Welcome to A.P. World History!

Teacher: Mrs. Sarah Chism Summer Assignment 2019-20

Congratulations on your decision to challenge yourself this school year with an Advanced Placement course! This is a big step and I commend you for it. A.P. World History is going to be one of the most

challenging courses you have taken thus far. Over the course of this school year, we will cover hundreds of

years of human history. In addition, we will also learn how to analyze historical documents, form historical arguments, and craft well-written essays. This class requires students to be organized, responsible, and

ready to hit the ground running. I look forward to running with you.

Please take the time to peruse the College Board website at https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-world-

history and ensure that this course is right for you.

In order to ensure that students will be prepared for the academic rigor of the course, a summer assignment

is required. The summer assignment is comprised of two parts, worth 50 points each. The total grade will

be submitted as 10% of the student’s first grading period average. Any student who refuses to complete the summer assignment will not be allowed to continue in the course. Any instances of academic dishonesty

will result in removal from the course. Please do not procrastinate or submit anything less than your best

work. Summer assignments are due Friday, August 16th, 2019.

Summer Assignments must be submitted in a folder, neatly organized. Assignments must include a cover page that has the students name, class period, and a parent signature. Parents, please monitor your student

as they complete this assignment to ensure that they do not procrastinate or cheat on any portion. The

signature recognizes that parents did not witness any such behavior.

If parents or students have any questions or concerns while completing this assignment, please contact me

at chisms@santarosa.k12.fl.us I will check my email regularly over the summer and will respond as soon as

possible.

Part I: General Historical Vocabulary

One problem that many students encounter is the difficulty of reading a college level textbook and primary

sources. Readings will be assigned for every weeknight of the school year, so students will be expected to grow familiar with terms that they may encounter in these high-level readings. The terms list that is

included is made up of 100 general words that tend to come up in Social Studies courses. By studying these

terms over the summer, students are putting themselves in a position to be successful when assigned college-level readings.

Your task: For each of the 100 terms, find a definition. If there are multiple definitions, please seek out the

one that would make the most sense in the context of world history. Students are expected to compile these

definitions onto paper- VERY neatly handwritten. If you do not have very nice handwriting, please work slowly and try your hardest to submit a legible vocabulary list. All essays in AP World History are

required to be handwritten, so having neat handwriting is a requirement. Any assignments that are not handwritten will not receive credit. The document that is submitted will be used throughout the year as a

“dictionary” which students will be able to use as a reference. Terms list is attached.

Over the course of the school year, terms from this list will be selected randomly for students to be quizzed.

Do not simply write your definitions- you must also study them to ensure that you are ready for the quizzes that will begin in the first few weeks of school.

Part II: Geography Skills

Understanding the general physical geography of the world is required for students to fully comprehend the

events and topics that are discussed in world history. We will have very limited class time, so students are expected to enter the class with these basic geography skills.

Your task: Review the AP World Regions handout that is included. That will give you a general idea of what you should feel familiar with. Also included in this packet are maps of each of the individual regions.

You are expected to color and label each of these maps. Take your time and make it look nice- this will also be kept in your binder all year as a reference. If you lose this packet or mess up on any of the maps, you can

print another copy of this assignment using the link on the Milton High School website.

• Map 1: General Regions

For this map, use your handout to replicate the “Closer Look” map. Each region should be colored in

different colors (of your choosing) and labeled accordingly.

• Map 2: North America

• Map 3: Latin America

• Map 4: Oceania

• Map 5: Europe

• Map 6: Middle East

• Map 7: South Asia

• Map 8: East Asia

• Map 9: Southeast Asia

For each of the maps 2-9, use an atlas or the internet to find the name and locations of countries within that region. Then color those countries (your choosing) and label them accordingly (in black ink). Some maps

have more specific directions included at the bottom.

• Map 10: Africa

For the Africa map, color each region (5 total) and include a key for which colors represent which region (your choosing). Then, label the countries within each region in black ink.

For ALL maps:

Do not use sharpies or any other materials that would bleed through and make it difficult to use your maps

in the future. Preferred writing utensils are colored pencils for coloring and black ink pens for labeling.

All writing should be straight and horizontal. Do not try to cram names into small spaces- use keys or

numbered lists where needed.

Some of the maps include dots to designate where major cities are- no need to label these, simply ignore them and color over them.

On both portions of the summer assignment, points may be deducted for not following instructions or for work that is not neatly done.

General Historical Vocabulary 1. Abdicate

2. Accumulation

3. Agrarian

4. Anti-Semitism

5. Appeasement

6. Arable

7. Archaic

8. Aristocracy

9. Asceticism

10. Authoritarian

11. Autonomy

12. Bureaucracy

13. Capitulate

14. Casualty

15. Causation

16. Circa (Ca.)

17. City-State

18. Chivalry

19. Coerce

20. Commerce

21. Commodity

22. Communal

23. Concubine

24. Conjuncture

25. Conquest

26. Conscription

27. Consumerism

28. Contingency

29. Continuity

30. Correlation

31. Currency

32. Deficit

33. Deforestation

34. Deity

35. Demography

36. Diffusion

37. Diplomacy

38. Divinity

39. Doctrine

40. Domestication

41. Dynasty

42. Egalitarian

43. Elite

44. Eunuch

45. Fiscal

46. Forage

47. Fundamentalism

48. Globalization

49. Hegemony

50. Hierarchy

51. Ideology

52. Inclusivity

53. Indenture

54. Infrastructure

55. Inverse

56. Judiciary

57. Lucrative

58. Mandate

59. Maritime

60. Metallurgy

61. Migration

62. Militarism

63. Monastic

64. Monetary

65. Mortality

66. Nationalism

67. Nobility

68. Nomadic

69. Oracle

70. Pagan

71. Papal

72. Pastoral

73. Patriarchy

74. Peasant

75. Peonage

76. Pilgrimage

77. Precede

78. Quantify

79. Radical

80. Reform

81. Regime

82. Revenue

83. Rural

84. Succession

85. Secular

86. Sedentary

87. Serfdom

88. Sovereignty

89. Status Quo

90. Stratification

91. Superiority

92. Syncretism

93. Tariff

94. Textile

95. Theocracy

96. Totalitarian

97. Urban

98. Utopian

99. Veneration

100. Vernacular

Map 1: Closer Look Regions

Map 2: North America

Caribbean is included on Latin America map- no need to label on this one.

Map 3: Latin America

Map 4: Oceania

Draw a circle around the areas of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

Map 5: Europe

Map 6: Middle East

Map 7: South Asia

Map 8: East Asia

Map 9: Southeast Asia

Map 10: Africa