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SUMMER ASSIGNMENT PART 1: MAPS

AP World RegionsUsing the link on the class website UNDER SUMMER ASSIGNMENT entitled AP WORLD REGIONS draw in the AP WORLD REGIONS in the map below and label each region. There are 15 in total. You may color it if you would like but that is not a requirement. However, please use a color or striping to indicate any regions that overlap.

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT PART 2: Crash Course Ep 1, 7, & 9

For these questions you will watch episodes 1, 7, & 9 of Crash Course World History on Youtube. A link to these videos is also on my website under the SUMMER ASSIGNMENT SECTION. Answer the following questions in concise bullet points(IN YOUR OWN WORDS, NOT DIRECT QUOTES FROM VIDEOS OR COPIED FROM OTHER STUDENTS) ANY EVIDENCE OF PLAGARISM OR COPYING WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE ZERO

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION Episode # 1:1. HOW DO WE HAVE EVIDENCE OF HUNTER-GATHERERS (H-G) AND THEIR LIFEWAYS?

2. WHAT ADVANTAGES DID HUNTER-GATHERERS HAVE OVER EARLY AGRICULTURALISTS?

3. WHERE DID AGRICULTURE EMERGE? WHICH FOOD CROPS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH AREAS?

4. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF AGRICULTURE?

5. WHAT IMPACT DOES AGRICULTURE HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

6. WHAT ADVANTAGES DO YOU THINK THAT EURASIA HAD WITH ITS ZOOLOGICAL SET OF ANIMALS COMPARED TO THE AMERICAS?

7. IF HUNTER-GATHERS HAD A “BETTER AND HEALTHIER” LIFEWAY, WHY DID PEOPLE BECOME AGRICULTURALISTS?

8. WHAT DO HISTORIANS SAY ARE THE DRAWBACKS TO COMPLEX CIVILIZATIONS AND AGRICULTURE?

:2,000 Years of Chinese History! Episode #7

1) China was the first _____________________________________

Which means it had what:

2)History in China was divided into

____________________________________________3)How do dynasties end?

4)What is the Warring States Period?

5)What is the Mandate of Heaven? What is its purpose?

6)Why are the Qin important?

7)Describe Confucius and what he believed in

8)Describe the 5 Relationships(Types of people involved, characteristics, purposes, ect) 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

9)What else did the Mandate of Heaven explain?

The Silk Road and Ancient Trade Episode #9:

1)What did the Silk Road expand?

2)What areas did the two routes of the Silk Roads connect?

3)Besides land routes, what other routes were there?

4)What should we think of the Silk Road as instead of an actual road?

5)How was silk mainly exported?

6)What other goods, beside Silk, were trading along the Silk Road?

7)How did the merchant class get political power?

8)Even though most people could not afford silk, how did it impact so many lives?

9)What was, arguably, the most important thing traded along the Silk Roads?

10)What is the third way that the Silk Road changed lives?

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT PART 3: Key Religions Basics

Throughout the history of the world religion has always played a major role in the lives of people and many of the empires/civilizations. Understanding the basic teachings and history of these religions is one of the most important things in order to be successful in this class.

Using the episodes of Crash Course listed below and links on the class website under SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS to gather information and fill out each of the introductions to three of the most significant religions of World History. You will also be comparing and contrasting these religions. You could identify similarities/differences in things like major beliefs, causes of spread, characteristics of holy books, locations, ect.

BUDDHISMUse Cash Course World History Episode #6:Buddha and AshokaFounder:

Century founded:

AP World Region(s):

Monotheistic or polytheistic?Holy Book/Important texts:

Main Beliefs/Ideas include AT LEAST 5!

Causes/Methods of Spread of the Religion

CHRISTIANITIY

Use Crash Course Episode #11: Christianity... from Judaism to ConstantineFounder:

Century founded:

AP World Region(s):

Monotheistic or polytheistic? Holy Book/Important texts:

Main Beliefs/Ideas include AT LEAST 5!

Causes/Methods of Spread of the Religion

MAJOR SIMILARITIES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY & BUDDHISM

MAJOR SIMILARITIES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM

ISLAMCrash Course World History Episode #13: Islam, The Koran, and the 5 Pillars

Founder:

Century founded:

AP World Region(s):

Monotheistic or polytheistic?Holy Book/Important texts:

Main Beliefs/Ideas include AT LEAST 5!

Causes/Methods of Spread of the Religion

MAJOR SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ISLAM & BUDDHISM

MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM

HINDUISM

Use Cash Course World History Episode #6:Buddha and AshokaAP World Region(s):

Monotheistic or polytheistic?

Holy Book/Important texts:

Main Beliefs/Ideas include AT LEAST 5!

Causes/Methods of Spread of the Religion

MAJOR SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HINDUISM & BUDDHISM

MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HINDUISM & ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY