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1 NAME AP World History Summer Assignment COMPLETE AND TURN IN ON FIRST DAY OF CLASS Future AP World Students, In preparation for AP World History, you are required to complete a THREE-part assignment over the summer. The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you for the first unit and help you to become familiar with the caliber of work required for this course. AP World History is a rewarding course but will require a lot of effort outside of the classroom and that begins over the summer. Below is a description of each part of the assignment - please be sure to read the instructions carefully. This assignment is due at the beginning of your first day of class and evaluated as equal to a test grade. Your care and effort in completion of this entire packet will determine your initial grade in the course. This packet should be your own work and completed individually. PART I - MAPS: Mapping Exercise You must label four different maps. On the first map, you will label NEATLY the AP World History Regions (these regions will be referred to throughout the course and it is extremely important for you to be familiar with them). On the second map, you will label bodies of water and rivers. On the third map, you will label mountains and deserts. Interactions with the Environment is one of the five AP World themes, so it is important to be familiar with geographic features going into the course. On the final map, you will label the river valley civilizations that existed during the first unit. Further instructions can be found on the maps. After you complete the maps, you need to complete the chart that is titled: River Valley Civilization Map Analysis. PART II - BOOK: Read A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage You must read the book and answer the assigned questions NEATLY on separate sheets of paper attached to this packet. Write neatly: Great ideas are useless if no one can read them. Be prepared to discuss the book during the first week of school. PART III - MOVIES: To complete this you will need internet access. John Green Videos: You are required to watch the five John Green videos that correspond with the first unit of material in AP World History and answer a series of questions to support your understanding of the material he speeds through quickly.. If you put a lot of effort into this assignment, you will be very prepared for the first few weeks of AP World History Mr. Lessard clessard@fatherlopez.org

2 PART I: Mapping Exercise Directions - Complete the labeling of the maps on the map whose label matches the titles below. Attention to detail is important. Neatness and accuracy are graded. MAP #1: AP World Regions Using the world map provided in this packet, outline and label the AP regions. Shade with different colors. Use the map included in this packet that is titled AP World Regions - A Closer Look. MAP #2: Bodies of Water and Rivers Label the following Oceans, Seas, and Bays, Lakes (label in black and color 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. Red Sea 17. Persian Gulf 18. Arabian Sea 19. Bay of Bengal 20. South China Sea 21. East China Sea 22. Yellow Sea 23. Sea of Japan Label the following Rivers (label in black and color 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

3 Map #3: Early River Valley Civilizations Label and shade the following civilization regions: 1. Mesopotamia 2. Egypt 3. Indus Valley 4. Shang Dynasty 5. Hittites 6. Olmec 7. Chavin RIVER VALLEY MAP ANALYSIS CHART Directions: In the chart below, you need to write in the corresponding boxes, the AP World region the river valley civilization is found in and the river on which it is located. River Valley Civilization AP World Region River(s) Mesopotamia Egypt Shang Dynasty Indus River Valley MAP #4: Mountains and Deserts Label in black and shade the following mountains brown: 1. Rocky Mountains 2. Appalachian Mountains 3. Andes Mountains 4. Alps 5. Atlas Mountains 6. Ural Mountains 7. Hindu Kush 8. Himalaya Mountains Label in black and shade the following deserts yellow: 1. Gobi Desert 2. Kalahari Desert 3. Sahara Desert 4. Thar Desert 5. Great Basin 6. Mojave Desert 7. Namib Desert 8. Syrian Desert

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5 MAP #1: AP World History Regions

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7 MAP #3: Mountains and Deserts

8 MAP #4: River Valley Civilizations

9 PART II: A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage READING QUESTIONS - Responses must be HANDWRITTEN NEATLY in full sentences on a separate paper sheet. Chapter 1: A Stone Age Brew Note: The first four chapters deal with early foundations of civilizations and classical civilizations, roughly from the beginning of the Agricultural Revolution around 8000 BC to the end of the classical era, around 600 AD. 1. What were the consequences of the Agricultural Revolution? 2. What is the archaeological evidence that supports the cultivation, harvesting, storage and processing of cereal grains? 3. Farming led to food surpluses. Explain that developments that occurred because of a food surplus. 4. Identify three reasons for the switch to farming. 5. How were grain storehouses related to the temples and the government? Chapter 2: Civilized Beer 1. Mesopotamia is the land between the 2 rivers. What are the two rivers? 2. Explain the importance of the grain surplus to the development of civilization. 3. Identify the staples of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian diets. 4. Identify ways in which beer was used in daily life, in religion, as medicine, and in burials. Chapter 3: The Delight of Wine 1. What factors led to the possibility of producing wine in Greece? 2. How did the Greeks influence Western civilization? 3. How did the Greeks judge how cultured a person was? 4. What was the importance of the symposium? How did it influence Greek culture? 5. What do archaeologists know about the influence of Greek culture? Chapter 4: The Imperial Wine 1. How and in what ways did the Romans adopt the Greek culture? 2. What other crops were sacrificed in order to produce wine? 3. Compare the Roman convivium to the Greek symposium. 4. Compare the ways in which Christianity and Islam viewed the drinking of wine. 5. How was Europe divided over beer and wine drinking? Chapter 5: High Spirits, High Seas Note: This chapter begins with events in the postclassical era (the Arab caliphates) and continues through to the Early Modern Era of European exploration, and to Modern Era events such as the American Revolution. 1. How did ancient Arab achievements lead to European exploration? 2. What led to Prince Henry the Navigator s becoming the mastermind of European exploration? 3. Explain the early cultivation of sugar and why it became important during this time period. 4. What is the connection between spirits, sugar and slaves? 5. Explain how the African Slave Trade began. Chapter 6: The Drinks that built America 1. Explain why England wanted land in the Americas, and why rum played a role in the American Revolution. 2. Why did whiskey replace rum as the American drink? 3. What were the causes and effects of the Whiskey Rebellion? 4. What role did spirits play in the treatment of Native Americans? Chapter 7: The Great Soberer 1. Why did coffee become a preferred drink over alcoholic beverages? 2. What was the difference in the reputation between a tavern and a coffee house? 3. How was coffee discovered? 4. How was coffee introduced to the Americas?

