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AP World History Summer Assignment

SUMMER 2017

McKinley Technology High School

Instructor:

Mr. Tyrone Shaw

Tyrone.Shaw@dc.gov

Student Name: ____________________________________________________

DUE THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS.

AUGUST 25TH

(A-DAY) & 28TH

(B-DAY), 2017

Welcome to AP World History, I look forward to a great year with you. As an APWH student, you are held to a

higher expectation than the average student of history. Despite the fact that you are in the 10th

grade, AP World

History is a college level course; you will be given college level work. As part of the college level curriculum

and expectation, there is the opportunity to earn college credit; however, this can only be achieved if you are

willing to put forth college level effort. As an introduction to this course, it is required that you complete this

summer assignment in an effort to become more familiar with the areas of history that are covered. Your entire

packet is due the by the end of the first week of your AP class.

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AP WORLD HISTORY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2017 Dear Students –

Welcome to your 2017-2018 sophomore AP World History course! In preparation for our busy year, you are

expected to complete the following FOUR assignments over the summer! Please review the descriptions of the activities

listed below and the assessments for each assignment.

We will begin our course of study in the year 8,000 B.C.E. and finish the school year looking at modern day issues.

The majority of your summer assignments will require you to read, reflect and analyze a book. You will also have to

complete three basic world religions charts, answer questions about the Neolithic Revolution and complete a geography

assignment.

Please feel free to email me over the summer if you have questions.

Sincerely,

Mr. Shaw

Tyrone.Shaw@dc.gov

Assignment One – WORLD RELIGIONS

The influence of major religions and semi-religious philosophies on societies will provide a reoccurring theme throughout

the course. It is important for you to be familiar with each religion as we proceed. Please follow the directions below:

1. Visit the following sources: • BBC Religion & Ethics Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/

• Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0113529.html

World Religions PowerPoint on Edmodo.

2. Complete each of the following:

• Western Eurasian Religions Chart

• Eastern Eurasian Religions Chart

• Classical Eastern Semi-Religious Philosophies Chart

An example of the detail expected of you can be found on the Classical Eastern Semi- Religious Philosophies Chart

under Daoism (Taoism). To help you complete each section of the chart, be sure to keep the following in mind:

1. Symbol—Draw in and name the appropriate symbol for each religion

2. Founder/Patriarch—Name the historical founder (if any)

3. Place & Date of Origin—When and where the religion began

4. Modern Extent—Where most adherents live today (country, continent)

5. Holy or Sacred Texts—Make sure to look at the websites or the Barron's book carefully

6. Teachings—Summarize the core beliefs and teachings of each religion (i.e. Islam’s 5 Pillars)

7. Role of Women—Explain the accepted role of women in each religion

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MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS OF WESTERN EURASIA JUDAISM CHRISTIANITY ISLAM

Symbol

Founder / Patriarch

Place and Date of Origin

& Modern Extent

Holy or Sacred Text

Teaching or Core Beliefs

Role of Women

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POLYTHEISTIC RELIGIONS OF EASTERN EURASIA HINDUISM BUDDHISM

Symbol

Founder / Patriarch

Place and Date of Origin

& Modern Extent

Holy or Sacred Text

Teaching or Core Beliefs

Role of Women

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CLASSICAL EASTERN SEMI-RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHES DAOISM CONFUCIANISM

Symbol

Founder / Patriarch Laozi (Lao-tzu), otherwise known as the “Old Master”

Place and Date of Origin

& Modern Extent

c. 500 BCE during the Zhou Dynasty; would become popularized throughout China c. 200

BCE; birth/death dates unknown (probably c.500 BCE)

Holy or Sacred Text

Tao-te Ching (Book of the Way) stresses the path toward wisdom through experience; I-Ching (Book of Changes) analyzes & predicts

future events Mostly Practiced in China

Teaching or Core Beliefs

Dictates that the universe and all within are permeated by a natural order that must be felt and experienced to be understood. Temporal (worldly) matters are of little concern; seeking knowledge of the Dao (or Way) through nature, poetry, and experience is all that matters. Great emphasis on the individual and the balance with nature. (Yin-Yang) A true Taoist embraces the nature of things, and does not waste effort effecting their whim on life, but rather surrenders themselves to “experience” Taoist rituals permeated other ancient practices, and commonly became associated with the mystical. Co-exists within Eastern concepts of Buddhism and Confucianism. Many Mahayana Buddhist sects have elements of Daoism infused in their teachings (underscores Chinese influence on the spread of Buddhism to Korea & Japan) For Confucianism, the Taoist belief in balance accentuates the “balance” between benevolence and respect that superiors must show their subordinates.

Role of Women

Daoism makes no concrete distinction between men and women; all individuals are equal in

light of the Dao

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Assignment Two – GEOGRAPHY

Directions: Label (or number) the world map with the land and water features listed below in the color

indicated in parenthesis. Several maps have been provided.

