AP World HistorySummer Assignment

Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. The purpose of this summerassignment is to help prepare you for next years class. AP World History is a verychallenging class; it is taught as a college level class with a college text book and requiresa significant amount of writing and homework. This assignment will introduce you to thetextbook and help you begin to learn the geography that you will need to know to besuccessful in the class.

Directions:Go to the library and check out the class textbook: "The World's History" by

Howard Spodek. Then go to the class website: bhs-apworld.wikispaces.com and lookfor the summer assignment. Download the assignment; you will need an adobe reader foryour computer. If you have any problems or questions I will be teaching summer schoolin Room 587 so come and ask for help.

Reading Assignment:

1. Chapter 24 pages 843-879. This chapter will discuss contemporary worldissues. This will provide a point of reference as we cover 10, 000 years ofhistory. Complete the Ch.24 packet.

2. Chapter 1 pages 5-41, complete the Ch 1 packet.3. Chapter 2 pages 43-63, complete the Ch 2 packet.

Map Assignment:

There are 2 maps to complete; one is a physical map where you will locate andlabel 60 physical features; the second map is a world political map, locate and label everynation in the world. It is important that you learn both the physical features of the worldand know where nations are located; this will help you when it comes to understandingglobal events. All of this is due during the first week of school. Thank you for taking myclass!

Daniel JohnsonAP World Historydanieljohnson@colton.k12.ca.us

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World Map: Physical

Using an atlas, locate and label on your blank map the following physical features:

1. Arabian Peninsula2. Anatolia3. Indian Peninsula4. Indochina5. Japanese Islands6. Caucasus Mountains7. Tigris River8. Euphrates River9. Himalayas10. Ural Mountains11. Indus River12. Ganges River13. Huang He (Yellow River)14. Mekong River15. British Isles16. Iberian Peninsula17. Italian Peninsula18. Balkans19. Alps20. Carpathian Mountains21. Rhine River22. Danube River23. Yucatan Peninsula24. Rocky Mountains25. Appalachian Mountains26. Andes Mountains27. Amazon Basin28. Amazon River29. Mississippi River30. Sahara Desert31. Atlas Mountains32. Horn of Africa33. Nile River34. Niger River35. Congo River36. North America37. Central America38. South America39. Africa40. Europe41. Asia42. Australia

43. Pacific Ocean44. Atlantic Ocean45. Indian Ocean46. Mediterranean Sea47. Red Sea48. Black Sea49. Caspian Sea50. Persian Gulf51. Arabian Sea52. Bay of Bengal53. South China Sea54. North Sea55. Baltic Sea56. Bering Strait57. Hudson Bay58. Gulf of Mexico59. Caribbean Sea60. East Indies (Indonesia)

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TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS: Read each question carefully (answers at~nd of chapter).

1) The current state of Yugoslavia comprises only two of the six former republics of the federation,Serbia and Kosovo.

2) One of India's most critical problems at the turn of the 2151 century has been a "brain drain" ofinformation technology (IT) talent to places such as the Silicon Valley. _

3) The "Geneva Accords" are a non-binding attempt at reaching a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reached by representatives acting in a private capacity. _

4) "Reservations" are areas in India set aside for settlement by lower caste citizens, under the terms ofthe Mandai Commission.

5) Although the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups of Rwanda are often described as "age-old enemies," thefirst reoorded incidence of violence between the two groups did not occur until 1959. _

6) In 1999, the Chinese government began suppressing the Falun Gong, a religious movementcombining elements of Buddhism and Christianity. _

7) Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, who was elected President of Brazil as a radical candidate advocating helpfor the poor, has been forced by the realities of office to compromise the nation's wealthy. _

8) The leadership of the Congress Party of India has been dominated by the family of Mohandas Gandhisince the nation's independence from British rule in 1947. _

9) Deng Xiaoping, Mao Zedong's successor as Chinese leader, pursued policies of economic liberalism,combined with maintenance of firm Communist party control of the state. _

10) Although the European Union (EU) recognizes 20 languages, English has become the most commonlanguage for commercial, political and cultural exchange. _

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the response that completes the sentence or answers the question best.

