Download A History of the World in 6 Glasses [Paperback] Tom Standage

Dear Student______________________________________
My name is Mr. William Reimers, and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you
and your family to my World History Honors/World History Advanced Placement (WHAP)
Class 2017-2018. Starting in August, we will explore human development across seven
continents and focus on the most recent four thousand years of human history. I am looking
forward to a challenging, student led year of study. In preparation for World History, there
are several tasks I am assigning now for completion before the end of summer break. They
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a. World Folktales Assignment
b. Complete textbook Chapters 1-4, including
i. Complete a Vocabulary & Definitions using chapter list
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Getafive.com World History AP
This resource will provide a baseline of knowledge for your work in WHH/WHAP class this coming year. Please
complete the exercises and videos over summer break to the best of your ability. We will continue to use it
throughout the school year for test review.
Practice Pre-Test
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Choice Section.
World Folktale Assignment (Cross-Curricular Assignment with ENG 3-4 Pre-AP)
This assignment will measure your ability to deconstruct a writing prompt, respond with a detailed thesis, use
thematic historical analysis and incorporate evidence into a clear, consistent and convincing analytical essay
WHH/WHAP Textbook Chapters 1-4
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WHH Book Review.
These books, sourced from archive.org, will introduce you to thematic history, an essential skill for analysis of
change over time. Choose the one that best fits your interest and skill level.
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/ Do not use Cliff Notes or other online resources. This
assignment will count as a project grade, and is due 9/11/17. In your essay, amidst your reflections, be sure to include
answers to the questions which follow:
1. What is the overall thesis of this book?
2. Describe three ethnic groups/ societies mentioned in this book.
3. Compare and contrast these three societies in the following areas
a. roles of men and women
b. role of religion in the society
4. Describe three technologies mentioned in this book.
5. Explain how these technologies changed society in the following timeframes
a. within a century
b. over a millenium
6. Describe three ways land and laborers combined economically in this book
7. Explain how these economic factors of production effected the environment in the following contexts
a. changes to the plants and animal ecosystems
b. impact on human health and welfare
8. Describe three political and/or military leaders mentioned in this book.
9. Explain how these leaders influenced history in the following contexts
a. choice of violence or cooperation to achieve goals
b. protecting the rights of the majority or minorities
10. Based on what you read, felt and learned from the book, what will you do differently in the future?
11. To which of your friends and family would you recommend this book? Explain.
12. To which of your friends and family would you NOT recommend this book? Explain.
WH Honors
A History of the World in 6 Glasses [Paperback] Tom Standage (Author) A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone
Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was
so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade,
helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the
pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when
coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in
Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a
20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.
PHX Library:
http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/controller.jsp?R=583336
Amazon:
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WHAP
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared M. Diamond Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a
head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of
war --and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. You may watch the three part series on Netflix in addition to, but
not instead of, reading/listening to the book. Dr. Diamond goes much more in depth in the book version.
PHX Library:
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Library Audiobook:
http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/controller.jsp?R=717022
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