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Shoreline Schools: AP World History Summer Assignment 2021

Welcome to Advanced Placement World History: Modern! You have signed up for a challenging
course, but one that aims to prepare you for college. During the school year we will explore the
complexities of human history from 1200 CE to the 21st century, learn valuable academic skills,
and take the AP World History Exam in May. The course is designed to prepare you for your
exam. As a result, content coverage is fast-paced and unit tests are timed to mimic the actual
exam conditions. This is an exciting course that looks at the big picture of history, traces
civilizations over time, and explores the multifaceted causes & effects of human interactions.

To be successful, you will need to stay focused and work hard. Be prepared to spend a minimum
of 6-12 hours a week outside of class on AP World History. If this does not seem realistic for
your schedule then you may want to reconsider taking this course and speak to your counselor
immediately. Large amounts of collegiate level reading will be required, as well as a high
emphasis placed on primary document usage and analytical thinking.

The following mandatory Summer Assignment is used to prepare you for the year ahead with a
jump-start on course content. You do NOT need to check out a textbook to complete the
following assignments. These assignments will assist in building your fundamental knowledge
of World History and laying the foundation for material covered during the year.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL you will need an electronic copy of your
Summer Reading Summary & Analysis to complete a turnitin.com submission
via Canvas in class.

You will be tested on the map material and the application of AP World
History Themes, Historical Thinking Skills & Reasoning Processes from the
Reading Analysis task on the second day of school.

The Summer Assignment consists of 2 parts:
      1. World Mapping
      2. Summer Reading, Summary and Analysis*
      *All written work must be typed, 12-point font, double-spaced & submitted to
      turnitin.com via Canvas on the first day of class.
       Late Summer Assignments will not be accepted.

It is highly recommended, but not required, that you purchase an AP World History
Review/Study Guide, such as (but not limited to):
         5 Steps to a 5 for AP World History, 2020 (McGraw Hill)
         Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2020 (Princeton Review)

We will be available by email during summer, but do not expect an immediate response; it may
take a few days. Good luck and we hope to see you in person in September!

Ms. Fletcher (Shorewood)
jamie.fletcher@shorelineschools.org

Ms. Waugh (Shorecrest)
maija.waugh@shorelineschools.org

APWH Summer Assignment

Part 1 Mapping:

a. Print off a blank map at:

http://www.outline-world-map.com/political-white-world-map-b6a

b. Neatly label the provided world map with the regions and physical features listed
below in the color indicated in parentheses. Print neatly in ink and make sure your map is
easy to read.

c. Include the following: Map Title, Frame the Map with construction or decorative
paper, Compass, Key/Legend with regional Color Codes and Symbols.

1.1 AP World Regions:
Draw and label the AP Regions based on the “Big Picture View” and “A Closer Look”
segments from the AP World History Course & Exam Description Handbook. Use the
following colors for each region. However, please use alternating color stripes to indicate
regions that overlap.

North America – (Red)
Latin America (Include: Central and South America) – (Green)
North Africa – (Orange)
West Africa – (Orange Dots)
Central Africa –(Orange Vertical Lines)
East Africa – (Orange Horizontal Lines)
Southern Africa – (Orange Diagonal Lines)

Europe - (Pink)
Middle East (West Asia) – (Purple)
Central Asia – (Purple Dots)
South Asia –(Purple Vertical Lines)
East Asia – (Purple Horizontal Lines)
Southeast Asia (Purple Diagonal Lines)
Oceania (Blue Dots)

1.2 AP World Bodies of Water and Rivers:
Refer to World Atlas online or another Atlas source for locations:
http://www.worldatlas.com/

Oceans, Seas, Bays, and Lakes (Underline & Label in Blue ink)

   1.   Atlantic Ocean                              9. Caspian Sea
   2.   Pacific Ocean                               10. Red Sea
   3.   Indian Ocean                                11. Persian Gulf
   4.   Arctic Ocean                                12. Arabian Sea
   5.   Southern Ocean                              13. South China Sea
   6.   North Sea                                   14. East China Sea
   7.   Mediterranean Sea                           15. Sea of Japan
   8.   Black Sea

