Summer Assignment AP World History

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1 Summer Assignment AP Wrld Histry Student Name: Due n Friday, August 17, 2018 t yur AP Wrld Histry teacher As a WHAP student, yu are held t a higher expectatin than the average student f histry. Despite the fact that yu are in the 10th grade, AP Wrld Histry is a cllege level curse; yu will be given cllege level wrk. As part f the cllege level curriculum and expectatin, there is the pprtunity t earn cllege credit; hwever, this can nly be achieved if yu are willing t put frth cllege level effrt. As an intrductin t this curse, it is required that yu cmplete this summer assignment in an effrt t becme mre familiar with the areas f histry that are cvered. Yur entire packet is due n the date listed abve t yur WHAP teacher.

2 Part I: Gegraphical Cverage Students need basic gegraphical knwledge in rder t understand wrld histry. The map belw gives students a starting pint fr identifying regins and their lcatins relative t ther regins and landfrms. Gespatial awareness is fundamental knwledge fr students t build an understanding f crss-cultural cntacts, trade rutes, migratins, etc., which cnstitute the key cncepts in the AP Wrld Histry curse. Materials: Internet, maps prvided, clred pencils Directins: Please input the fllwing infrmatin n the map prvided. Wrld Regins, a clser lk This map identifies the varius sub-regins within the five majr gegraphical regins. These regins will be used repeatedly during the AP Wrld Histry curse and students are expected t learn them Label the fllwing sub-regins n the map and clr in the gegraphical brders. h Asia -Saharan Africa (this will verlap) Label all the cntinents and majr waterways (majr ceans and seas).

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4 Part II: Perid 1 Fundatins c. 8,000 BCE t 600 BCE The first time perid yu will study in WHAP is the Fundatins perid, which takes place frm arund 8,000 BCE (Befre Cmmn Era) t arund 600 BCE. As yu study histry, the wrld s map will evlve and it is imprtant t knw and understand what the wrld lked like during that particular time perid. Label the fllwing river valley civilizatins n the map and clr in their gegraphical brders. Nile River Valley Civilizatin Tigris/Euphrates River Valley Civilizatin (Mesptamia/Babylnia/Assyria) Indus River Valley Civilizatin Huang He River Valley Civilizatin

5 Part III: Intrductin t the Pre-Classical Civilizatins Fr this sectin f yur assignment, yu will learn mre abut fur f the majr civilizatins established in the Fundatin perid thrugh the Crash Curse Wrld Histry playlist, hsted by Jhn Green (The Fault in Our Stars). Watch the fllwing vides and answer the questins in the space prvided. ultural Revlutin Answer the fllwing questins 1. Hw d we have evidence f Hunter-Gatherers (H-G) and their lifeways? (New wrd that means ways f life, d nt use lifestyle ). 2. What d mst early civilizatins have in cmmn? 3. What advantages did H-G have ver early agriculturalists? 4. Where did agriculture emerge? Which fd crps are assciated with which areas? 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages f agriculture? 6. What impact des agriculture have n the envirnment? 7. What ther lifeway emerged besides being a H-G r a farmer (agriculturalist)? 8. What were the advantages and disadvantages t Pastralism (being a herder)? 9. What advantages d yu think that Eurasia had with its zlgical set f animals cmpared t the Americas? 10. Evaluate Jhn Green s thesis that the greatest evlutinary advantage an animal species can have is being useful t humans. Agree/disagree, why? 11. If H-G had a better and healthier lifeway, why did peple becme agriculturalists?

6 ver Valley Civilizatin Answer the fllwing questins: 1. Hw is the cncept f civilizatin a useful cnstruct? When is it nt a useful cnstruct? 2. Hw des Jhn Green define what cnstitutes a civilizatin? Hw des this cmpare t ther definitins f civilizatin yu have learned? 3. Where did the earliest civilizatins emerge? Why there? 4. Why was the Indus Valley a prime lcatin? Hw did the envirnment impact the peple wh lived there? 5. Hw d we knw, what we knw, abut the IVC? 6. Hw did they use technlgy t interact with the envirnment t imprve their quality f life? 7. What evidence exists f lng-distance trade and with whm? 8. What appears t be unique abut the IVC, based n yur knwledge f ther civilizatins? 9. What theries d histrians have abut the fate f the IVC? As histrians, what evidence might ne lk fr t supprt r disprve these three theries?

