college prep winter break history packet

8/3/2019 College Prep Winter Break History Packet

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Name:__________________________________________

Strive. Ultimately, you are the person you have to answer to.

Here is a reminder of what you are striving for:

3-9 college credits. A college level course to impress universities with on your applications. Recommendations for further AP coursework. Recommendations for college. (AP recommenders carry weight.) The chance to excelin a test of maturity, diligence and intellectual commitment.

This Break Packet will account for a 25-point quiz

To fail this assignment is to seriously damage your grade for the marking period

Please Sign, Acknowledging Your Understanding Of The Above Statement:

Student Name: _______________________

Signature: _________________________

Date:________________

Table of Contents

Assignment Time Stamp Portion of Grade

Guided Notes on the

Foundations Review Guide

3+ hrs. 20 pts.

Flashcard Creation

Foundations Vocabulary

1 hr. 5 pts.

Foundations is the name that the AP Exam gives to the first periodization8000 BCE to 600CE.

As you read, recognize that your essay prompts on the AP Exam could very well come fromthis eraconstantly consider how the different topics compare, contrast, and showcontinuity and change over time.

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AP World History

February 2012

Break Packet


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Directions: This packet will take you through the Kaplan AP Prep book, pp. 67-99. As youread, look to jot important notes down in this packet. Some of the sections ask you to fill incertain charts, others simply ask that you take notes yourself.

A perfect packet will have every section complete and will demonstrate understanding aswell as reading. Do NOT simply copy the text. Put it in your own words to gain understanding.

Enjoy break, and Ill look forward to starting back up with World War II when we return.

A. P. 67 What are the 5 major things to remember from this periodization? (Abbreviate)1. _____________________________________________________________________________________

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2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Foundations(8000 BCE 600 CE)


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Why This Periodization?p. 69

Why do the AP people (also known as the College Board) have start and stop dates at 8000BCE and 600 CE?

Early Humansp. 71

I. Human Migrations out of Africa

II. Tools of Paleolithic Humans and Paleolithic Society

Development of AgricultureOutline this section - Write down a few pieces of information each section that will help youremember what the title refers to.

I. The Neolithic Revolution: An Experiment with Seeds leads to Farming

II. More Stability = More People

III. Life in a Neolithic Village


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IV. Early Inventions in Metal and Transportation & An Alternative Way of Life1) What are two ways that the discovery of bronze shape society?

2) Time and one possible place of wheel invention? How did it bring change? Thinkbig hereyou may need to write about change over time from 8000 BCE to 600BCE!

An alternative way of life

3) Whats the difference between Neolithic village life and pastoral nomadism?

The First CivilizationsMake a web diagram that shows the characteristics of the first civilizations. Read all of page

75 before you start making the diagram.

The First

Civilizations


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Mesopotamia & Egypt (take notes about these areas in the space around the map below,use the map of Egypt and Mesopotamia to place locations mentioned)

1) Locate on the map the Fertile Crescent and theNile River.

Notesmention Slaves, Hammurabi, Sumer,

Ziggurats, and different societies of the region

Indus & Aryans (take notes about these areas in the space around the map below, use themap of India to place locations mentioned)

1) What was special about the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro cities?

2) Define the following elements of Aryan society:a. Vedas

b. Varnas

*Something interestingnotice how Varnas came aboutBEFORE the Hindu Caste systemso theres a good

continuity over time detail


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Shang and Zhou (take notes about these areas in the space around the map below, use themap of China to place locations mentioned)

I. Shang Dynasty

II. Zhou Dynasty

What elements of CCOT in China does the Zhou dynasty include? Anything that reminds you of China later on

in history? Consider that this unit is called Foundations. Did the Shang & Zhou build Chinas foundation?

Mesoamerica and South America (take notes about these areas in the space around the

map below, use the map of South America to place locations mentioned)

Andes mountains

Gulf of Mexico


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Development and Spread of ReligionWhat was religion generally like in early civilizations?

Define and Explain the Axial Age.

Fill in the chart below using pages 80-86. Not EVERY box will be able to fill in, but many will

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Hinduism

Buddhism

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Lega

lism

Judaism

Christianity

Rank the way Buddhists, Christians, Confucians, and Hindus treated their women. (p.78)Rank from 1 to 4 (1 = great & 4 = bad)

Buddhism: Christians: Confucians: Hindus:

Now that weve looked at all these religions and some various categories of analyzing them,

choose TWO to construct a comparative thesis. For example:

Both Christianity and Buddhism created opportunities for women in religion and

focused on individual salvation. However, while Buddhism allowed for reincarnation,

Christianity focused on salvation from a single life.