Continents- (make each a different color)

1. North America

2. South America

3. Australia

4. Europe

5. Antarctica

6. Asia

7. Africa

Oceans and Seas (Blue) 1. Arctic Ocean

2. Atlantic Ocean

3. Indian Ocean

4. Pacific Ocean

5. Southern Ocean

6. Adriatic Sea

7. Aegean Sea

8. Arabian Sea

9. Baltic Sea

10. Barents Sea

11. Bay of Bengal

12. Bering Sea

13. Black Sea

14. Caribbean Sea

15. Caspian Sea

16. Coral Sea

17. East China Sea

18. English Channel

19. Great Lakes

20. Gulf of Mexico

21. Mediterranean Sea

22. North Sea

23. Norwegian Sea

24. Persian Gulf

25. Red Sea

26. Sea of Japan

27. South China Sea

28. Yellow Sea

Rivers (Red) 1. Amazon River

2. Congo River

3. Danube River

4. Euphrates River

5. Ganges River

6. Indus River

7. Mississippi River

8. Niger River

9. Nile River

10. Rio Grande

11. Tigres River

12. Yangtze River

13. Yellow River

Mountain Ranges (Brown) 1. Alaska Range

2. Alps

3. Andes Mountains

4. Appalachian Mountains

5. Atlas Mountains

6. Himalaya Mountains

7. Hindu Kush Mountains

8. Rocky Mountains

9. Ural Mountains

Deserts (Tan) 1. Atacama Desert

2. Gobi Desert

3. Great Sandy Desert

4. Kalahari Desert

5. Namib Desert

6. Sahara Desert

7. Syrian Desert

Please Draw & Label the Following:

• Arctic Circle (@66.5 Degrees N Latitude)

• Equator (0 Degrees Latitude)

• Tropic of Cancer (@23.5 Degrees N Latitude)

• Tropic of Capricorn (@23.5 Degrees S Latitude)

• Antarctic Circle (@66.5 Degrees S Latitude)

• Prime Meridian (0 Degrees Longitude)

• International Date Line (180 Degrees Longitude)

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Map #1 - Bodies of Water, Straits and Rivers

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Map #2 – Mountains, Deserts, Peninsulas and other Landforms

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Map #3 - AP World Regions

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Name: ______________________________________________ Period: ____ Date: ______________

Assignment Three—NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION SHORT ANSWER

Chapter 2, First Farmers: The Revolutions of Agriculture, 10,000 B.C.E -3,000 B.C.E., Study Guide, (With

Sources: pp. 49-83) CHAPTER IS AVAILABLE ON: McKinleyTech.org

Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources

The Agricultural Revolution in World History 1. What were the revolutionary transformations brought about by the Neolithic or Agricultural Revolution?

2. What was the importance of “intensification” in the Neolithic Age?

Comparing Agricultural Beginnings 3. What accounts for the emergence of agriculture after countless millennia of human life without it?

4. What were the indications that the transition to a fully agricultural and domesticated new way of life took

place quickly in the Fertile Crescent region?

5. Why did animal domestication precede the domestication of plants in Africa? (present day Sudan)

6. While sorghum was the first grain to be tamed in Eastern Africa, what plants were important crops in West

Africa?

7. Why did the peoples of America lack sources of protein, manure, and power to pull carts?

The Globalization of Agriculture 8. In what ways did agriculture spread?

9. Describe the development of agricultural societies in the southern half of he African continent beginning

around 3,000 B.C.E.

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10. Where was agriculture sometimes resisted? Why?

11. What was the impact on the environment from farmers and herders?

Social Variations in the Age of Agriculture 12. Describe the 3 different kinds of societies that emerged out of the Agricultural Revolution. (Who were they?

How were they organized? pp. 48-52)

13. After reading about Catalhuyuk in Turkey, why do you think the people designed their city the way they

did? Visit these websites for more background information: http://www.focusmm.com/civcty/cathyk04.htm

http://www.smm.org/catal/introduction/ This website is interactive.

Second Thoughts

What’s the significance? Do you know the significance of these terms?

Fertile Crescent

Diffusion

Bantu migration People of Australia

Secondary production revolution

Pastoral societies

Catalhuyuk Agricultural villages

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Stateless societies

Chiefdoms

Domestication

Animal husbandry

Big Picture Questions 1. The Agricultural Revolution marked a decisive turning point in human history. What evidence might

you offer to support this claim, and how might you argue against it?

2. How did early agricultural societies differ from those of the Paleolithic era? How does the example

of settled gathering and hunting peoples such as the Chumash complicate this comparison?

3. Was the Agricultural Revolution inevitable? Why did it occur so late in the story of humankind?

4. “The Agricultural Revolution provides evidence for ‘progress’ in human affairs.” How would you

evaluate this statement

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Name: ______________________________________________ Period: ____ Date: _________

Assignment FOUR— SUMMER READING FOR AP WORLD HISTORY

A History of the World in Six Glasses

By Tom Standage

A summer reading assignment is the beginning of most Advanced Placement courses. This year`s summer

reading assignment for AP World History is A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage. This book

traces the history of the world though a discussion of beverages that people drank in various time periods—

beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and Coca-Cola. Reading the book will help you develop a perspective on our

yearlong study of history of world civilization in AP World History.

