Name: _____________________________
AP World History
Summer Readings - Note taking for Unit 1
Readings- Traditions and Encounters, Chapter 1-6 Pages 2- 124
The Human Web – Introduction + Chapters 1- 3 P. 3 -81
Standards
Not a 3.0 Yet…
3.0 - 3.5
2.10.1 Cite textual
evidence to support
analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
complex text
4.0 – Above and Beyond
All three steps are followed the
textbook reading Traditions and
Encounters, Chapters 1-6 to the
requirements on the graphic
organizers
I have read and answered the
questions for The Human Web (30
possible points)
I have earned between 65 – 80
Points - 3.0
I have earned between 80.5 –
104.5 points – 3.5
I have earned between 105- 120
points
Summer Calendar and Assignments for AP World History
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Chapter One- the Early Complex Societies, p. 4- 23
Read the Summary of the Chapter “Eyewitness: Lucy and the Archaelogoists” P. 5-6
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Summarize what happened in these pages in 2-3 sentences
Objective #1- Define what were the hominids Australopithecus and Homo erectus, how were they similar and
different? P. 6-7
Take home notes – 5-7 notes required
Objective #2- Explain the development and migration of Homo sapiens. P.7-10
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #3- Identify the key elements of paleolithic culture. P. 10 - 15
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #4- Explain the reasons behind the transition to agriculture during the neolithic era and explain the impact
of the agricultural revolution.
P. 15- 20
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Explain what were the key elements of neolithic culture and how urban life emerged. P. 20-22
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Write a 200- 300 word summary of Chapter 1- Before History post this to Mr. Wood’s Website
- https://mrwoodapworldhistory.wordpress.com/
o This will be under Summer Readings – Chapter one
o Due Date Wednesday June 26th- 11:59 pm
Points for Chapter 1
- Took notes on all five sections - 5 points (one per section)
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- Summary includes key aspects from the entire chapter – 3 points
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- Used each of the following words correctly in the summary- 1 point each, 6 points total ____/6
o Australopithecus
o Homo erectus
o Homo sapiens
o paleolithic culture
o neolithic era
o agricultural revolution
- Correct topic sentence and grammar for summary – 1 point
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Chapter 1 – 15 points total
Chapter Two- Early Societies in SW Asia + Indo-Euro , p. 24- 47
Read the Summary of the Chapter “Gilgamesh: The Man and the Myth” P. 25-6
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Summarize what happened in these pages in 2-3 sentences
Objective #1- Describe the early development of Sumer in Mesopotamia. P. 26-8
Take home notes – 5-7 notes required
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Objective #2- Name the Mesopotamian empires and Emperors and briefly describe them. P. 28- 30
Homework- 7- 10 notes required
Objective #3- Describe the significant developments of specialization and trade in the Mesopotamian economy. P.
32-34
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #4- Identify the effects of the written cultural tradition in Mesopotamia. P. 35- 36
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Explain how the Mesopotamian society influence on other socieites (Hebrew, Israleites, Phoenicans,
etc) P. 37 - 42
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #6- Identify the key aspects and effects of the Indo-European migrations.
P. 43-5
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Write a 200- 300 word summary of Chapter 2- Early Societies in SW Asia + Indo-Euro and post this to Mr.
Wood’s Website
- https://mrwoodapworldhistory.wordpress.com/
o This will be under Summer Readings – Chapter Two
o Due Date – Friday, July 2nd 11:59 pm
Points for Chapter 2
- Took notes on all 6 sections - 5 points
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- Summary includes key aspects from the entire chapter – 3 points
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- Used each of the following words correctly in the summary- 1 point each, 6 points total ____/6
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Gilgamesh
o Mesopotamia
o Hammurabi
o Hebrews
o Cuneiform
o Indo-European Migrations
Correct topic sentence and grammar for summary – 1 point
Chapter 2 – 15 points total
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Chapter Three- Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations , p. 48- 69
Read the Summary of the Chapter “Herodotus and the Making of a Mummy” P. 49-50
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Summarize what happened in these pages in 2-3 sentences
Objective #1- Explain how climate, agriculture, and the Nile River were important in the development of Egypt and
Nubia. P. 50- 52
Take home notes – 7-10 required
Objective #2- Record the key events in the historical development of Egypt from unification to the fall of the New
Kingdom. P. 52- 57
Homework- 7- 10 notes required
Objective #3- Identify significant aspects of Egyptian economic specialization and trade and the development of
early writing. P. 59 – 63
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #4- Discuss the key features of Egyptian religious traditions. P. 63-5
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Describe the dynamics of Bantu expansion and the early agricultural societies in sub-Saharan Africa.
