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APWH SUMMER…PREP
Here’s your chance to get a jump on next year. You will be glad that you did! Please read pages 7‐28 and answer the following questions and define the terms. USE LOOSELEAF PAPER that can be turned in. NO SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS! This will be due the first day of school. Chapter 1 Reading Guide 1) What characteristics are associated with civilization? Give specific examples from the reading. 2) Describe the characteristics of Paleolithic hunting and gathering societies. 3) Describe the development of agriculture. How did the Neolithic revolution transform the material life and social organization of human communities? 4) Why did civilization begin in Mesopotamia? 5) What defined civilization in Sumerian culture? 6) What centers of civilization other than Egypt and Mesopotamia developed in the Middle East? Explain the significance of the following in early civilizations: Mesopotamia, Sumerians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Indus Valley, Mohenjo‐Daro, Harappa, Jews/Hebrews, Phoenicians, Kush, Huang He valley civilization/Shang dynasty‐‐be able to
compare to one another. Epic of Gilgamesh, Book of the Dead Terms to know: Paleolithic, hunting and gathering, Neolithic, Neolithic/agricultural revolution, slash and burn, metalworking/metallurgy, Bronze age, villages, pastoralism, nomads, domestication, sedentary, civilization, institution, patriarchal/patriarchy, animism, polytheism, monotheism, ziggurat, cuneiform, city‐states, pharaoh, secular, Mandate of Heaven People to know: Hammurabi (Not all of the above terms will be in bold, or even in some cases in the text, but you need to understand to be able to describe and compare these civilizations. Use a dictionary!) **
Please also read the 2 IN DEPTH sections on pages 21‐22/ 26‐27 and answer the questions. This is the 2nd installment of your AP World History summer reading. Please read the following pages/answer the questions and define the terms. USE LOOSELEAF PAPER that can be turned in. NO SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS! This will be due the first day of school. Read the Intro to the Classical Period p.30‐33 1) Explain why historians call the period between 1000BCE and 500 CE the Classical Period. 2) What were the new big changes/developments during this time period? 3) In what ways did the three classical civilizations build on the achievements of earlier civilizations? Chapter 2 Reading Guide (p. 35‐47) 1) Compare the contributions of the Zhou, Qin and Han to Chinese politics and culture. 2) Describe Confucius’s philosophy and its impact on Chinese society and politics. 3) What are the reasons for and the impact of the collapse of the dynasties? Explain the significance of the following in early Chinese civilization: Huang He River, Zhou dynasty, Qin dynasty, Great Wall, Han Dynasty, legalism, Daoism (Daodejing), Confucianism (Analects), Silk Road, Era of the Warring States, Five Relationships Terms to understand: Middle Kingdom, filial piety, ancestor worship, dynastic cycle, scholar‐
gentry, bureaucrat/bureaucracy, social hierarchy People to know: Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Qin Shi Huangdi Chapter 3 Reading Guide (49‐65) 1) How did geography and climate shape Indian classical civilization (particularly politics)? 2) List and compare the basic features of Hinduism/Vedic religion and Buddhism prior to 600 CE (belief, rules, etc.) 3) Describe the basic structures of Indian society/caste system. 4) What important advances were made by the Mauryan/Gupta empires? 5) Describe the expansion of trade and its influences during this period. 6) What led to the collapse of the Gupta Empire? Explain the significance of the following in Classical South Asian history: Aryans, Kushan, Gupta, Mauryan, Terms to understand: monsoons, jati, Sanskrit, Mahabharata, Hinduism, dharma, Buddha, Four Noble Truths, Buddhism, Indra, Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Brahmin, brahma, Shiva, Vishnu karma, varna, nirvana, reincarnation People to know: Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, Gautama IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, MY EMAIL IS: [email protected]