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AP World History Fall 2014-15
Joela Basse Room 205
[email protected]
Welcome to AP World History for the 2014-15 school year. If you haven’t realized it yet, you will be doing an astonishing
amount of work in preparation for the May 2015 AP World History Exam. This begins NOW. That is, your first semester
reading begins your quest for a “5” on the AP World Exam!!! We will cover the first 1/3 of the book fairly quickly, so it is
a good idea to read as much as you can from the text.
Assignments:
Map Activity
Directions: Label or number a world map with the land and water features listed below in the color indicated in
parenthesis. This is to help refresh your memory of geography. There will be a map test on the 3rd day of school. I will
collect the maps on the day of the test for points (25 points). If you lose the map, there are plenty of maps on line you can
print out which are acceptable.
Continents (Red)
1. North America
2. South America
3. Australia
4. Europe
5. Antarctica
6. Asia
7. Africa
Oceans and Seas (Blue)
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean
5. North Sea
6. Baltic Sea
7. Mediterranean Sea
8. English Channel
9. Aegean Sea
10. Black Sea
11. Caspian Sea
12. Red Sea
13. Persian Gulf
14. Arabian Sea
15. Bay of Bengal
16. South China Sea
17. East China Sea
18. Yellow Sea
19. Sea of Japan
20. Gulf of Mexico
Rivers (Green)
1. Nile River
2. Amazon River
3. Mississippi River
4. Indus River
5. Ganges River
6. Danube River
7. Yangtze River
8. Huang He River
9. Tigris River
10. Euphrates River
11. Yellow River
Mountains (Orange) & Deserts (Brown)
1. Rocky Mountains
2. Appalachian Mountains
3. Andes Mountains
4. Alps
5. Atlas Mountains
6. Ural Mountains
7. Hindu Kush
8. Himalayan Mountains
9. Pyrenees Mountains
10. Sierra Madre
11. Gobi Desert
12. Kalahari Desert
13. Namib Desert
14. Atacama Desert
15. Syrian Desert
16. Great Sandy Desert
17. Sahara Desert
Draw and label (some maps may already have them drawn) the following Major Lines of Longitude and Latitude:
1. Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees N Latitude)
5. Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees S Latitude)
2. Equator (0 degrees Latitude)
6. Prime Meridian (0 degrees Longitude)
3. Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N Latitude)
7. International Date Line (180 degrees Longitude)
4. Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees S Latitude)
Writing assignment (20 points)
You are to research through time and find an important figure from history (leader, inventor, thinker,
and etc.) that most resemble you. Examples of items to look for: similar culture, language, religion, geography,
beginnings, potential military training, desire for the future, and etc.
You are to hand-write a minimum of 7 paragraphs compare/contrast the figure and yourself. Due on
2nd day of class.
Extra assignment: NOT REQUIRED BUT STRONGLY SUGGESTED
Outline Chapter 1 (5%of your exam) from your textbook. I have included 2 webpages that have our textbook
on pdf of Chapter 1. If you have issues with the websites please contact me. I have included in your pack from
school a copy of the table of contents of your textbook World Civilization: The Global Experience 4th edition if
you decide to outline additional chapters. Goal for next year is for you to have your textbook in your hand on
the 2nd day of school (Friday) Chapter 1 will be due on that Monday. (Subject to change upon when we receive
the book)
http://www.fcps.edu/ChantillyHS/StudentLife/Summer2012/Stearnspt1Chapter1-2SummerReading.pdf
http://www.missionprep.org/sites/default/files/World%20Civilizations%20Chapter%201,%20Human%20Prehistory%20t
o%20the%20Early%20Civilizations.pdf
To enhance you general knowledge of history I suggest watching History Channel, A & E Biography, and PBS.
For books:
1. Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
2. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Table of Contents for our textbook as stated above for those that did not pick up the packet in school.
Chapter 1: From Human prehistory to the Early Civilization
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
Chapter 3: Classical Civilization: India
Chapter 4: Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Chapter 5: The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 B.C.E.
Map location for those that did not pick up Packet. Map # 48 is the map I gave with the packet.
http://www.alvaradohistory.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/blank_maps.9190910.pdf