Your thesis:

Name

Monotheistic/

Polytheistic

NameofHoly

Book(s)

Important

LawsorRules

Nameof

god(s)

Important

Storiesor

people

Symbol(s)of

theReligion

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Goalofthe

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Placewhere


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Classical SocietiesGreece (Complete a PERSIA-GT chart for Greece)

Thematic Study

PoliticalPolitical structures and forms ofgovernanceEmpiresNations and nationalism

Revolts and revolutionsRegional, transregional, andglobal structures andorganizations

EconomicAgricultural and pastoralproductionTrade and commerceLabor systemsIndustrializationCapitalism and socialism

ReligiousReligionsBelief systems, philosophies, andideologies

SocialGender roles and relationsFamily and kinshipRacial and ethnic constructionsSocial and economic classesDemography and diseaseMigrationPatterns of settlementTechnology

IntellectualPhilosophiesValue of Science

Aesthetic/ArtisticLiteratureArtistic Styleswhat do they showabout the society?


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India (Complete a PERSIA-GT chart for Classical India)

Thematic Study

PoliticalPolitical structures and forms ofgovernanceEmpiresNations and nationalismRevolts and revolutions

Regional, transregional, andglobal structures andorganizations


ReligiousReligions

Belief systems, philosophies, andideologies


SocialGender roles and relations

Family and kinshipRacial and ethnic constructionsSocial and economic classesDemography and diseaseMigrationPatterns of settlementTechnology



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China (Complete a PERSIA-GT chart for Classical China)

Thematic Study




ReligiousReligions






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Rome (Complete a PERSIA-GT chart on Rome)

Characteristics of a Civilization




ReligiousReligions




Aesthetic/ArtisticLiteratureArtistic Styleswhat do they

show about the society?

Comparative thesis timenow that weve hit the 4 major classical societies, compare two of

them with a bothhowever two-sentence,3-category rockin thesis.


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Role of Trade in Classical SocietiesWhat were the factors that increased long-distance trade during the classical period?

Silk RoadsNext to the map below to take notes about the Silk Road (goods, places, events, etc.)

Indian OceanUse the map below to take notes about trade in the Indian Ocean.

Mediterranean SeaWhat was the nickname for this sea?Why? Write it in on BOTH of the mapsabove.

Spread of DiseaseDescribe the role of disease during the classical period.


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Movement of PeoplesBantu Migration (Next to the map below take notes onthis section)

Polynesian Migration (take notes on this section)


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Fall of Classical EmpiresTake notes on the p. 98 Chart

Han Western Rome GuptaTime of Fall 220 CE 476 CE 550 CE

Economic Reasons

Political Reasons

Social Reasons

Role of NomadicInvasions

Why did Rome fall harder than the other classical empires?

Construct a Comparative Thesis statement about the fall of TWO of the empires. The thesisshould mention both similarities and differences and should outline THREE categories ofanalysis.


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VocabularyOn flashcards, define the following terms, write an approximate date, region, and GLOBAL CONTEXTANALYSIS. One side of the flashcards should have the terms, the other should have the rest of the info

Global Context Analysis is ONE of the following

What is happening in another region during the same time that this reminds you of? What is another process, impacting other regions, that this reminds you of? How does this term show an interaction between regions?

1. Hieroglyphics2. Varnas3. Mandate of Heaven4. Karma5. Harappa6. Caste System7. Eightfold Path8. Era of Warring States

9. Filial Piety10.Polynesian Migration11.Edict of Milan12.Ashoka13.Silk Roads14.Pax Romana15.Bantu

RubricHow will you be graded on this monster packet?! Complete your self-

evaluation please

Grading

Category

3 5 8 Your Grade

Completeness

Some sections arecomplete, but toomany are blank orshallow, merelycopying a few words

At least 80% ofsections arecomplete with atleast two notes

All sections arecomplete with at leasttwo notes

Self-Evaluation:

Mr. R. (x2)

Demonstration

of Reading

- Student generallycopies or clearly skimstext- Rarely demonstratescomprehension ofspecific ideas/vocab

- Student usuallyshows reading byusing his/own words

- Some bolded wordsare used inexplanations/notes

- Student shows Readingof ALL sections by usinghis/her own words todescribe main ideas- Most or all of boldedwords are used inexplanations/notes

Self:

Mr. R (x2):

Critical Thinking

Questions

thesis

statements,CCOT, ranking

Critical thinkingquestions aresomewhat completeand likely containinaccuracies orconfusin

Critical thinkingquestions are mostlycomplete and showsome thought, butmay includeinaccuracies orconfusion

Critical thinking questionsare complete anddemonstrate clearconnections to materialcovered in class or in therest of the packet

Self:

Mr. R.

Flashcard

Completion

(/1)

I hate you Mr.

Routhier and I am sickof your stupid APClass. No flashcards!Never!

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Mostly complete withaccurate definitionsand global contextanalysis

(/5)

Complete with accuratedefinitions and GlobalContext Analysis

Self:

Mr. R:


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