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AP World History Summer Assignment 2013
Welcome to APWorld History. Attached are your summer
assignments. Theseassignments will assist in building your basic
knowledge of World History and areintended to lay the foundation
for the first unit and subsequent material coveredduring the course
of the year.
During the school year we will explore 10,000 years of human
history, learnvaluable skills, and take the APWorld History Exam in
May, 2014. This is anexciting class that will allow us to look at
the big picture of history, trace culturesover time, and examine
human interactions.
This summer assignment is due the first week of class - August
2013.
There will be two items you are turning in ....
1) This packet which contains the maps, vocabulary charts, and
PIRATEScharts.
2) Your typed or hand-written essay.
It is important that you show that you are capable of
successfully completing thisindependent assignment in the time
given. The only exception will be thosestudents new to our school
that will have extra time to complete the assignment.
It is highly recommended that you purchase 5 Steps to a 5 for AP
World History(McGraw Hill). This is a practice book that will help
you to study for the AP test inMay. It is suggested that you follow
along in this book as we go throughout theyear.
I will be available by email this summer if you have any
questions.
See you in August!
Ms. Clancy Email [email protected]
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Part 1: Mapping Exercise
Neatly label the world maps with the land and water features
listed below in the color indicated inparentheses. Print neatly and
make sure your maps are easy to read.
Map #1: AP World Regions
Refer to page 22 in the AP World History Course Description ( C\
-\-to 0.. c..1r..e d). Using the world mapprovided in this packet,
draw and label the AP Regions based on the "c1oserview". You may
color it if you would like butthat is not a requirement. However,
please use a color or striping to indicate regions that
overlap.
Map #2: Bodies of Water and Rivers
Oceans, Seas, Bays, lakes (color them blue)1. Atlantic Ocean2.
Pacific Ocean3. Indian Ocean4. Arctic Ocean5. North Sea6. Baltic
Sea7. English Channel8. Norwegian Sea9. Barents Sea10.
Mediterranean Sea11. Adriatic Sea12. Aegean Sea13. Black Sea14.
Caspian Sea15. Great Lakes16. Red Sea17. Persian Gulf18. Arabian
Sea19. Bay of Bengal20. South China Sea21. East China Sea22. Yellow
Sea23. Sea of Japan
Rivers (draw them in blue)1. Nile River2. Tigris3. Euphrates4.
Amazon River5. Mississippi River6. Rio Grande River7. Indus River8.
Yellow River (Huang He)9. Yangtze River10. Ganges River11.
Irrawaddy River12. Mekong River13. Congo River14. Danube River
Map #3: Mountains and Deserts
Mountains (Brown)1. Alaska Range2. Rocky Mountains3. Appalachian
Mountains4. Andes Mountains5. Alps6. Atlas Mountains7. Ural
Mountains8. Hindu Kush9. Himalaya Mountains
Deserts (yellow)1. Gobi Desert2. Kalahari Desert3. Sahara
Desert4. Thar Desert5. Sierra Madre Desert6. Mojave Desert7. Namib
Desert8. Syrian Desert
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AP World History Curriculum Framework
AP World History: World Regions - A Big Picture View
AP World History: World Regions - A Closer Look
Regional Overlaps
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Return to the Table of Contentse The College Board
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AP Regions Map
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Part 2: Common World History Vocabulary
Below you will find a chart of vocabulary words that will be
repeated over and over during the course. These words willapply to
many different cultures throughout history. It is important that
you become familiar with the words and theirmeanings. Your
definitions should be hand-written in complete sentences that
thoroughly explain the word as it relatesto the study of World
History.
Absolutism
Agriculture
Aristocracy
Bias
Bureaucracy
Chiefdom
City-State
Civilization
Commercial
Demography
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Divination
Dynasty
Empire
Epidemic
Forager
Globa lization
IndenturedServant
Interregional
Kingdom
Medieval
Merchant
Monotheism .
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Rural
Scribe
SecondarySource
Serf
Shaman
Slave
State
Steppes
Urban
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Part 3: PIRATES ChartsThroughout this course you will be asked
to break down cultures and civilizations to a basic level that will
allow you torecognize the MOST important characteristics and easily
compare one civilization with another. A PIRATESchart will beused
throughout the course to analyze a civilization/culture in seven
components. We will also have comparison chartsthat will be used to
show similarities and differences between multiple
civilizations/cultures.