1. Which of the following was not one of the "Four Modernizations" in Deng Xiaoping's reform program?a. Technologyb. Industryc. Democracyd. Agriculture

2. The section on Israel and Palestine in Chapter 24 interprets the conflict as the cumulative result ofdifferent and conflicting "identities." The Balfour Declaration of 1917, according to the author introducedwhich of the following identities into ;the conflict?

a. Religiousb. Economicc. Coloniald. Political

3. An amendment to the Indian Constitution passed in 1992 guaranteed one-third of all seats in electedbodies of urban and rural local government to: .

a. Untouchables (Scheduled Castes or SC's)b. Womenc. The poor (members of "Other Backward Classes" or aBC's)d. Muslims, Sikhs and other non-Hindus

4. The Common Market or European Economic Community (EEC), a forerunner of the European Union wasestablished:

a. In 1950, by Winston Churchillb. In 1957, by the Treaty of Romec. In 1965, by the Brussels Treatyd. In 1991, by the Maastricht Treaty

5. Which of the following is not a major problem for Brazilian society at the turn of the 2151 century?a. A crime-rate almost double that of the United Statesb. The kidnapping and assassination of major soccer starsc. A growing separation between rich and poord. Encroachment of loggers and settlers on Brazilian rainforests

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6. The SARS epidemic of 2002 highlighted what continuing problem within the Chinese government?a. The tendency to suppress unfavorable news about the countryb. The ineffectiveness of anti-pollution lawsc. The ineptitude of government-trained doctorsd. All of the above

7. The Mandai Commission of 1980 attempted to deal with which "identity" issue in India?a. Political identityb. Social identityc. Economic identityd. All of the above

8. The Israeli leader who signed the 1978 Camp David peace accords with Egypt was:a. Anwar Sadatb. Ariel Sharonc. Menachem Begind. Yitzhak Rabin

9. An important factor in the origins of ethnic hostility between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda was:a. The policies of Rwanda's former Belgian colonial rulersb. Religious differences between the two groupsc. Linguistic and physical differences between the two tribesd. All of the above

10. Which of the following was not a major problem for the new Mexican President Vicente Fox?a. The loss of many jobs to Chinese competition i

b. Problems with the United States in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacksc. The incompatibility of his background and lifestyle with the experience of many Mexicansd. The declining price of Mexican oil on the world's markets

11. Which of the following Arab states have negotiated peace treaties recognizing Israel?a. Egypt and Syriab. Syria and Iraqc. Jordan and Egyptd. Syria and Jordan

12. Which of the following problems is not a direct result of China's economic boom of the 1990's?a. An increase in white-collar crime and corruptionb. An increase in the size of China's "floating population"c. An increase in air pollutiond. An increase in tensions with Taiwan

13. The policy of Apartheid (racial segregation) was established by the South African government in:a. 1902b. 1913c. 1948d. 1964

14. The nation of Yugoslavia was created:a. At the end of the Crimean Warb. At the end of the First World Warc. At the end of the Second World Ward. At the end of the Bosnian War

15. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which functioned in South Africa from 1996-98, was headed by:a. President Nelson Mandelab. Former President F. W. de Klerkc. Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinkad. Anglican Archbishop DesmoQg Tutu

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1. On the map above:a. Identify and label Israel and the nations that border itb. Underline the names of those states that have made treaties with Israelc. Identify and label the area~ occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War

2. On the map above, which areas are scheduled to become part of an independent Palestinian state?What are currently the main obstacles to the creation of such a state? Based on your reading of thechapter, which party, the Israeli government or the Palestinians, are primarily responsible for the failure toreach an agreement on Palestinian statehood. Support your argument with specific evidence.

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TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS: Read each question carefully (answers at end of chapter).-~r

1. The hominid species Homo habilis, who lived approximately 1.8 million years ago, was given its namebecause of their ability to construct habitations or shelters for themselves. _

2. The migration of human beings throughout the world was facilitated by the existence of land bridgesthat extended and connected major land masses during the last Ice Age. _

3. The term "myth" refers to an interpretive story of the past that cannot be verified historically but has adeep moral message. _

4. Modern anthropologists disagree on the question of the geographical origins of Homo erectus: whilesome believe the species first evolved in Africa, others believe the process began elsewhere. _

5. "Venus Figurines," small prehistoric statuettes of female bodies, are thought to be representations ofideal feminine beauty. _

6. "Lucy" was the name given to one of the earliest Venus Figurines discovered in Africa. _7. Because the total amount of radiocarbon (Carbon 14) in any organism is small, little of it remains after

40,000 years and the method is useless for dating any objects more than 70,000 years old._8. The term "exogamous marriage" refers to a form of incest that was practiced by isolated early hunter-

gatherer bands. _9. Anthropologists now believe that Neanderthal hominids were closely related to Homo sapiens sapiens

and looked very much like us. _10. "Shamans" - persons thought to be able to communicate with spirits through trances induced by

drugs, breathing exercises, and rhythmic singing, dancing or clapping - have existed in manyprehistoric societies in Asia, Africa and the Americas. _

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the response that completes the sentence or answers the question best

1. According to paleoanthropologists, which of the following was not a characteristic of "women's work" inprehistoric times?

a. Women's work was easily interruptible and easily resumed.b. Women's work was not dangerous to their children.c. Womt3n's work required less skill than men's work.d. Women's work did not require the participant's total concentration.

2. Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace argued that different species had evolved:a. Through the separate creation of individual species.b. As animals produced new organs to adapt to changing environmental needs.c. Through metamorphosis from lower forms of life.d. Through a process of "natural selection" or "survival of the fittest."