7 e #3: Mesptamia Answer the fllwing questins: 1. Jhn Green begins by discussing ne f the mst bvius cnsequences f agriculture what is it and what are the mst immediate cnsequences fr thse scieties? 2. Gilgamesh Rural vs. Urban: explain what Jhn Green is talking abut? 3. Histrically speaking, why d yu think cities tend t win? But did cities always win? Explain. 4. Why d yu think early cities devted resurces t building mnumental architecture, like ziggurats? 5. Hw might the envirnment f Mesptamia influence r shape peple s perceptins f their gds? 6. What is the significance f the emergence f palaces? Hw did kings gain pwer ver priests? Hw did they keep it? 7. CUNEIFORM: What three pints des Jhn Green make abut the advent f writing? a) b) c) 8. Hw did the envirnment f Mesptamia shape the ecnmy f the sciety? 9. What factrs led t the dwnfall f the Mesptamian city-states and t what effect? (A causes and effects questin) 10. What was Hammurabi s mst significant cntributin? 11. Cmpare new city-states with the ld city-states f Mesptamia. Identify 3 specific similarities and 3 specific differences. State a reasn fr at least ne similarity and ne difference.

8 12. Wh prvided the basis fr the develpment f territrial kingdms? Hw? Why des this base prve t be unsteady? 13. What legacy did the Assyrians leave? 14. What are the challenges f empire and what is the usual result? 15. Hw did Assyrian kings attempt t legitimize their rule? Crash Curse #4: Ancient Egypt Answer the fllwing questins: 1. What pint is Jhn Green making abut the different lenses we use when we study histry? 2. Hw did the Nile River shape the wrldview f the Egyptians? Hw did this cmpare t the Mesptamian wrldview? 3. Hw was Egyptian Civilizatin different frm mst ther River Valley Civilizatins? Why d yu think this was? 4. What des the cnstructin f the pyramids represent? (nt what was the purpse f the pyramids? ) 5. What was the mtivatin fr building the pyramids? (nt what was the purpse f the pyramids? ) 6. What changes tk place in the transitin frm the Old Kingdm t the Middle Kingdm? 7. What prtected Egypt frm utside peples? Hw were the Egyptians eventually cnquered by Semitic peples f the Middle East? 8. What changes tk place in the transitin frm the Middle Kingdm t the New Kingdm?

9 Part IV: Wrld Religins and Semi-Religius Philsphies Religius Charts are attached. The influence f majr religins and semi-religius philsphies n scieties will prvide a reccurring theme thrughut the curse. Much f this prtin f the assignment shuld be a review f things learned in Wrld Gegraphy, hwever, yu are required t g int greater depth. It is imprtant fr yu t be familiar with each religin as we prceed. Please fllw the directins belw: 1. Visit the fllwing websites: a. BBC Religin and Ethics Website: b. Infplease.cm Website: 2. Cmplete the fllwing chart (attached): significance. Draw in and name the apprpriate symbl fr each religin; describe its meaning and Name and describe the histrical funder. Date f Origin When and where the religin began, describe the religins beginning. and its main theme. Make sure t lk at the websites carefully, describe the religius text Summarize the cre beliefs and teachings f each religin (ex: Islam s Five Pillars). Explain the accepted rle f wmen in each religin.

10 Majr Religins f the Pre-Classical Perid Symbl Judaism Hinduism Funder/Patriarch Place and Date f Origin Hly r Sacred Text Teaching r Cre Beliefs Rle f Wmen

11 Part V: Timeline Perid 1 In rder t understand histry, it is imprtant t keep track f majr events and the times when they ccurred. Althugh in WHAP students are nt required t remember particular events, it is imprtant t remember where they fall in a particular time. Yu will prepare a timeline which shws the majr events in time perid 1, beginning with 8,000 BCE until 600 BCE. Make sure t add the fllwing: 8,000 BCE 600 BCE

12 Part VI: Understanding AP Histry Writing Histrical Thinking Skills A majr cmpnent f AP Wrld Histry is histrical writing by using histrical thinking skills. These skills help students gain better critical thinking skills, which can be applied t real wrld situatins. During the AP exam in May, students will be expected t write the fllwing: 4 shrt answer questins, 1 dcument-based questin, and 1 lng essay questin. In rder t gain a greater understanding f the subject, cmplete the chart belw with the fllwing: definitin fr each f the skills and what shuld the student be able t d Histrical Thinking Skill Histrical Causatin Definitin I shuld be able t. Cntinuity and Change ver Time Peridizatin Cmparisn Cntextualizatin Histrical Argumentatin Histrical Evidence Interpretatin Synthesis

