, food has helped to build empires, promote industrialization, and
decide the outcome of wars—and it continues to shape the world we live in today.
Section I – Summaries:
For each of the six parts (Parts I thru VI) and for the epilogue, write a ½ page summary of the author’s main
points. Explain the when, where, how, and why certain foods changed human existence. Give specific examples
of how food affected history.
Section II – Answer the following questions in a couple of sentences each:
1. Using maize as the example, describe the process in which man transformed wild grains into domesticated
ones.
2. In what ways was farming “the worst mistake in the history of the human race?”
3. How does the development of monumental architecture, such as pyramids and temples, show evidence of
social stratification in early civilizations and how does food fit into those systems of social order?
4. Why might Arabs have created “myths” about the locations and production of spices?
5. Explain what is meant when the book states that “the pursuit of spices is the third way in which food remade
the world…”
6. How did the Columbian Exchange alter the demographics of Eurasia? Africa?
7. Explain the pros and cons of ethanol.
8. What was Nicolas Appert’s discovery? What were its long term effects on naval and military activities?
9. What is the explanation for why famine has never struck a nation with both a free press and a
representative democracy?
10. Describe the Green Revolution. What are the plusses and minuses of it?
11. What is the connection between agricultural production and industrialization in developing areas?
12. What is the purpose of seed banks?
Section III – Answer these questions in a paragraph each:
13. This book is not organized like a textbook. What do you think of Standage’s approach to history? Is this a
useful way to think about history? What other approaches might one take?
14. One of the criticisms of Standage’s book is that it fails to discuss more social history concerning food – such
as the development of restaurants, cooking and cooks, cookbooks, social food occasions, etc. Did you find
this a weakness of this book? Would you have preferred to read about this aspect of food and history? Why
or why not?
15. Do you like this book? Why or why not?
PART II: MAP ASSIGNMENT
The world regions and physical geography are an important part of this course. Please label the maps as specified to
become familiar with important geographic features and locations of early civilizations. These maps will be used for
reference throughout the year. Please be NEAT!
1. Africa
a. Sahara Desert
b. Nile River
c. Niger River
d. Congo River
e. North Africa (region)
f. East Africa (region)
g. West Africa (region)
h. Sub-Saharan Africa (region)
2. Asia
a. East Asia (region)
i.
China
1. Yangtze(Yangzi) River
2. Yellow (Huang He) River
3. Yellow Sea
4. South China Sea
5. Gobi Desert
6. Tibetan Plateau
ii.
Japan
1. Mt. Fuji
iii.
Korean Peninsula (North and South)
1. Yalu River or Amnok River
b. Southeast Asia (region)
i.
Indonesia
ii.
Vietnam
iii.
Philippines
iv.
Malaysia
v.
Thailand
vi.
Laos
1. Mekong River
vii.
Burma
1. Irrawaddy River
c. Southwest Asia aka “Middle East”
i.
Asia Minor
1. Mesopotamia
a. Tigris River
b. Euphrates River
2. Arabian Peninsula
a. Suez Canal & Red Sea
3. Anatolian Peninsula
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
d. Southern Asia (Indian Sub-Continent)
i.
Ganges River
ii.
Bay of Bengal
iii.
Indus River
iv.
Himalayan Mountains
Europe
a. Eastern Europe (region)
i.
Black Sea
ii.
Russia
1. Ural Mountains
2. Volga River
iii.
Danube River
iv.
Caspian Sea
b. Western Europe (region)
i.
England
ii.
Germany
iii.
France
iv.
Spain
v.
Baltic Sea (technically Northern Europe)
c. Southern Europe
i.
Mediterranean region
1. Balkan peninsula
2. Greece
ii.
Italy
iii.
Mediterranean Sea
iv.
Adriatic Sea
v.
Aegean Sea
North America
a. Mississippi River
b. St. Lawrence River
c. Rio Grande River
d. Rocky Mountains
e. Mexico
Central America
a. Isthmus of Panama
b. Caribbean Sea
South America
a. Amazon River
b. Andes Mountains
Physical Feature World Map
7. Physical Features World Map
Identify the location of the features below and create a key to denote the type of feature (ie. mountains, plateau, river, desert, etc.). You may use colors or symbols to represent them.
Nile River
Danube River
Sahara Desert
Deccan Plateau
Himalaya Mountains
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Yellow River (Huang He)
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Hindu Kush Mountains
Indus River
Atlantic Ocean
Taklamakan Desert
Red Sea
Khyber Pass
Amazon River
Pacific Ocean
Strait of Gibraltar
Black Sea
Andes Mountains
Ganges River
Arctic Ocean
Bosporus Strait
Mediterranean Sea
Pyrenees Mountains
Yangtze River
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Tian Shan Mountains
Kunlun Shan Mountains
South Asia
India, Pakistan, Nepal,
Bhutan, Bangladesh
Ganges River, Indus
River, Brahmaputra
River
Himalayas, Hindu Kush,
Khyber Pass, monsoons
Southwest Asia
(Middle East)
and North
Africa
Central Asia
Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers,
Morocco, Israel, Turkey, Nile River
Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
Zagros Mountains,
Arabian Desert, Sahara
Desert
Russia, Mongolia,
Kazakhstan
Volga River
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Nigeria, Somalia,
Democratic Republic of
Congo, Kenya, South
Africa
Congo River, Zambezi
River, Niger River
Eastern Europe
Poland, Slovakia,
Lithuania, Croatia
Danube River
Gobi Desert, Lake
Baikal, Ural Mountains,
steppe
Kalahari Desert, tropical
rainforest, Great Rift
Valley, Mount
Kilimanjaro, Lake
Victoria
Caucasus Mountains,
Carpathian Mountains
Western Europe
Spain, United Kingdom, Rhine River, Rhone
Sweden, Italy, Germany, River, Elbe River
Austria
Alps, Pyrenees
North America
Canada, United States,
Mexico
Mississippi River,
Missouri River, St.
Lawrence River, Rio
Grande River
Rocky Mountains,
Canadian Shield, Sierra
Madre Mountains
Latin America
Mexico, Cuba, Panama,
Brazil, Argentina
Oceania
Australia, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea
Amazon River, Rio de la Amazon Rainforest,
Plata, Parana
Andes Mountains,
Pampas
Darling River, Murray
Outback, Great Barrier
River
Reef, Great Dividing
Range