AP World History Summer Assignment (2014) The following items must be completed. You will be graded on completion and neatness. This assignment is due on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Follow the format specified in Part I and II. Failure to do so will result in the loss of points. Do not plagiarize. This includes copying info from other students or the internet. If you plagiarize, you have then earned a ZERO on this assignment that is worth roughly 10% of your grade which can prevent you from getting an A. Mr. Needle is quite proficient at catching those who choose to cheat. Part I: AP World History Themes As opposed to attempting to look at all of the details of World History, AP World History takes a broad, thematic approach to history. Listed below are the themes of the course sorted by topic. AP WORLD HISTORY IS STRUCTURED AROUND FIVE COURSE THEMES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF HISTORICAL INQUIRY. THEME 1: INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT THEME 2: DEVELOPMENT AND INTERACTION OF CULTURES THEME 3: STATE BUILDING, EXPANSION, AND CONFLICT THEME 4: CREATION, EXPANSION, AND INTERACTION OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THEME 5: DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL STRUCTURES DEMOGRAPHY DISEASE MIGRATION PATTERNS OF SETTLEMENT TECHNOLOGY FLORA DIFFUSION FAUNA DIFFUSION RELIGIONS BELIEF SYSTEMS, PHILOSOPHIES AND IDEOLOGIES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THE ARTS AND LITERATURE CULTURAL DIFFUSION CULTURAL SYNTHESIS WESTERNIZATION REJECTION OF WESTERNIZATION POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND FORMS OF GOVERNANCE EMPIRES NATIONS AND NATIONALISM REVOLTS AND REVOLUTIONS REGIONAL, TRANS- REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL STRUCTURES AND ORGANIZATIONS IMPERIALISM SELF-DETERMINISM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WAR DIPLOMACY AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL PRODUCTION TRADE AND COMMERCE LABOR SYSTEMS INDUSTRIALIZATION CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM LONG DISTANCE TRADE MANUFACTURING GENDER ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY AND KINSHIP RACIAL AND ETHNIC CONSTRUCTIONS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CLASSES
Assignment: a) Define/describe what the theme means. This will involve you doing research and creating an acceptable answers. There is no one right answer. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE. Some of the themes are complex so you will need to break them down and explain a little more. b) Give an example of the theme. Format your answers based upon the following example: (Failure to format in this manner will result in the loss of 15 points) 1. Flora Diffusion a) Definition - The spread of plants to locations of the world other than where they originated. b) Example Columbian Exchange (You can elaborate on this if you wish but it is not necessary) ITEM OF NOTE: You will complete the entire chart. Non-bold items have been added by Mr. Needle to the preexisting AP Themes set forth by the College Board. Do not plagiarize. This includes copying info from other students or the internet. If you plagiarize, you have then earned a ZERO on this assignment that is worth roughly 10% of your grade which can prevent you from getting an A. Mr. Needle is quite proficient at catching those who choose to cheat. PART II: CHART On the following page you will find a chart which covers some of the first civilizations we will study. You should complete this chart to the BEST of your ability. You will set the standard for excellence. Therefore, if you have very little filled in compared to the trend of what your classmates are providing, your grade will reflect that.. If you would rather do this in outline form, that is fine.
Characteristics of Early Civilizations Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, Phoenicians, Hebrews) Egypt (various dynasties) India (Harrapa/Indus Valley) China (Shang & Zhou) DATES: DATES: DATES: DATES: Social hierarchy Cities (name the cities, explain their economic & political purposes, & identify the social classes in the cities/rural areas) Labor specialization Political Structures (identify the type of political system, ideology, rules for succession, role of soldiers) Labor specialization Writing (identify the name of the writing system, the materials used, and who used writing and for what purpose) Economic Surplus (identify the types of crops and trade goods) Labor specialization Type of belief system and ritual leaders role?
TERMS: THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHOULD HELP WITH YOUR COMPLETION OF THE CHART ABOVE. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE ALL OF THEM. HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD HELP YOU. YOU MAY OPT TO DEFINE THEM (OPTIONAL). BE SURE TO INCLUDE WHY THEY WERE IMPORTANT. 1. Slash and burn agriculture: 16. Akkadians 2. Civilization: 17. Babylonians: 3. Paleolithic: 18. Ideographic symbols 4. Neolithic: 19. cuneiform: 5. Prehistoric: 20. city-state: 6. Nomads: 21. Tigris Euphrates Civilization: 7. Culture: 22. Indus River Civilization 8. Homo sapiens: 23. Nile Valley Civilization 9. Neanderthals: 24. Huang He Civilization 10. Band: 25. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro 11. Matrilineal: 26. Phoenicians 12. Patrilineal 27. Qin Shi Huangdi 13. Pastoralism: 28. Polytheism 14. Çatal Huyuk: 29. monotheism 15. Sumerians: 30. Hammurabi Questions: To be answered in complete answers. 1. What is a civilization? 2. List the characteristics of a hunting a gathering civilization. 3. Contrast gender roles in nomadic societies to that of civilizations. 4. What were the key developments of the Neolithic Revolution? 5. Describe the Minoan civilization. 6. Describe the Mycenaean civilization Part III - Read one of the following and complete the appropriate prompt below. In regards to the questions regarding the legitimacy of the book. You are to construct an argument for why you feel the book is valid. Additionally, if there is a question that asks what is today s commodity from the book, it is not a modern reference. You are to look at what commodity caries the same value. Email me with any questions. 1) In the Wake of the Plague by Norman F. Cantor (ISBN 0060014342) 2) 1421 by Gavin Menzies (ISBN 006054094X) 3) Salt by Mark Kuniansky (ISBN 0142001619) 4) Gunpowder by Jack Kelly (ISBN 0465037224) 5) Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (ISBN 0609809644) 6) A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (ISBN 0802715524)
The History of the World In Six Glasses Describe the basic premise of the book. 0 - - 5 - - 10 Which of the described beverages has had the least profound impact upon world history? Which of the described beverages has had the most profound impact upon world history? If you had to pick a new beverage or consumable item that is impacting the world today, what would it be? Why? Salt Explain the evolution of the usage of salt. What was/is the significance of salt?. What is today s salt? Gunpowder Explain the evolution of the usage of gunpowder. What is the significance of gunpowder?. What is today s gunpowder? 1421 Who discovered North America? 1 - -2 Why do you feel this way? Support your claim. Why Europeans get so much attention for discoveries- while others, (not necessarily just the Chinese) get so little? What were some of the lasting effects of Chinese explorations? Specific book examples Why significant discoveries Is this book legitimate? In the Wake of the Plague Discuss the plague, the symptoms, and its spread Impact of the plague on society 1 3-6 specific examples from the book. Speculate epidemic today & compare to bubonic plague 1 3 5 7 9 12 14 Is this book legitimate Part IV (general info)do NOT PLAGIARIZE. THIS INCLUDES COPYING INFO FROM OTHER STUDENTS OR THE INTERNET. IF YOU PLAGIARIZE, YOU HAVE THEN EARNED A ZERO ON THIS ASSIGNMENT THAT IS WORTH ROUGHLY 10% OF YOUR GRADE WHICH CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING AN A. MR. NEEDLE IS QUITE PROFICIENT AT CATCHING THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO CHEAT. THE INFO YOU ARE SUBMITTING TO WWW.TURNITIN.COM WILL BE ENTERED IN A DATABASE WHICH CHECKS FOR PLAGIARISM. *You may choose to handwrite this assignment. If you opt to do so, you must turn the assignment in during class.