A PDF copy of this book is available at: https://mseffie.com/assignments/six_glasses/six_glasses.html

Standage, Tom. A History of the World in 6 Glasses. 2006. ISBN-10 (for paperback edition): 9780802715524 or

ISBN-13: 978-0802715524.

*** Disclaimer: The use of this book as a summer reading assignment in no way represents any endorsement by Mr. Shaw or

McKinley Technology High School of the use or misuse of any of these beverages, alcoholic, caffeinated, or otherwise. The book

merely offers an innovative and interesting perspective to initiate our year-long discussion of world history. ***

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN SIX GLASSES GUIDED READING QUESTIONS: As you read, answer the attached reading questions for each chapter. Your answers need to be thorough, but do

not need to be lengthy- 3 to 4 sentences should suffice.

INTRODUCTION

1. What is the author`s main thesis (argument) in setting up his book? Why/how are these fluids “vital’?

2. Why did water get replaced by other beverages in human settlements?

“BEER IN MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT” (CHAPTERS 1 AND 2)

1. What remarkable shift began happening about 12,000 years ago? Where did it happen?

2. Describe the “ratchet effect” which caused farming to spread beyond the Fertile Crescent.

3. How might beer have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering (Paleolithic) to agricultural based

(Neolithic) societies?

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4. What does the story of beer tell you about social and gender roles in ancient SW Asia and Europe?

5. How important do you think beer was in the growth and diffusion of the earliest civilizations? Would the

earliest civilizations of SW Asia and Egypt have been as prosperous without the discovery of beer?

6. What sources does the author use to gather his information on the use of beer and early civilizations?

7. What is the relationship between early civilizations and writing? Civilizations and health?

“WINE IN GREECE AND ROME” (CHAPTERS 3 AND 4)

1. Based on the story at the beginning of this chapter, DESCRIBE how rulers showed power and authority in

early civilizations and empires. Then, ANALYZE why these methods were effective at that time.

2. What does the story of wine tell you about social and gender roles in the Mediterranean world? How did this

change over time?

3. What effect does wine have on the development of Christianity and of Islam (separately)?

4. How and why did wine evolve into a status symbol in Greece?

5. What does the movement of wine show us about Rome and trading networks during this period of history?

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6. How was the complex social hierarchy of Rome revealed by wine?

7. Describe and analyze the relationships between wine and empire, and wine and medicine and religion in

Rome.

“SPIRITS IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD” (CHAPTERS 5 AND 6)

1. In the 18th century, how did spirits change the balance of power amongst the western European nations

(particularly Britain and France)?

2. Describe how spirits were first invented by Muslim scholars and then spread as a medicine to Europe.

3. Describe and analyze the links between slavery, sugar, and alcohol. Then, explain how it was used by

European explorers and naval forces.

4. Why were spirits an important staple in Colonial America?

5. How did rum play a role in the American Revolution?

6. What is the connection between spirits and colonization?

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“COFFEE IN THE AGE OF REASON” (CHAPTERS 7 AND 8)

1. Was coffee the first true “global” beverage? Why or why not?

2. How (and why) did coffee play a pivotal role in the Enlightenment and French Revolution?

3. What different regions of the world were connected through the coffee trade? What role did each place have

in trade?

4. What important functions did coffee houses serve in the flow of information in the 1600s and 1700s?

5. How did coffee and coffeehouses impact the following:

a. Scientific thought

b. Business

c. Political thought

“TEA AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE” (CHAPTERS 9 AND 10)

1. Why was tea important to China`s economy, and how did it affect China`s relationships with other

countries?

2. Explain the relationship between tea and the Industrial Revolution.

3. Compare and contrast how the British trade in tea affected America and India.

4. Why was the British Empire called “this vast empire on which the sun never sets?”

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5. How did tea reach England? How did it spread from the very top of society to the drink enjoyed by

coalcarters and common working people?

6. How did Britain become a drug-dealing nation, in order to retain and grow their access to tea?

7. How do the actions of Britain against China during this period show the impact of the Industrial Revolution

on power relationships in the globe?

“COCA-COLA AND THE RISE OF AMERICA” (CHAPTERS 11 AND 12)

1. How does the story of Coca-Cola relate to the rise of capitalism and entrepreneurship in the 19th and early

20th century? How does this story show a larger global economic shift?

2. How does Coca-Cola affect people`s views of the United States? Is the spread of Coca-Cola an example of

“Americanization” around the world?

3. How did Coca-Cola successfully market its product? EXPLAIN how this example shows the development

of “consumer culture.”

4. ANALYZE how these developments exhibit the idea of globalization.

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EPILOGUE- “BACK TO THE SOURCE” – These should be answered in 6-8 sentences.

1. Do you agree or disagree with Standage`s argument in the epilogue? Will water be the most influential

beverage in shaping the global situation of the next 100+ years? Why or why not?

2. Define “Developed World” and “Developing World.”

3. What differences can you see in these two “Worlds” based on their issues with this beverage?