P. 65- 68
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Write a 200- 300 word summary of Chapter 3- Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations and post this to
Mr. Wood’s Website
- https://mrwoodapworldhistory.wordpress.com/
o This will be under Summer Readings – Chapter Three
o Due Date – Friday, July 10th 11:59 pm
Points for Chapter 3
- Took notes on all 5 sections - 5 points
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- Summary includes key aspects from the entire chapter – 3 points
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- Used each of the following words correctly in the summary- 1 point each, 6 points total ____/6
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Hyksos
o Amon and Re
o Aten and Akhenaten
o Osiris
o Bantu Migrations
o Hieroglyphic writing
Correct topic sentence and grammar for summary – 1 point
Chapter 3 – 15 points total
Chapter Four: Early Societies in South Asia
Read the Summary of the Chapter “Indra, War God of the Aryans” P.70-1
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Summarize what happened in these pages in 2-3 sentences
Objective #1- Explain the origins of Harappan society in the Indus River valley. P. 72 - 74
Take home notes – 7-10 required
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Objective #2- Identify features of Harappan society and culture and discuss theories behind Harappan decline. P. 74- 76
Homework- 7- 10 notes required
Objective #3- Explain how the Indo-European migrations occurred and the effect of the development of early Aryan
India. P. 76 - 77
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #4- Outline the origins of the caste system and the development of patriarchal society. P. 77- 80
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Identify the key elements of Aryan religious belief and practices and their blending with Dravidian values. P.
80 – 4
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Write a 200- 300 word summary of Chapter 4- Early Societies in South Asia and post this to Mr. Wood’s
Website
- https://mrwoodapworldhistory.wordpress.com/
o This will be under Summer Readings – Chapter Four
o Due Date –Friday, July 17th 11:59 pm
Points for Chapter 4
- Took notes on all 5 sections - 5 points
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- Summary includes key aspects from the entire chapter – 3 points
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- Used each of the following words correctly in the summary- 1 point each, 6 points total ____/6
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Mohenjo-Daro
o Vedas
o Caste and Varna
o Lawbook of Manu
o Brahman
o Upanishads
Correct topic sentence and grammar for summary – 1 point
Chapter 4 – 15 points total
Chapter Five: Early Society in East Asia
Read the Summary of the Chapter “King Yu and the tamin of the Yellow River” P.87-88
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Summarize what happened in these pages in 2-3 sentences
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Objective #1- Identify some of the early agricultural society and political developments and technology in the Xia
and Shang Dynasty. P. 88 – 92
Take home notes – 7-10 required
Xia
Shang
Objective #2- Explain the rise and fall of the Zhou dynasty. P. 92- 94
Homework- 7- 10 notes required
Objective #3- Identify key aspects of the family and society in Ancient China. P. 97- 99
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #4- Explain the connections between early Chinese writing and cultural development. P. 99 - 101
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Understand the relationship between Chinese cultivators and the nomadic peoples of central Asia and also
explain the reasons behind the southern expansion of Chinese society. P. 101- 103
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Write a 200- 300 word summary of Chapter 5- Early Societies in East Asia and post this to Mr. Wood’s Website
- https://mrwoodapworldhistory.wordpress.com/
o This will be under Summer Readings – Chapter Five
o Due Date –Friday, July 24th 11:59 pm
Points for Chapter 5
- Took notes on all 5 sections - 5 points
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- Summary includes key aspects from the entire chapter – 3 points
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- Used each of the following words correctly in the summary- 1 point each, 6 points total ____/6
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Mandate of Heaven
o The Book of Songs
o Yellow River
o Oracle Bones
o Qin
Correct topic sentence and grammar for summary – 1 point
Chapter 5 – 15 points total
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Chapter Six: Early Societies in the Americas an Oceania
Read the Summary of the Chapter “Chan Bahlum Spills Blood to Honor the Gods” P. 107-8
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Summarize what happened in these pages in 2-3 sentences
Objective #1- Describe the development of The Olmec. P. 108 – 111
Take home notes – 7-10 required
Objective #2- Explain the rise and decline of the Maya. P. 111- 112
Homework- 7- 10 notes required
Objective #3- Identify key aspects of religion and society for the Maya. P. 112- 114
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #4-Describe the rise and fall of Teotihuacan . P. 114-116
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Describe how both the Chavin cult and Mochica state grew P. 116 - 118
Homework- 5-7 notes required
Objective #5- Describe the early socities of Oceania P. 119 - 124
Homework- 10-12 notes required
Write a 200- 300 word summary of Chapter 6- Early Societies in the Americas an Oceania and post this to Mr.
