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AP/Honors World History Summer Assignment 2015

Welcome to AP/Honors World History. I look forward to a great year teaching you again. Below you will find the directions for your summer homework. If you have questions you can email me at [email protected], however, each section has clearly stated directions. Before you email me with questions be sure you have read through the directions carefully. This is the first time that BHCS will be offering AP/Honors World History. This will be the fist time you have taken this class. To be successful, you will need to stay focused and organized. This class will require more time outside of class, which means you will have to be dedicated to doing well. I have recommended you to take this course because of your ability seen from last year’s second semester World Geography. During the school year we will be examining about 10,000 years of human history. This class is an exciting class that will allow us to see the big picture of history, trace cultures through time and examine human interactions. This homework is to help you jumpstart your learning so that you are ahead of the lessons. This means you will be able to discuss and share your learning in class. Discussion will be key during class time. Since you will be sharing your class time with the regular class be prepared for days where AP/Honors students will work separately from the regular class. This summer assignment is due on the first day of school. Late assignments will not be accepted. You will be quizzed on the information from this packet as soon as school starts. It is important that you show you are capable of successfully completing independent assignments. History AP/Honors is at times more difficult then other AP/Honors course because of the required memorization. However, during this course we will be looking at ways to help you memorize more information. History is less about knowing all of the information and details and more about connecting the stories. There are techniques and methods that I will be teaching you to help you master the content. With that said you will have to put forth your own effort. So lets have some history fun this summer!

Ms. Gareis

Email: [email protected]


Things you will be required to turn in on the first day of school: 1. Your signed contract for AP/Honors World History 2. A packet/folder (a binder dedicated to just this class would be wise) that contains the maps, vocabulary, charts and PIRATES charts and reading questions. 3. Your typed essay following MLA formatting. (email format is okay) It is important that you edit and proof read. *** You can email me your essay by August 1st and I will edit it for you. If you turn it in after August 1st, I will not be able to edit it***

I. Mapping Exercise Neatly LABEL the world maps with the land and water features listed below in the COLOR indicated in parentheses. Print neatly and make sure your maps are easy to read. Map #1: AP World REGIONS LABEL the AP World regions. You can use this website to help you. https://whsapworld.wikispaces.com/Countries+%26+Regions+to+Memorize Map #2: BODIES OF WATER AND RIVERS Oceans, Seas, Bays, Lakes (color them blue) 1. Atlantic Ocean 2. Pacific Ocean 3. Indian Ocean 4. Arctic Ocean 5. North Sea 6. Baltic Sea 7. English Channel 8. Norwegian Sea 9. Barents Sea 10. Mediterranean Sea 11. Adriatic Sea 12. Aegean Sea 13. Black Sea 14. Caspian Sea 15. Great Lakes 16. Read Sea 17. Persian Gulf 18. Arabian Sa 19. Bay of Bengal 20. South China Sea 21. East China Sea 22. Yellow Sea 23. Sea of Japan

Rivers (draw them in blue) 1. Nile River 2. Tigris 3. Euphrates 4. Amazon River 5. Mississippi River 6. Rio Grande River 7. Indus River 8. Yellow River (Huang He) 9. Yangtze River 10. Ganges River 11. Irrawaddy River 12. Mekong River 13. Congo River 14. Danube River


Map #3: Mountains and Deserts Mountains (Brown) 1. Alaska Range 2. Rocky Mountains 3. Appalachian Mountains 4. Alps 5. Andes Mountains 6. Atlas Mountains 7. Ural Mountains 8. Hindu Kush 9. Himalayan Mountains

Deserts (Yellow) 1. Gobi Desert 2. Kalahari Desert 3. Sahara Desert 4. Thar Desert 5. Sierra Madre Desert 6. Mojave Desert 7. Namib Desert 8. Syrian Desert





II. Vocabulary 1. Absolutism 2. Agriculture 3. Aristocracy 4. Bias 5. Bureaucracy 6. Chiefdom 7. City-‐State 8. Civilization 9. Commercial 10. Demography 11. Divination 12. Dynasty 13. Empire 14. Epidemic 15. Forager 16. Globalization 17. Indentured Servant 18. Interregional 19. Kingdom 20. Medieval 21. Merchant 22. Monotheism 23. Nation

24. Neolithic 25. Nobility 26. Nomad 27. Ocean 28. Pandemic 29. Papacy 30. Pastoral 31. Patriarchal 32. Periodization 33. Polytheism 34. Prehistoric 35. Primary Source 36. Revolution 37. Rural 38. Scribe 39. Secondary Source 40. Serf 41. Shaman 42. Slave 43. State 44. Steppes 45. Urban


III. PIRATS Work Sheet A great way to help you remember the information is to break it down into simpler forms. This will also help you make connections that will be required of you. Use the Internet or other recourses to analyze each civilization listed.

