Unit 1 Homework Readings & Notes

Unit 1 – Homework Readings & Notes AP World History 2017- 2018 West Broward High School – Mrs. Rivas Use Cornell Note style. All topics must be numbered and written. All notes must be bulleted underneath the topic. Week Group Chapter/ Homework Guiding Questions/ Unit Test Day of: #: Reading assignments/ Page # 8/21 Ch. 1 Take notes on: pp. 12, 13 – 20 1. Hunters-gatherers see maps on p. 14, 15 2. Lascaux Caves & 19 3. Technology pp. 20 - 22 4. Migration out of Africa 5. social structure of Paleolithic groups 6. religious beliefs of Paleolithic groups Possible SAQ: Describe the main features of the Paleolithic Era and whether any significant changes occurred during this period of human history. What remained the same during the entire era Ch. 2, Take notes on: pp. 50 – 56 1. Effects of the Neolithic Revolution map on 58 – 59 2. List characteristics of the agricultural revolution in the Americas & its limits Identify places where agriculture developed pp 63 – 64 3. pp 64 - 66 4. Describe main features of Pastoralism 5. Describe main features of agricultural societies Possible SAQs: 1. To what extent was the Neolithic Revolution a turning point in human history? (Talk about the changes it brought. Talk about what continued the same. Talk about whether it occurred globally or only in certain regions and in what order did it spread.) 2. Compare the Agricultural Revolution in the Americas and in Afro-Eurasia. 3. Compare pastoralist and agricultural societies 8/28 Ch. 3 Take notes on: 86 – 91 (include map) 1. List and be able to locate early civilizations 92 – 94 2. List the characteristics of early urban centers (cities) 94 – 99 3. List the different social classes. 99 – 100 4. Explain gender roles 99 – 100, 102 – 103 5. List and give examples of ways in which rulers and states obtained power. 100 – 102 6. Give examples of specific architecture and purpose they served 103 – 108 7. List the purpose of writing in early civilization, the function it served. 108 – 112 8. Compare Mesopotamia & Egypt 118 - 121 9. List who was trading with whom, what was traded and what spread 10. Document Analysis – Code of Hammurabi. What is the document and what does it reveal about the social structure of Mesopotamia Possible SAQs: 1. Identify and explain similarities between Mesopotamia and Egypt. 2. Identify and explain distinct differences between Mesopotamia and Egypt 3. Give examples of interregional trade between 3,500 and 500 B.C.E. 4. Explain how rulers used architecture and other methods to maintain power. 5. Compare social structure, including gender roles between Paleolithic society and early civilizations. Unit 1 Test: Prehistory – 600 B.C.E. What to study?  Homework Reading Notes, including SAQs  Slides and your lecture notes  Livebinder videos