For the summer, use the internet or other resources, and analyze
each of the followingcivilizations. Complete the following
PIRATEScharts for each civilization listed. Includespecific and
general information (minimum of 5 bullet statements per topic)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.Explanation
of PIRATEScategories:
The ability to sort information into categories is an
essentialskill for APWHstudents. Listedbelow are the common
categoriesthatwe will utilize. They relate to the 5 major themes of
APWorld History.
POLITICAL
o having to do with gaining, seeking,and organizing power
o events related to the function of government: making laws,
enforcing laws, and interpreting laws
INTERACTIONWITHENVIRONMENT
o Havingto do with how the environment shapedhuman societies and
how humans shaped the environment
o Including such issuesasdemography, disease,migration, patterns
of settlement, and environmental technology
RELIGIOUS
o having to do with religious beliefs, whether organizedor
traditional
o the religious institutions of culture
ARTANDARCHITECTURE
o Havingto do with art (visual, musical,written) and
architecture aswell as intellectual movements/philosophy
TECHNOLOGY
o Havingto do with the technology used by the society
o New inventions
ECONOMIC
o Havingto do with how people meet their basicmaterial needs
o The production, distribution, and consumption of goods and
services
o Including such issuesasdomestic and international trade,
monetary policies and taxation
SOCIETY
o Havingto do with people in groups, their living together, and
relations with one another
o Includessuch issuesas:gender, economic status and
ethnicity
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PoliticsLeaders/groupsState
StructuresWarsDiplomacy/treatiesCourts/laws
InteractionsGeographyMigrationsEnvironmentPatterns of
settlement
ReligionHoly
booksBeliefs/teachingsConversionSin/salvationDeities
Arts &
LiteratureWriting/LiteratureMusicPhilosophyEducationIntellectual
AchievementsPaintings and Sculpture
TechnologyIndustriesInnovationsWeaponsMath and
ScienceInventions
EconomyType of systemTradelcommerceCapital/moneyTypes of
businesses
SocietyFamilyGender relationsSocial classesEntertainmentLife
Styles
PIRATES Chart
MesopotamiaTigris and Euphrates River Valley
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PoliticsLeaders/groupsState
StructuresWarsDiplomacy/treatiesCourts/laws
InteractionsGeographyMigrationsEnvironmentPatterns of
settlement
ReligionHoly
booksBeliefs/teachingsConversionSin/salvationDeities
Arts &
LiteratureWriting/LiteratureMusicPhilosophyEducationIntellectual
AchievementsPaintings and Sculpture
TechnologyIndustriesInnovationsWeaponsMath and
ScienceInventions
EconomyType of systemTrade/commerceCapital/moneyTypes of
businesses
SocietyFamilyGender relationsSocial classesEntertainmentLife
Styles
PIRATES Chart
Ancient EgyptOld and New Kingdoms (Nile River Valley)
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Part 4: Continuity and Change over Time Essay
One of the three essays that you will be asked to write on the
AP World History Exam is a Continuity and Change overTime essay
(CCOT).This is a style of essay that examines how something changes
and stays the same over time. Forexample, we could look at how
world trade patterns changed from 1450 to 1750, or how the role of
women changed inthe Middle East from 1900 to present. This essay
forces us to examine the beginning situation, what caused it to
change,and its ending condition. However, we must also consider
what stayed the same.
This summer we'd like you to write your own CCOTessay about
yourself. You should pick an area to specialize in:education,
friends, responsibility, religious life, family, athletics, music,
or another topic of your choosing. In regards to atime frame, start
the essay wherever it's appropriate for the topic. More advanced
essays will look at 3-4 differentspecialty areas (1 paragraph for
each) and will be able to tie them all together to give a more
thorough analysis of you.
The chart below should be completed to help you plan before you
write and to provide an organizational structure foryour essay. You
will use a similar planning chart throughout the year as we write
other CCOTessays. If you are strivingfor a more advanced essay, you
would have 3-4 different charts (1 for each category).
We don't expect perfect essays but I do expect you to give it a
try. Basic essays will have a minimum of three paragraphswith a
clear thesis. A basic essay will earn a maximum grade of a B. In
order to earn an A for this part of the summerassignment, you will
need to attempt the more advanced essay and have a logical thesis
tying it together. By completingthis essay, we will have a chance
to understand your writing ability as we begin the class and you
will have a chance topractice one of the three essay structures we
will focus on (and the one that is typically the hardest for
students on theAP exam).
Final essays should be typed (single-spaced, 12 pt. font) or
hand-written and will be turned in separate from the restof the
summer assignment on the first day of school.
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