AP/Honors World History Summer Assignment 2015 (PIRATES chart) Mesopotamia

Tigris and Euphrates River Valley Politics Leaders/groups State Structures Wars Diplomacy/treaties Courts/laws

Interactions Geography Migrations Environment Patterns of settlement

Religion Holy books Beliefs/teachings Conversion Sin/salvation Deities

Arts & Literature Writing/Literature Music Philosophy Education Intellectual Achievements Paintings and Sculpture

Technology Industries Innovations Weapons Math and Science Inventions

Economy Type of system Trade/commerce Capital/ money Types of business

Society Family Gender relations Social classes Entertainment Life Styles

AP/Honors World History Summer Assignment 2015 (PIRATES Chart) Ancient Egypt

Old and New Kingdoms (Nile River Valley) Politics Leaders/groups State Structures Wars Diplomacy/treaties Courts/laws







AP/Honors World History Summer Assignment 2015 (PIRATES Chart)

Indus River Valley Harappa and Mahenjo-‐Daro

Politics Leaders/groups State Structures Wars Diplomacy/treaties Courts/laws








Huang He River Valley Shang and Zhou Dynasties









Mesoamerica and South America Olmecs and Chavin









IV. Overview of AP World History Read pages 5-‐23 of the AP World History Course & Exam Description (click on the link below). This reading will provide you with an overview of the historical thinking skills this course is intended to enhance as well as the themes of world history that provide the framework for the course. Answer the questions below. http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-‐world-‐history-‐course-‐and-‐exam-‐description.pdf 1. Define historiography. 2. How might you become proficient in the historical thinking skill of Historical Argumentation? Cite an example of this skill. 3. What should you be able to do to demonstrate Appropriate Use of Relevant Historical Evidence? 4. Why does a course in World History not often rely on written sources as evidence? What sources do they use in lieu of written sources? 5. How might you become proficient in the historical thinking skill of Chronological Reasoning? Cite an example of this skill. 6. What should you do to be able to demonstrate knowledge of Patterns of Continuity and Change Over Time? 7. Why is Periodization challenging yet important in a study of World History? 8. How might you become proficient in the historical thinking skill of Comparison and Contextualization? Cite an example of this skill. 9. What does it mean to Contextualize? 10. How might you become proficient in the historical thinking skill of Historical Interpretation and Synthesis? Cite an example of this skill. 11. Come up with one word to describe each of the five Course Themes? 12. Memorize the following AP World Regions that are shown on page 22. They are: Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, The Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa (you cannot refer to it as South Africa as that is a modern nation-‐state), Latin America & the Caribbean, and North America. You should also know Western Europe and Eastern Europe.


V. Continuity and Change over Time Essay (CCOT) CCOT is an essay that is often required on the AP World History Exam. We are working hard to be approved by the College Board to be approved for AP. Rather or not we are approved it is still a good practice and will help you better understand the history skills needed for your final exams. This summer I would like for you to write your own CCOT essay 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 a time frame, start the essay wherever it’s appropriate for the topic. More advanced essays will look at 3-‐4 different specialty 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 for your essay. You will use a similar planning chart throughout the year as we write other CCOT essays. If you are striving for a more advanced essay, you would have 3-‐4 different charts (1 for each category). I don’t expect perfect essays but I do expect you to try. Basic essays will have a minimum of three paragraphs with a clear thesis. A basic essay will earn a maximum grade of B. In order to earn an A for this apart of the summer assignment, you will need to attempt the more advanced essay and have a logical thesis tying it together. Final essays should be typed (MLA formatted). Characteristics at beginning of Time Period

Examples of Significant Changes, Turning Points, or Developments. Note Type of change (sudden, gradual, developmental)

Characteristics at end of Time Period

1. 2. 3.

Significant Continuities 1. 2. 3.

Reasons why changes and Continuities occurred

1. 2. 3.

** Courtesy of Mrs. Kelly (AP World History Teacher for Eisenhower Academy 2013)

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