Wood’s Website
- https://mrwoodapworldhistory.wordpress.com/
o This will be under Summer Readings – Chapter six
o Due Date – Friday, July 31st 11:59 pm
Points for Chapter 6
- Took notes on all 6 sections - 5 points
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- Summary includes key aspects from the entire chapter – 3 points
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- Used each of the following words correctly in the summary- 1 point each, 6 points total ____/6
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Chichen Itza
Maize cultivation
Maya calendar
Teotihuacan
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o Lapita
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Correct topic sentence and grammar for summary – 1 point
Chapter 6 – 15 points total
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3.5/4.0 Reading and Questions - Due August 3rd – First Day of AP Summer Classes
The Human Web – Introduction + Chapters 1- 3 P. 3 -81
/30 points
Step #1 – Read the introduction P. 3- 8 and answer 2 the following questions with specific detailseach)
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3.
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Describe the Human Web from 6000 BCE to the present day. Use the three major stages described by the McNeills in
your answer.
Summarize the four final points (p. 5-8) the authors make about webs. What are webs like? How do they change over
time? How do they stay the same? What major dates are important for understanding this process?
The McNeills say we are now in the “Anthropocene” era of history. Read pages 7 and 8 carefully—what does this
word mean? Why do they name the current era this? How can this help us, as the McNeills suggest, “shed a ray of light
on the dilemmas of the present—and the future”?
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Chapters 1 -3, P. 9 – 81
Category
Technology
Agriculture
Gender
Religion
Society (social)
Disease/Health
Economy
(pastoralism)
Environment
Politics
While you read each chapter record the key examples of each area and how they develop and
change in each chapter - Each category over the 3 chapters is worth one point – 9 points total
Examples, Chapter I
Examples, Chapter II
Examples, Chapter II
Ex. Bows and arrows, 30000 to
15000 years ago
Chapter 1 – The Human Apprenticeship P. 9 – 24
Answer 2 of the following questions with specific details
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4.
(2 points each)
How have historians determined that there was widespread migration ca. (circa) 40,000BCE? What evidence have they
used? What other social science disciplines were probably helpful in this research? (11)
What was the crucial characteristic that distinguished humans from other forms of life? What do the authors compare
humans to? (12)
What was the next stage of this characteristic? How do we still see this development represented among nations at the
Olympics? (13)
Describe the environmental impact of human migration on New Zealand and Madagascar. (15)
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Fill the the graphic organizers with specific details
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What are the three archetypical early societies described by the McNeill’s on pages 20-23 and how are they similar and
different? Use the Venn Diagram to demonstrate.
Chapter 2 – Shifting To Food Production, 11,000 – 3,000 Years Ago P. 25 – 40
Answer 2 of the following questions with specific details
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5.
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What two developments clearly had the greatest impact on human history during this time? (24)
How did the development of agriculture impact gender roles? Did the status of women increase or decrease? Was an
agricultural lifestyle more or less labor intensive than a hunting and gathering one? (28)
How did Webs affect the development and diffusion of agriculture? In turn, how did agriculture and pastoralism affect
the development of webs? (29)
During this era, Eurasia enjoyed a clear developmental advantage over Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas and
Oceania1. List at least three reasons, with supporting details, that explain how Eurasia achieved this “leg-up” over the
other regions of the Earth. (30-36**)
What were three (or more) dangers that faced early agricultural societies? (38)
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Chapter 2 – Shifting To Food Production, 11,000 – 3,000 Years Ago P. 41 – 81
1.
List what you believe are the three most important/relevant characteristics of the three major early civilizations in the
chart below:
(6 points)
Indian
Chinese
Mediterranean (Greco-Roman)
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