Ap World History s6

AP WORLD HISTORY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

Learning objective: Students will research the elements of early settlements and civilizations through 600ce.

The purpose of the summer assignment is to learn about early civilizations and begin thinking as an AP student. The information will also serve as a review tool for the AP Exam. The summer assignment is divided into three sections. Each section will require you to research and glean information of early human development and complete critical thinking tasks to synthesize the information. Each section contains a map and a chart to help organize your information.

The assignment may not be typed

Some resources to start with are listed below. This is a STARTING POINT. If the information you need is not included in the resources below, you will need to do additional research.  Notes from World History I

 TimeMaps.com (http://www.timemaps.com/history)  FHS Library ABC-CLIO database  Google Classroom Summer Assignment Page o Class Code: 9f3ujd

Please see your World History I teacher with any questions before June 14, 2016. Questions sent over the summer break will not be answered until after August 23, 2016.

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON SEPTEMBER 8 AND SEPTEMBER 9.

WE WILL BEGIN USING THE INFORMATION ON THESE DAYS. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE CLASS ACTIVITIES WITHOUT A COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! Part 1: Humans and their Setting (to 600 BCE)

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to locate and compare agricultural and pastoral societies.

A) Map: “Peopling the World”

a. Label the continents and oceans

b. Using arrows, headings, and dates illustrate the migration of early humans FROM Africa to:

b.i. Eurasia

b.ii. Australia/Oceania

b.iii. The Americas B) Compare the characteristics of agricultural and pastoral societies using the Venn diagram below. Part 2: Early Civilizations

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to locate and identify characteristics of early civilizations.

A) Map: “Early Civilizations”

a. Label the continents

b. Label the following bodies of water: Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Yellow Sea, and all of the oceans.

c. Label the following regions: Fertile Crescent, Indian subcontinent, Valley of Mexico, Southwest Asia, European subcontinent

d. Label the following rivers: Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Huang He, Yangtze

e. Indicate where the following civilizations are located: Olmec, Shang, Mesopotamia B) Complete the chart below by providing examples from each civilization:

OLMEC SHANG MESOPOTAMIA

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING

ARTS & LITERATURE

RECORDKEEPIN G

RELIGION

Part 3: CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to locate and explain characteristics of classical empires.

A) Map: “Classical Civilizations”

a. Label the following bodies of water: Bay of Bengal, Malaccan Straits, South China Sea, East China Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea

b. Label the following physical features: Andes Mountains, Ethiopian Highlands, Gobi desert, Eurasian Steppe, North Indian River Plain, Deccan Plateau, Yucatan Peninsula, Sahel

c. Label the following river valleys: Rhine, Danube, Niger, Amazon

d. Indicate the boundaries of the following Classical Empires at the height of their existence: Gupta India, Rome, Han China

e. Label the capital cities of the following: Gupta India, Rome, Han China B) Complete the chart below:

ROME GUPTA HAN

WHAT TYPE OF GOVERN MENT DOES THE EMPIRE HAVE?

HOW DOES THE GOVERN MENT EXECUTE ITS POLCIES? (ADMINIS TRTIVE INSTITUTI ONS)

HOW DOES THE CIVILIZAT ION INTEGRA TE ALL PARTS OF THEIR EMPIRE?

WHAT IS THE ECONOM Y OF THE EMPIRE?