Advanced Placement World History Suggested Summer Assignments Mr. Hollenbeck

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1 Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. Over the course of the school year we will explore 10,000 years of human history, learn valuable analytical skills, and take the AP Exam. This is an exciting class that will allow us to look at the big picture of history, trace cultures over time, and examine human interactions. For most of you, this is your first AP class. To be successful, you will need to stay focused and work hard. I highly recommend that you wisely plan your reading and the assignments on a calendar and stick to it. Set due dates for chapters or for each part of the assignment. Review your management plan with your parents. Remember that if you take each of the assignments in chunks or by chapters, this gives you time to comprehend the concepts more easily and still enjoy your summer! If you have a question please me at carter.hollenbeck@student.dodea.edu. My website is password: rhs3605 I will answer within 48 hours unless I am traveling. Part 1: A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage 6 Glasses is a book which takes an innovative approach to world history. The author looks at the development of world civilizations through the prism of the beverages that people drank in various time periods. These are (in chronological order): beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and Coca-Cola. The use of this book as a summer reading assignment in no way represents any endorsement of Ramstein High School of the use or misuse of any of these beverages, alcoholic, caffeinated or otherwise. The book merely offers an innovative and (hopefully) interesting perspective to initiate our year-long discussion of world history. Our purpose in reading the book is to get a sense of how civilizations and cultures develop and how numerous forces (S.P.I.C.E. themes) all affect even the most mundane aspects of people s daily lives. For this assignment, you will need to read the book and do the following tasks. Your work should be handwritten. Note: You will learn about S.P.I.C.E. later in this packet! I. Timeline through the 6 Glasses Create a timeline of history including each glass. Your timeline should include at least 2 regions of the world affected by your glass and 5 dates with facts for each glass for a total of 30 dates and facts on the timeline. II. Questions (answer in one to two sentences each) 1. How might beer have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering to agricultural-based societies? 2. What opportunities associated with wine drinking did men have in ancient Greece that women did not? 3. Why was wine adopted as a ritual drink in Christianity, but Islam prohibited the use of alcohol? 4. Describe coffee s effect on the balance of power between various regions of the world. 5. Why was tea important to China s economy and its relationships with other countries? 6. How did tea change history in India? 7. How did Coca-Cola become the world s most recognized product? 8. How does Coca-Cola affect, and how is it affected by, people s views of the United States?

2 III. Big Picture Questions (answer these questions in a paragraph (4 6 sentences each) 1. One criticism of this book is that the author focuses too much on Europe and not on other parts of the world. Do you agree or disagree with this criticism? Which parts of the world do not receive much attention in this book? 2. 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? This book is available in paperback online at Amazon (used) starting at under $5.00. Also check the bookstore on Ramstein. While it is preferable to have your own copy so that you can make notes in the margins or underline, you can also check the local public libraries for copies. DO NOT wait until the last week of summer vacation to try to get a copy of the book and do the assignment! Part 2: World Mapping Exercise Directions: Label the world map with the land and water features listed below in the color indicated in parenthesis. Two maps have been provided (at the end of this packet). You may label everything on a single map or use both. Prepare yourself for a map quiz. AP Regions: North America Mesoamerica and Latin America Asia Central Asia Middle East South Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Europe Africa North Africa West Africa Swahili Oceania Major Water bodies (Blue) Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Arctic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Rivers (Green) Nile River Amazon River Mississippi River Indus River Ganges River Danube River Yangtze River Huang He Tigris River Euphrates Mountain Ranges and Deserts (Brown or Black) Rocky Mountains Andes Mountains Alps Atlas Mountains Ural Mountains Hindu Kush Himalaya Mountains Sahara Desert Gobi Desert You may use a pencil and then go over it with a pen so that your labels will not fade. Use colored pencils.

3 Part 3: Chapter 1 Read Chapter one from the textbook. (Stearns 5 th Edition) It is on my website: Go to AP World History / First Quarter / Chapter 1 Human Prehistory / Text. There you will find a pdf version of Chapter 1 Make sure to understand the following terms and answer the questions. 1) What were the most significant human achievements before the Neolithic period? 2) Compare the Paleolithic Age (the Old Stone Age) and the Neolithic Age (the New Stone Age) in terms of means of subsistence and social organization. 3) Compare the status of women in the Paleolithic Age with that of women in the sedentary agricultural communities of the Neolithic era. 4) Define "civilization." How has the concept of civilization changed over the ages? 5) How did the existence of sedentary agricultural towns such as Jericho and Çatal Hüyük contribute to the development of civilization? Part 4: S.P.I.C.E Chart Throughout the year we will be looking at history through the lens of the following five AP World History themes: Social Political Interaction Cultural Economic Social Structures * Gender * Race Empires * Government * Revolutions Humans and the Environment * Migration * Disease * Technology Belief Systems * Science * Art * Architecture Agriculture * Labor Systems * Industrialization Use the S.P.I.C.E Chart below to complete. Information should be handwritten You may use your text (the pdf copies, other texts, or internet research). Egypt is started for you. Items to purchase this summer: A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Approximate cost: $4.02) Barrons AP World History Flash Cards (Approximate cost: $12.00) AP World 5 Steps to a 5 McGraw Hill (Approximate cost: $14.00) Order 5 Steps to a 5 in early August to ensure the edition. Have an enjoyable, relaxing summer but don t procrastinate too much! See you in the fall. Mr. H

4 Social Hierarchy/class system Family structure Race and ethnicity Gender roles and relations Advanced Placement World History Suggested Summer Assignments Egypt in the Nile River Valley Mesopotamia in the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus River Valley Women had more rights than in most early civilizations. There were certain jobs, however, that women were not allowed to do. Lower classes could move up to the position of scribe. Education was important because of this social movement. Political Leaders, Elites State Structure War Diplomacy, Treaties Courts, Laws Egypt was united under one central government. Egyptians believed the king, or Pharaoh, was a god. This helped keep order because people were more inclined to obey the king if he was a god. Religious myths reinforced this belief. The government was strictly centralized and controlled the resources of the state.

5 Human - Environment Interaction Demography How does the Environment or Physical Geography affect the people and how have people affected the Environment Advanced Placement World History Suggested Summer Assignments Egypt was protected by natural barriers on all sides. The Nile provided the perfect waterway for trade. Also, the Nile flooded each year at about the same time. It also naturally fertilized the land and provided for abundant agriculture. The Ancient Egyptians changed from copper tools to bronze tools because bronze tools were better to work with. By 200 BC they changed from bronze tools to iron tools. With these tools, the Ancient Egyptians built great monuments and palaces. They developed calendars and sundials to help them in planting and harvesting croups as well as prediction of annual flooding. Culture Religions practices and beliefs Philosophies and ideologies Science and Technology Arts and Architecture

6 Economic Type of System Technology, Industry Trade, Commerce Capital/Money Types of Businesses Labor systems Advanced Placement World History Suggested Summer Assignments The vast majority of people in Egypt worked in agriculture. The Nile allowed Egyptians to trade with other civilizations and was in turn influenced by them. A system of free labor or service to the state built the monuments and pyramids not slave labor, although Egyptians had slaves.

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