AP World History Summer AP Assignments 2013 Checklist

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___ 7. After reading each chapter, you will need to complete a chapter “key terms list”, in which you will define and provide significance for all bolded / italicized terms in your chapter. In your definitions, you will need to provide: the “who” (persons, groups, parties, dynasties, etc.); the “what” (ideas, events, use, conflicts, etc.); the “when” (specific dates); and the “where” (region, country, city, etc.). For the significance, you will need to address the “how” and “why” (cause & effect). Each key term should be about 4-6 sentences in length. Title: Key Terms Chapter xx. ___ Chapters 1-5 Reading / Key Term Lists Completed ___ 8. Complete the SGRQ’s (study guide review questions) at the end of this list. Make sure your answers are thorough. Include names, dates, events, etc. Responses should be about 6-8 sentences in length. Title: SGRQ’s Chapter xx. ___ Chapters 1-5 Study Guide Review Questions Completed ___ 9. After you have read, completed the key terms and SGRQ’s for each chapter, go to the online learning center to complete: (A) the multiple choice quiz; (B) the true/false quiz; (C) the short answer quiz for each chapter. Each quiz has about 10 questions that you will answer (of course you can use your notes and text to help you). You will not be graded on these quizzes but I expect you to take advantage of this self-check exercise—it is a great tool to help you gauge whether or not you are able to comprehend the main ideas of each chapter. The website is http://wps.ablongman.com/long_stearns_wcap_4/18/4646/1189431.cw/index.html Directions: Click on the chapter you are working on (you can use the pull-down menu or select the chapter from the menu on the left-hand side), 2. Select “Multiple Choice, True/False or Short Answer” (complete all three). Click “submit” for immediate feedback / answers. ___ Chapters 1-5 (Multiple Choice, T/F, and Short Answer) Tests Completed ___ 10. Acquire the following materials for class: A 3 inch 3 ring binder to contain handouts, notes, course materials, and outside readings loose leaf paper section dividers (5) AP World History Prep Books/Materials – a brief listing of preparation guides that you might like to have to help you study this coming year (in no particular order): 1. Kaplan AP World History 2013 (or 2014 if it’s recently been published) 2. 5 Steps to a 5 in AP World History, 2013-2014 Edition. 3. Barron's AP World History, Newest Edition 4. Barron’s *Though helpful, these textbooks are not mandatory.
Chapter 1 Study Guide Review Questions 1. Describe what enabled civilizations to develop. 2. Identify the characteristics that are critical for a society to become a civilization. 3. Compare the drawbacks of non-civilized societies with civilized societies. 4. Compare the advantages of an agriculturally based society with a hunter-gatherer society. 5. Evaluate the significance of Jewish monotheism in the religious history of early civilization. 6. Compare the main features of Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. What did the two civilizations have in common as early civilizations What were their main differences in values and organizations Chapter 2 Study Guide Review Questions 1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of classical Chinese society. 2. Trace the rise of Confucianism. 3. Identify the ways that Confucian philosophy supported the political structure in China. 4. Summarize why bureaucracy developed in classical China. 5. How was China able to accept two major belief systems, Confucianism and Daoism Chapter 3 Study Guide Review Questions 1. Trace the patterns of early Indian history. 2. Assess the influence of Indian culture on the rest of the world. 3. Trace the development of the caste system. 4. Compare Buddhism and Hinduism. 5. What features of Indian and Chinese geography help explain each area’s social patterns 6. Compare the caste system with the organization of Chinese and Greek society. 7. Compare the political implications of Hinduism and Confucianism. 8. Compare the family structures of India and China. Chapter 4 Study Guide Review Questions 1. Compare Greek and Roman political structures. 2. Evaluate the significance of the Hellenistic period in Asian and African history. 3. Compare the main political, social, and economic features of the Roman Empire and Han China. 4. Assess how and why the Indians developed long-lasting polytheistic religions but the Greeks did not. 5. Compare the scientific achievements and approaches of classical India, China, and the Mediterranean. 6. Compare the political philosophical thoughts of the Greeks and the Chinese. Chapter 5 Study Guide Review Questions 1. Evaluate the effect on societies of the fall of the classical civilizations. 2. Compare the rise of civilization in the Americas and in Polynesia. 3. Compare the eastern and western portions of the Roman Empire. 4. How can it be argued that the Roman Empire did not really “fall” in 476 C.E. 5. Compare the factors in the decline of the classical civilizations. 6. Compare the main features of the civilizations of Kush, Axum, and Ethiopia.
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