10 Chapter 8: Coffeehouse and the Internet 1. Why were coffeehouses an important part of culture in London, England? 2. How did the London Stock Exchange develop? 3. How did the coffeehouses affect the development of science? 4. How did the French Revolution begin? Chapter 9: Empires of Tea 1. How was tea used before it became an accepted beverage? 2. Which empire made tea its national drink? 3. What were China s major exports during the Tang Dynasty? 4. What factors made tea a popular drink in Europe? 5. Why was tea associated with England and not France? Chapter 10: Tea Power 1. Define the Industrial Revolution what was it, what were its consequences? 2. What were the effects of tea, other than caffeine? 3. Describe the Opium Wars. 4. What caused the Chinese civilization to fall? 5. Why did Britain want to grow tea in India? Chapter 11: From Soda to Cola 1. Describe the American system of the Industrial Revolution. How did it lead America to excel? 2. How was soda water discovered? 3. What ingredients did Pemberton add to soda water? 4. Why did he give up making French Wine Coca? 5. Coca Cola was viewed as a cure for what? Chapter 12: Globalization in a Bottle 1. Explain how Coca Cola and World War II go together. 2. How did Communist countries respond to Coke s message? 3. How was Coke affected by the fall of the Iron Curtain? 4. Explain globalization, and why Coke is an example of globalization. Epilogue: 1. What is today s most important beverage? 2. Explain the different ways in which developing and developed nations view water. 3. In what ways can water be a cause of war? 4. In what ways is it a catalyst for peace?

11 PART III - John Green Videos on YouTube Directions - Responses must be neatly HANDWRITTEN NEATLY in full sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Video 1: Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course # What advantages did Hunter-Gatherers (H-G) have over early agriculturalists? 2. Where did agriculture emerge? Which food crops are associated with which areas? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of agriculture? 4. If H-G had a better and healthier lifeway, why did people become agriculturalists? 5. What do historians say are the drawbacks to complex civilizations and agriculture? Video 2: Indus River Valley Civilization: Crash Course # How is the concept of civilization a useful construct? When is it not a useful construct? 2. Where did the earliest civilizations emerge? Why there? 3. Why was the Indus Valley a prime location? How did the environment impact the people who lived there? 4. What evidence exists of long-distance trade and with whom? 5. What appears to be unique about the Indus River Valley, based on your knowledge of other civilizations? Video 3: Ancient Mesopotamia: Crash Course # John Green begins by discussing one of the most obvious consequences of agriculture what is it and what are the most immediate consequences for those societies? 2. How does Mesopotamia compare with the Indus River Valley? Identify both similarities and differences. Explain the reason for why ONE similarity exists and ONE difference exists (This is analysis!!! One of the more challenging skills you need in AP World!!) 3. What three points does John Green make about the advent of writing? 4. What was Hammurabi s most significant contribution? 5. What are the challenges of empire? What is the usual result? Video 4: Ancient Egypt: Crash Course # How did the Nile River shape the worldview of the Egyptians? How did this compare to the Mesopotamia? 2. How did the Egyptian civilization differ from most other river valley civilizations? Can you explain why? 3. What does the construction of the pyramids represent? (NOT - what was the purpose of the pyramids?) 4. What was the motivation for building the pyramids? (NOT - what was the purpose of the pyramids?) 5. What protected Egypt from outside peoples? How were the Egyptians eventually conquered by Semitic peoples of the Middle East? Video 5: The Bronze Age: Crash Course # What do textbooks normally do to the river valley civilizations? 2. What do Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, etc. have in common? a. TRADE: What did underwater archaeologists find on the shipwreck? b. WAR: What was one of the main drivers of economic growth? c. FAMILY: How did these civilizations share familial relationships? 3.What are we really talking about when we use the word civilization? 4. What happened around 120 BC to Mycenaeans, Minoans, Hittites and partially Egypt? What caused this? What is the theory of Archaeo Seismologists? 5. How does interdependence in the Bronze Age help lead to its downfall?

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