Rivers (Draw & label them in Blue ink)
   1. Nile River                                    8. Yellow River (Huang He)
   2. Tigris River                                  9. Yangtze River
   3. Euphrates River                               10. Ganges River
   4. Amazon River
   5. Mississippi River
   6. Rio Grande River
   7. Indus River

1.3 AP World Mountains and Deserts-Label in black ink.
Refer to World Atlas online or another Atlas source for locations:
http://www.worldatlas.com/

Mountains (Use a Brown triangle                 Deserts (Use a Yellow rectangle to
symbol)                                         show desert borders)
   1. Rocky Mountains                              1. Gobi Desert
   2. Andes Mountains                              2. Kalahari Desert
   3. Alps                                         3. Sahara Desert
   4. Atlas Mountains                              4. Thar Desert
   5. Ural Mountains                               5. Mojave Desert
   6. Hindu Kush Mountains                         6. Namib Desert
   7. Himalaya Mountains                           7. Atacama Desert

Part 2: APWH Summer Reading Assignment:
To enhance your World History knowledge, you must select ONE of the non-fiction works listed below to
read, summarize, and analyze this summer. You may purchase a copy or borrow one from a library. Ms.
Gilman in our SW library has a few copies of the summer read titles. Check in with her if needed. While you
are reading you must keep the following APWH Themes and APWH Historical Reasoning Skills in mind, and
be able to identify them in the text.

Summer Reading Options:

Bernstein, William. J. A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World. New York:
      Grove Press, 2009. Print.

Craughwell, Thomas J. The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How
     Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the World. Beverly, Mass.: Fair Winds Press, 2010.
     Print.

Diamond, Jared. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. New York: Viking
     Press, 2004. Print.

Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York:
     Norton, 1997. Print.

Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper Collins, 2015. Print.

Headrick, Daniel R. Technology: A World History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print.

Marks, Robert B. The Origins of the Modern World: A Global & Environmental Narrative from the
      Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century, 4th Edition. Lanham: Rowmann & Littlefield, 2020. Print.

Pomeranz, Kenneth and Topik, Steven. The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture,
     and the World Economy, 1400 to the Present. New York: Routledge, 2012.

Standage, Tom. An Edible History of Humanity. New York: Walker and Company, 2009.
      Print.

Standage, Tom. A History of the World in 6 Glasses. New York: Walker and Company,
      2005. Print.

Standage, Tom. Writing on the Wall: Social Media-The First 2,000 Years. New York: Bloomsbury, 2013.
      Print.

Wilson, Samuel M. The Emperor's Giraffe and Other Stories of Cultures in Contact.
      Boulder: Westview Press, 1999. Print.

APWH Themes:

APWH Historical Thinking Skills:

AP Reasoning Processes:

Your final paper will include two parts: Reading Summary and Reading Analysis. Your Reading Summary
& Analysis must be in one document ready for electronic submission in class to turnitin.com via Canvas
on the first day of school. Make sure your work is typed, in 12-point font, double-spaced.

Reading Summary:
After reading one of the options write a three-paragraph summary of the work that reviews the basic events,
ideas and concepts (ex: beginning, middle, & end of the book). Make sure this is typed, 12-point font, double-
spaced.

Reading Analysis:
Complete answers to the following reading analysis prompts:

1. Explain TWO of the APWH Themes the book covered and how the author addressed them. Provide
specifics & “direct textual evidence” (w/pg#) to support your claim.
2. Explain TWO of the APWH Historical Thinking Skills & Reasoning Processes employed by the author and
how the author used them. Provide specifics & “direct textual evidence” (w/pg#) to support your claim.
3. What are TWO examples of historical evidence or primary source pieces the author relies on? Provide
specifics & “direct textual evidence” (w/pg#) to support your claim.
4. What further questions does the work prompt or evoke? What do you think is missing from the author’s
analysis or work? What are you left wondering? What claims does the author make that you would like to
challenge or rebut and why?