AP World History Summer Reading Assignment 2013-2014
Students will checkout Traditions and Encounters, the AP World History textbook, from the Lambert Media Center before leaving for summer.
You are to read chapters two through six in their entirety (pages 31-153).
Summer Assignment:
DUE: August 20th
Part I: Chapter Maps (5 Maps)
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You will construct chapter maps (illustrated outlines – see example attached) relating that information graphically for each chapter:
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Mesopotamia – Chapter 2 (pages 31-55)
Egypt – Chapter 3 (pages 59-83)
Indus – Chapter 4 (pages 87-104)
Shang – Chapter 5 (pages 109-130)
Mesoamerica – Chapter 6 (pages 133-153)
Part II: SPICE Charts (5 Charts)
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Complete SPICE charts for the following civilizations: (See blank chart attached)
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Mesopotamia – Chapter 2 (pages 31-55)
Egypt – Chapter 3 (pages 59-83)
Indus – Chapter 4 (pages 87-104)
Shang – Chapter 5 (pages 109-130)
Mesoamerica – Chapter 6 (pages 133-153)
Part III: Art & Architecture Images (10 Images)
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You will need two images per civilization (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, Shang, & Mesoamerica) with one image representing art and the
second architecture. Corresponding paragraphs should describe “who, what, where, when and why” for each of the 10 images and their
significance in your OWN words...i.e. don’t cut ‘n paste or work with another student – NO PLAGERISM! The items must reflect the time
period s presented in the chapter for each Civilization. Five items from art and five items from architecture (10 total).
Your Chapter Maps (5), SPICE charts (5), and Images (10) are due Monday, August 19th. This presentation should be neat, well organized, and
fully developed based on the five chapters assigned (chapter’s 2-6). ONLY Chapter Maps and Images may be completed on the computer; SPICE
charts and corresponding images paragraphs MUST be handwritten. SPICE charts are to be completed using the blank chart provided (see
attached).
Grading:
A – 341-380 (90-100%)
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Chapter Maps
20 pts/each
=
/100
5
Comparative Snapshots
28 pts/each
=
/140
10
Images (art & architecture)
14 pts/each
=
/140
Total
=
/380
B - 303-340 (80-89%)
C - 265-302 (70-79%)
F – 264 & below
Unit I Timeline: When topics will be discussed & chapter information should be completed.
Thursday, August 8th
1st day of class
Friday, August 9th
Before History/Chapter 1
Monday, August 12th
Mesopotamia/Chapter 2
Tuesday, August 13th
Egypt/Chapter 3
Wed/Thurs., August 14th & 15th
Indus/Chapter 4
Friday, August 16th
Shang/Chapter 5
Monday, August 19th
Mesoamerica/Chapter 6
Tuesday, August 20th
Summer Assignment DUE/Unit I Review
Wed/Thurs., August 21st & 22nd
Unit I TEST (chapters 1-6)
NAME: ________________________
PERIOD: __________
SPICE CHART: CHARACTERISTICS/THEMES OF A CIVILIZATION OR CULTURE
Civilization and Time Period:
SOCIAL Structures
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Family & kinship
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Gender Roles & Relations
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Social & Economic Classes
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Racial & ethnic constructions
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Inequalities
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Life Styles
POLITICAL: State Building,
Expansion, & Conflict
Political structures & forms of
governance
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Empires
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Nations & Nationalism
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Revolts & Revolutions
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Leaders, Elites
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War
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Diplomacy, Treaties
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Courts, Laws
INTERACTION BETWEEN
HUMANS & THE
ENVIRONMENT
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Demography & disease
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Migration
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Patterns of settlement
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Art, Music
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Writing, Literature
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Philosophy
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Math & Science
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Education
Cultures
Religions
Holy Books
Belief systems, philosophies, &
ideologies
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Conversion
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Teachings
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Sin/Salvation
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Deities
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Science & technology
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The arts & architecture
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
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Agricultural & Pastoral
production
Type of System
Labor Systems
Technology, Industry
Trade & Commerce
Capital/Money
Industrialization
Capitalism & socialism
Types of Businesses
DATE: ______________
AP World History Course Themes – SPICE
Development and Transformation of Social Structures
• Gender roles and relations
• Family and kinship
• Racial and ethnic constructions
• Social and economic classes
This theme is about relations among human beings. All human
societies develop ways of grouping their members as well as
norms that govern interactions between individuals and social
groups. Social stratification comprises distinctions based on
kinship systems, ethnic associations and hierarchies of gender,
race, wealth and class. The study of world history requires
analysis of the processes through which social categories,
roles and practices were created, maintained and transformed.
It also involves analysis of the connections between changes
in social structures and other historical shifts, especially trends
in political economy, cultural expression and human ecology.