3. Virtually all paleoanthropologists now agree that our hominid ancestor Homo erectus evolved first in:a. Javab. Africac. Chinad. Germany

4. The research of Charles Darwin is a textbook example of which of the following?a. Paleoanthropologyb. "Normal science"c. "Scientific revolution"d. Teleology

5. The revision of early zo" century conceptions of Neanderthals represents an example of which process?a. Teleologyb. "Scientific revolution"c. "Political correctness"d. "Normal science"

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6. Which of the following characteristics is typical of §!! hominid species?a. Bipedalism, or the ability to walk uprightb. The tendency to live in river valleysc. Facility in tool-makingd. The continuing development of brain capacity after birth

7. Paleoanthropologists have calculated the optimum size of stone-age hunter-gatherer bands at approxi-mately 25 people each, based largely on the study of:

a. Surviving hunter-gatherersb. Carbon 14c .. Mitochondrial DNAd. Fossil skeletons

8. Creation myths such as those found in the Enuma Elish of Mesopotamia, India's Rigveda and the HebrewBible:

a. Have a teleological purposeb. Are unprovable, because they begin at a time before humans existedc. Provide people with an explanation of the meaning of their existenced. All of the above

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9. To date, the earliest known hominid remains that have been discovered have been classified as:a. Homo neanderlhalensisb. Homo erectusc. Australopithecus afarensisd. Ardipithecus ramidus

10. Which of the following discoveries was not among the achievements of the Leakey family?. a. The initial discovery of Australopithecus afarensis, a.k.a. "Lucy"

b. The footprints at Laetoli, confirming that Australopithecus afarensis walked uprightc. The discovery of Homo habilis, a.k.a. "handy person"d. Zinjanthropus boisei, an early ape fossil

11. "Ice Ages" - periods of severe global cooling - are believed to have begun particularly important eras of:a. Human migrationb. Language developmentc. Early artistic creativityd. Agricultural development

12. The "Candelabra Theory" of human evolution argues that the evolution of Homo sapiens:a. Occurred through the inheritance of newly developed organsb. Occurred only in Africac.Occurred in many different regionsd. Occurred through the process of thermoluminescense

13. The term "culture" is used to refer to the way Homo sapiens and their relatives:a. Used art to depict their religious deitiesb. Evolved through natural selectionc. Adapted to and shaped their environmentd. Developed larger brain capacities

14. Noam Chomsky argued that the human capacity for language:a. Is biologically determined in the brainb. Has been developed through cultural evolutionc. Is necessary for the acceleration of human developmentd. All of the above

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15. The archaeological terms Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic refer specifically to:a. Stages in human biological evolutionb. Stages in the development of languagec. Stages in the development of tools made of stoned. Stages in the increasing sophistication of cave art

MAP ANALYSIS: The following exercise is based on the maps in Spodek, pp. 8, 23, and 24. Use the outlinemap below to complete the questions.

1. Using the map ("Human ancestors") on p. 8 of the text, mark and label the areas with the heaviestconcentration of early hominid fossil discoveries on the outline map (opposite). Locate and identify thefollowing places:

a. Areas where the Leakey family made important discoveriesb. The place where archaeologist Donald Johanson discovered Australopithecus afarensisc. The sites where remains of Homo erectus and Neaderthal hominids have been unearthed

2. Using the same map ("Human ancestors") - and the charts on pp. 16 and 18 of the text - draw and labelalternative migration patterns illustrating the two opposing theories of hominid expansion and distribution(the "Candelabra" and "Noah's A~k" theories) on the outline map. How do they differ from one another?

3. Using the maps on p. 23 ("Early Humans in the Ice Age") and p. 24 (''The colonization of the Pacific"),mark and label the areas that were settled by Homo sapiens as a result of the last "Ice Age".

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1. Languages such as Chinese employ pictograms (a.k.a. pictographs), which are pictorial symbolsrepresenting an object or concept. _

2. One of the chief features or characteristics that distinguished cities from agricultural villages was theirmuch higher degree of occupational specialization. _

3. Quipu were early versions of ceremonial temples in Peru, similar to Sumerian ziggurats. _4. "The Fertile Crescent" is an alternative name for Mesopotamia, the "land between the (Tigris and

Euphrates) rivers, located in modern day Iraq. _5. The biblical ''Tower of Babel" in Genesis probably refers to a Sumerian ziggurat. _6. The Epic of Gilgamesh details the Babylonian conquest of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, the ruins of

which can be found in modern day Iraq. _7. Examples of cuneiform writing can be found preserved on clay tablets, bas reliefs and ceremonial

stele, or stone pillars, such as those used to display and publicize Hammurabi's law code. _8. Historians have cited the development of class and gender inequalities as two side-effects of the

process of urbanization. _9. The term "city-state" refers to a form of political organization in which loyalty and obedience to a

specific city and its laws, rather than to a nation, a single ruler, or a specific religion, was the primarysource of identity. _

10. Unlike Hammurabi or Sargon of Akkad, Gilgamesh of Uruk may have been a mythical figure. _

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the response that completes the sentence or answers the question best.

