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Dr. David Christian, Professor, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA “We cannot fully understand the past few millennia without understanding the far longer period of time in which all members of our own species lived as gatherers and hunters, and without understanding the changes that led to the emergence of the earliest agrarian communities and the first urban civilizations. Paleolithic society, in its turn, cannot be fully understood without some idea of the evolution of our own species over several million years. That however requires some grasp of the history of life on earth, and so on. [“big history”] Dr. J. Donald Hughes, Professor, Univ. of Denver, Denver, CO “The new narrative of world history must have ecological process (instead of development) as its major theme. It must keep human events within the context where they really happen, and that is the ecosystem of the earth. The story of human history, if it is to be balanced and accurate, will inevitably consider the natural environment and the myriad ways in which it has both affected and been affected by human activities.” Using complete sentences, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 1. How important is the idea of connections to the authors above? Explain. 2. What are some examples of global processes? Why do they matter in world history? 3. What creates change in history? 4. Does world history always involve people? 5. Explain the role of the environment in world history? 6. Can world history be local? Explain. 7. What differences of opinion do you see within these definitions? 8. Humans are clearly the primary field of investigation for AP world history. How do historians communicate human agency as the major vehicle for change (as opposed perhaps to technological or environmental determinism)? 9. Name one other observation you have after reading these quotes. 10. In your own words, define world history. 6
<strong>WHAP</strong> Summer Map Assignment Use the maps throughout text to complete the map at the end of the Summer Packet. Neatness counts so be sure to neatly label the map. Regions – Shade each region a different color and create an appropriate key. Sections of Africa and Asia have already been divided into appropriate regions. • Europe • East Asia • Southeast Asia • South Asia (India) • Middle East • Australia • North Africa • <strong>Central</strong> Africa • West Africa • East Africa • Southern Africa • North America • Latin America and the Caribbean Oceans • Atlantic • Pacific • Indian • Southern • Arctic 7
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