13 A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 6 GLASSES by Tm Standage (2005) The particular bk yu have been assigned t read is ne that prvides an excellent and thught prvking lk at wrld histry thrugh the humble beverage. What we drink is smething mst peple take fr granted, nt giving their ptables a secnd thught. As we will see in this reading and thrughut this class everything, frm what we drink t the clthes we wear, frm the technlgy we use; t the religin we practice; everything has an interrelated histry. The cmpleteness, crrectness and neatness f this assignment are paramunt. Please keep in mind that this assignment shuld be cmpleted entirely n yur wn, yu may nt cllectively wrk n the activities. Sectin I Summaries: Fr each f the six beverages, and fr the epilgue, write a ½ page summary f the authr s main pints. Explain when, where, why and hw that beverage became imprtant and what effect it had n wrld histry. Give specific examples f hw the beverage affected histry. Sectin II Reading Questins: The questins prvided fr this bk are meant t get yu thinking abut histry. It isn t merely enugh t read abut histry; yu must d histry. Answer the questins cmpletely n a separated paper. Yu d nt have t rewrite the questin but yu must answer in cmplete sentences. BEER 1. Hw is the discvery f beer linked t the grwth f the first civilizatins? 2. What des this histry f beer in the ancient wrld tell us abut the early civilizatins? 3. What surces des the authr use t gather his infrmatin n the use f beer? 4. What were sme f the uses f beer by ancient cultures? Nurishment? Ritual? Religius? 5. Hw did beer civilize man, accrding t Standage? 6. What is the relatinship between beer and writing, cmmerce, and health? WINE 1. Hw did the use f wine differ frm that f beer in ancient Greece and Rme? 2. Hw was wine used by the Greeks? 3. Hw and why did wine develp int a frm f a status symbl in Greece? 4. Hw was wine cnsumed? What des this tell us abut the ancient Greek culture? 5. Hw did the use f wine in Rman culture differ frm that f ancient Greece? 6. What is the relatinship between wine and empire, medicine, and religin. SPIRITS 1. What is the rigin f distilled spirits? 2. What is the cnnectin between spirits and clnizatin? 3. Hw was the prductin f spirits cnnected t slavery? 4. What rle did spirits play n the high seas? 5. In the 18th century, hw did spirits help Britain have a mre superir navy than France? 6. Why were spirits an imprtant staple in Clnial America? 7. Hw did rum play a rle in the American Revlutin? 8. What were the negative effects/uses f spirits? (Use entire chapter t answer this)

14 COFFEE 1. Wh did Eurpeans get cffee frm and hw did it spread t Eurpe? 2. Why was it s imprtant t Eurpe s develpment that many peple s beverage f chice switched frm alchl t cffee? 3. Describe cffee s effect n the glbal balance f pwer (in terms f cmmerce). 4. Hw did cffee play a pivtal rle in the scientific revlutin? (give lts f detail) 5. Hw did cffee play a pivtal rle in the financial revlutin? 6. Hw did cffee play a pivtal rle in the French Revlutin? (give lts f detail and g int the Enlightenment) TEA 1. When did tea first becme a mainstream drink in Asia? In Eurpe? 2. Hw did the cnsumptin f tea in Eurpe differ frm hw it was cnsumed in China r Japan? 3. If tea arrived in Eurpe arund the same time as when cffee did, why did it nt find the immediate success that cffee had? 4. Hw did tea transfrm English sciety? Wh were its main cnsumers and what were sme f the new rituals that surrunded tea? 5. Hw was tea an integral part f the Industrial Revlutin? 6. What was the cnnectin between tea and plitics? 7. Hw was tea cnnected t the pium trade and the Opium War f ? 8. What rle did the tea trade and prductin play in the British rule ver India? COCA-COLA 1. What was the rigin f cke? 2. Hw was this beverage used medicinally and what were the additives? 3. What was the relatinship f cke and Wrld War II? 4. Hw was cke thught f by the cmmunist during the Cld War? 5. What is meant by glbalizatin in a bttle? 6. Hw did Cc-Cla becme basically seen as an American value? Hw did this help and hurt Cca-Cla (and, in sme ways, America itself?) Epilgue 1. Describe hw the scientific advancements f the 19th century brught the histry f beverages full circle. 2. Which water s quality is mre tightly cntrlled-tap r bttled? 3. Hw many peple have n access t safe water tday? 4. Hw has access t water affected internatinal relatins?