1. Which of the following was not a factor in determining punishment, compensation, or behavioral restraintsin the Law Code of Hammurabi?

a. Genderb. Religionc. Social classd. Slave status

2. While early cities served many functions, archaeological excavations of Sumerian cities have led mostscholars to agree that their primary function was as:

a. Defensive fortressesb. Royal palacesc. Marketplacesd. Religious centers

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3. The oldest known agricultural villages developed during the:a. Neolithic Age, in Mesopotamiab. Paleolithic Age, in the Great Rift Valleyc. Ice Age, in northern Chinad. Mesolithic Age, in the Nile Valley

4. Archaeologists often refer to different Neolithic eras, regions and peoples by descriptions of theirdistinctive:

a. Agricultural cropsb. Stone toolsc. Ziggurats, or templesd. Clay pottery

5. Which of the following conditions was apparently typical ot the earliest cities and city-states:a. The existence of large numbers of slavesb. Destructive warfare with neighboring city-statesc. The subordination of women to male dominanced. All of the above

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6. The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh provides us with a superb depiction of:a. The all-powerful nature of Sumerian kingshipb. A world in which humans were subject to the whims of powerful godsc. A society of unequal social classesd. The transition from agricultural village to city-state

7. The development of writing began with pictograms and culminated in:a. Ideogramsb. Cuneiform writingc. Phonetic alphabetsd. Quipu

8. In order to maintain order, organize public works and secure obedience to the rulers, city-states had todevelop a new "civic loyalty," based upon the individual's identification with:

a. Shared geographical spaceb. Ties of blood and kinshipc. His or her social classd. All of the above

9. Which of the following areas has not been identified as an area of "innovative primary urbanization" - thatis, a region in which cities developed independently, without benefiting from cultural diffusion from otherareas?

a.b.c.d.

The Indus River valley, in modern-day PakistanThe Andes Mountains, in PeruThe Niger River valley, in west AfricaThe mainland and islands of Greece

10. The wealth and semi-divine nature of Sumerian kings has been confirmed by the unearthing of:a. The ziggurat at Urb. The Royal Standard of Urc. Bas-reliefsd. The royal tombs of Ur

11. Among the many important inventions which the Sumerians appear to have developed are cuneiformscript, the wheeled cart, irrigation systems and:

a. The brewing of aleb. The manufacture of paperc. Slash and burn agricultured. All of the above

12. The Jomon people of Japan were a particularly distinctive village society because:a. They produced the first known examples of clay pottery.b. Their permanent village settlements were not based on agriculture.c. Their culture spread throughout Japan.d. They were peaceful agriculturalists.

13. Considerable architectural and literary evidence exists that suggests the wealthiest and most powerfulclass in the cities of ancient Sumer may have been the:

a. Kingsb. Soldiersc. Priestsd. Scribes

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14. The various Sumerian city-states seem to have warred with each-ether frequently, which rendered themvulnerable to conquest from outside, by:

a. Sargon of Akkad and Gilgamesh of Urukb. Gilgamesh of Uruk and Hammurabi of Babylonc. Ashurbanipal of Assyria and Gilgamesh of Urukd. Sargon of Akkad and Hammurabi of Babylon

15. The larger cities of Mesopotamia attained a size of approximately 1Y2 sq. mi. in area and a population of:a. 5,000b. 35,000-50,000c. 350,000-500,000d. 5,000,000

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MAP ANALYSIS: The following exercises are based on the maps on pp. 45, 46, 47, and 52 of the text. Usethe outline map on the next page to complete the questions.

1. Using the map ('The spread of civilizations") on p. 47, locate and label the five river valleys in the easternhemisphere in which "innovative primary urbanization" occurred between 3300 B.C.E. and 400 C.E.

2. Using all the maps in 'Turning Point: The Agricultural Village" and Chapter 2, locate and label the following:a. Jerichob. Ban Poc. the Fertile Crescentd. the Niger Rivere. Mesoamerica

f. Zimbabweg. Babylonh. Anasazi Pueblo societyi. the principal Mesopotamian trade routesj. Ur

3. Using the map ("The origins of agriculture and domestic animals") on p. 41, locate and identify the areasthat produced each of-the following crops or domesticated animals: rice, tubers, sheep, wheat, llamas andmaize.

4. Studying all five maps in the chapter and considering the relative locations of the five core areas ofurbanization and their proximity to one another, what inferences might be made regarding their influenceon each other and on nearby "core areas of subsequent development"?

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