AP World History Summer Assignment 2016-17

Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. The primary intent of the AP World History course is to teach the history of the world from a truly global stance rather than from the dominant perspective of Western civilization. In order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of these events, students need both factual knowledge and the ability to critically assess such information. This course helps them on both fronts, teaching the historical facts in the context of how progressive changes—environmental, social, scientific, and political—influenced the various societies they touched, as well as how these groups interacted with each other. While we hope that you enjoy learning the world history curriculum, you also must note that it is presented as a college level class and thus will demand rigorous work and effort on both of our parts; the rewarding outcome is that you will gain a heightened sense of how history has shaped our world. Assignment: Looking ahead to the fall, students enrolled in this class are asked to complete the following assignments to prepare for AP World History.

THE ASSIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE LAST APWH CLASS BEFORE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. You are strongly encouraged to complete this assignment before school begins as it will provide the necessary background to be successful in AP World History. Remember, the best way to eat an elephant is piece by piece and slowly over time. The more you spread the work load over the summer the better your grade can be.

The book that needs to be purchased is

You will need to order this book soon. Many teachers use this book in their course.

The book can be found on Amazon, but as of May, it was cheaper to order it through the publisher

than Amazon.com. Please make sure you get the 2017 version.

The assignment CAN be done without the book, but it will be more difficult without it.

There is a (Look Inside) section on the weblink posted above that will help you with getting

started on unit 1 (Chapter 2). BE SURE TO CLICK THE 2017 VERSION

To Do List for the Summer:

  1. Create a GMAIL account, if you do not have one yet for quick communication and access to shared drive materials over the summer and early in the course. Email me at with your name and something interesting about yourself. Worth (100 Points)
  2. Sign up for APWH Reminds: TEXT @apwh16-17to81010 Worth (100 Points)
  3. Complete the APWH College Board Scavenger Hunt. (Worth 200 Points)
  4. Start Working in your study manual on the second chapter. (Chart, Vocab, FRQs) (500 Points)
  5. Sketch out the APWH regions “A Closer Look” on a blank map of the world (attached) (100 Points)

Total Grade over the summer ______/ 1000 Points

My Summer Contact Information is

OR

Do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

APWH College Board Scavenger Hunt

(use this link)

  1. What day is the exam in 2017?
  1. How long is the exam time wise?
  2. What is the format of the exam?
  3. Look in the Course Exam and Description (it’s a link and colored blue) and identify how many AP regions “A closer look” there are in total.
  4. What are the 5 Themes in APWH? Choose 1 and describe it.
  5. What is a Historical Thinking Skill? Choose 1 and describe it. Provide an example of how you have used this skill in the past
  6. What are the major periods in World History? List their titles and years.

AMSCO Book (AP World History 2017) ASSIGNMENT

As you read through Chapter 2 (page 17), You need to identify the major characteristics of civilizations in the Ancient Period. Use the SPRITE chart below. If you need additional room please feel free to modify this document. Do not be limited by the size of the box. Plagiarism will not be tolerated! You only hurt yourself!

( to 600 CE.)

Social / Political / Intellectual / Technology / Economics
Sumerians
Egyptians
Indus (India)
Huang He (China)
Or SHANG
Dynasty
Chavin
Mesoamerica

What similarities existed between these River Valley Civs? Explain below

Complete ALL vocabulary on page 40. You will need Index cards.

Write the short answer response questions below. These should be in paragraph format and free of plagiarism and grammatical errors. RESPONSES SHOULD BE WRITTEN