Political: State-Building, Expansion and Conflict
• Political structures and forms of governance
• Empires
• Nations and nationalism
• Revolts and revolutions
• Regional, transregional, and global structures and
organizations
This theme refers to the processes by which hierarchical
systems of rule have been constructed and maintained and to
the conflicts generated through those processes. In particular,
this theme encourages the comparative study of different state
forms (for example, kingdoms, empires, nation-states) across
time and space, and the interactions among them. Continuity
and change are also embedded in this theme through attention
to the organizational and cultural foundations of long-term
stability, on one hand, and to internal and external causes of
conflict on the other. Students should examine and compare
various forms of state development and expansion in the
context of various productive strategies (for example, agrarian,
pastoral, mercantile), various cultural and ideological
foundations (for example, religions, philosophies, ideas of
nationalism), various social and gender structures, and in
different environmental contexts. This theme also discusses
different types of states, such as autocracies and constitutional
democracies. Finally, this theme encourages students to
explore interstate relations, including warfare, diplomacy,
commercial and cultural exchange, and the formation of
international organizations.
Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
• Demography and disease
• Migration
• Patterns of settlement
• Technology
The interaction between humans and the environment is a
fundamental theme for world history. The environment shaped
human societies, but increasingly human societies also
affected the environment. During prehistory, humans
interacted with the environment as hunters, fishers and
foragers, and human migrations led to the peopling of the
earth. As the Neolithic revolution began, humans exploited
their environments more intensively, either as farmers or
pastoralists. Environmental factors such as rainfall patterns,
climate, and available flora and fauna shaped the methods of
exploitation used in different regions. Human exploitation of
the environment intensified as populations grew and as people
migrated into new regions. As people flocked into cities or
established trade networks, new diseases emerged and spread,
sometimes devastating an entire region. During the Industrial
Revolution, environmental exploitation increased
exponentially. In recent increased with the development of
more sophisticated technologies, the exploitation of new
energy sources and a rapid increase in human populations. By
the 20th century, large numbers of humans had begun to
recognize their effect on the environment and took steps
toward a “green” movement to protect and work with the
natural world instead of exploiting it.
Development and Interaction of Cultures
• Religions
• Belief systems, philosophies and ideologies
• Science and technology
• The arts and architecture
This theme explores the origins, uses, dissemination and
adaptation of ideas, beliefs, and knowledge within and
between societies. Studying the dominant belief system(s) or
religions, philosophical interests, and technical and artistic
approaches can reveal how major groups in society view
themselves and others, and how they respond to multiple
challenges. When people of different societies interact, they
often share components of their cultures, deliberately or not.
The processes of adopting or adapting new belief and
knowledge systems are complex and often lead to historically
novel cultural blends. A society’s culture may be investigated
and compared with other societies’ cultures as a way to reveal
both what is unique to a culture and what it shares with other
cultures. It is also possible to analyze and trace particular
cultural trends or ideas across human societies.
Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic
Systems
• Agricultural and pastoral production
• Trade and commerce
• Labor systems
• Industrialization
• Capitalism and socialism
This theme surveys the diverse patterns and systems that
human societies have developed as they exploit their
environments to produce, distribute and consume desired
goods and services across time and space. It stresses major
transitions in human economic activity, such as the growth
and spread of agricultural, pastoral and industrial production;
the development of various labor systems associated with
these economic systems (including different forms of
household management and the use of coerced or free labor);
and the ideologies, values and institutions (such as capitalism
and socialism) that sustained them. This theme also calls
attention to patterns of trade and commerce between various
societies, with particular attention to the relationship between
regional and global networks of communication and exchange,
and their effects on economic growth and decline. These webs
of interaction strongly influence cultural and technological
diffusion, migration, state formation, social classes and human
interaction with the environment.
Images Examples:
Bayeux Tapestry-
It tells the story of the
Battle of Hastings, which took place on October 14th, 1066.
The tapestry is 270 feet long and about 20 inches wide, and is
made out of linen. It is written in Latin. It tells, from the
Norman point of view, the main events that led up to the
Battle of Hastings, along with the actual battle. Bishop Odo of
Bayeux ordered for the tapestry to be made, and women in
Canterbury, Kent completed it. There was a famous sschool of
tapestry there that used the same style as the Bayeux
Tapestry. It was made in 1080.
Sistine Chapel-
The beautiful ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel was painted by Michelangelo. It shows scenes from
Genesis. The ceiling was originally painted by Piero Matteo
d'Amelia
d'Amelia, but in 1508 Pope Pope Julius II della Rovere asked
Michelangelo to repaint the ceiling. At first, he was just planning on
painting the Twelve Apostles, but had grander ideas and ended up
painting over 300 figures on the ceiling. He worked
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on the
tremendous painting project for four years, from 15081508 1512. The
Sistine Chapel and the painting are in Vatican City, which is the
residence of the Pope.
The Grand Canal - The Grand Canal, 1,764 km (about 1200 miles) in
length, is the longest man-made
made waterway as well as being the greatest in ancient
China, far surpassing the next two grand canals of the world: the Suez and Panama
Canals. Connecting
onnecting different river systems, the Grand Canal contributed greatly to
ensure that the Chinese primary economy thrived in past dynasties. Now more than
2000 years old, some parts of the canal are still in use, mainly functioning as a waterwater
diversion conduit. The canal we see today was built section by section in different
areas and dynasties before it was linked together by the Sui Dynasty (581-618).
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The
Grand Canal, joined the river systems from different directions, offered much facility to
transport foods and goods from
m south to north in past times, it greatly improved the
administration and defense of China as a whole and
d strengthened economic and
cultural intercourse between north and south.