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Welcome to Humanities

AP World History, Honors Art History, and Honors World Literature

Congratulations! You are embarking on a new and exciting experience! You will complete two pre-course assignments to help prepare you for the intent of the Humanities course and provide you with a cultural overview of the world.

Purchase

· The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization’s Best Bits by Eric Sass and Steve Wiegand Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; (October 27, 2009)

ISBN-10: 0061842672ISBN-13: 978-0061842672

https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Floss-History-World-Civilizations-ebook/dp/B001FA0TQY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WUYLVLKX6645&keywords=mental+floss+history+of+the+world&qid=1555448444&s=digital-text&sprefix=mental+floss+his%2Cdigital-text%2C146&sr=1-1

· Kaplan AP World History Prep Plus, 2020 & 2021 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074ZL7GSS/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_tmb

Assignment

Complete the attached charts and tasks for each historical period.

Due Dates

The assignment must be submitted to Turnitin.com by midnight on the second Friday of the school year. No late assignments will be accepted.

Plagiarism

Any evidence of plagiarism will result in a zero for the assignment and disciplinary action. All information from the book and internet must be rephrased in your own words. If you work with other students to understand and discuss the readings, your work must be unique and in your own words. This policy will apply for all assignments in this course.

Sample Completion Timeline – How not to get overwhelmed!?!

(Try to work only on the weekdays and relax on the weekends!)

Read at least one chapter per week and complete the corresponding portion of the chart.

Questions

If you have any questions about the Humanities pre-course assignments, you can e-mail:

Ms. Shannon Herndon [email protected] – AP World History, Honors Art History

Mrs. Stephanie Tatum [email protected] – Honors World Literature, Honors Art History

** Keep in mind that you may not get an immediate response!**

AP World History Course Themes and Historical Periodization

Introduction to the AP World History Course Themes (You will use the themes for the summer reading activity.)

The purpose of AP World History is to study the history of the world through global movements, by looking at the big picture and examining specific events based on themes. The major themes for the course are: S-P-I-C-E

Development and Transformation of Social Structures (SOCIAL)

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· Gender Roles and Relations

· Family and Kinship

· Racial and Ethnic Constructions

· Social and Economic Classes

State building, Expansion, and Conflict (POLITICAL)

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· Political Structures and Forms of Governance

· Empires

· Nations and Nationalism

· Revolts and Revolutions

· Regional, Trans-regional, Global Structures and Organizations

Interaction between Humans and the Environment (INTERACTION)

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· Demography and Disease

· Migration

· Patterns of Settlement

· Technology

Development and Interaction of Cultures (CULTURE)

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· Religions

· Belief systems, Philosophies, and Ideologies

· Science and Technology

· Arts and Architecture

Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems (ECONOMICS)

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· Agricultural and Pastoral Production

· Trade and Commerce

· Labor Systems

· Industrialization

· Capitalism and Socialism

Historical Periodization

The AP World History course content is structured around the investigation of course themes and key concepts in nine units that correspond to chronological historical periods. The nine units provide a sequential framework for the course.

Unit 0A: Foundations and Development of Civilizations (c. 8,000 B.C.E. – 600 B.C.E.)

Unit 0B: Rise and Spread of Classical Cultures (600B.C.E. – 600 C.E.)

Units 1 & 2: The Global Tapestry and Networks of Exchange (c. 600/1200 C.E. – 1450 C.E.)

Units 3 & 4: Land-Based Empires and Transoceanic Interconnections (1450 – 1750 C.E.)

Units 5 & 6: Revolutions and Consequences of Industrialization (1750 – 1900 C.E.)

Units 7, 8, & 9: Global Conflict, Cold War, Decolonization, and Globalization (1900 – present)

B.C.E. stands for “Before the Common Era” which historically was referred to as B.C. “Before Christ”.

C.E. stands for “Common Era” which was referred to as A.D. “anno Domini - In the year of the Lord”.

In other words, B.C. is now B.C.E., and A.D. is now C.E.; CollegeBoard uses the new abbreviations on the exams.

Name: __________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Class: ______

AP World History Pre-Course Reading Assignment

The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization’s Best Bits

by Eric Sass and Steve Wiegand

Directions:

· Read the book The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization’s Best Bits by Eric Sass and Steve Wiegand.

· Find social, political, interaction, cultural, and economic examples while reading each of the following chapters.

· Fill in the S-P-I-C-E charts, timelines, and maps electronically. Save it to a safe place for uploading it to Turnitin.com. You will receive the Turnitin class ID and password when we return to school.

· In each box, a quote with a lead-in, analysis, and parenthetical citation of the page number must be provided along with the descriptions as evidence of your comprehension of the example and the AP World History Course Themes.

· For a detailed description of the AP World History Course Themes, go to https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-world-history-modern-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-world-history-modern and review the themes on page 19.

· You will upload this assignment to www.turnitin.com in August. Turnitin.com checks for plagiarism. We know that the program will identify the descriptions of SPICE in the chart as plagiarized. We ignore this, so don’t worry about it. We simply want to be sure that you complete the charts in your own words.

Lead-ins & Documentation:

A lead-in links the quotation to what surrounds it in the context of your paper. All quotations must have a lead-in. At the end of the sentence, provide parenthetical citation with the author’s last name and the page number. Follow carefully the examples below:

· The “blended” lead-in (which cuts some of the quoted material to blend right into a sentence created by the paper writer) State universities are admitting more students through “special remedial programs” (Agee 23).

· The “sentence” lead-in (which uses a sentence directly related to the quote followed by a colon to introduce the quote) English instruction should be examined by educators: “Public school teachers, college professors, and students need to sit down together to evaluate the system” (Agee 23).

· The “somebody said” lead-in (which states the author’s name and adds a verb followed by a comma) Jane M. Agee comments, “Many students who would not have attempted college seven years ago are now coming into state universities” (23).

(Example)

Cultural

· Religion: Egyptians believed that the dead’s heart was weighed by Anubis the god of death who “determine[d] whether they had behaved justly while alive” (Sass & Wiegand, 9). This belief helped to control the behavior of the Egyptian citizens.

Task 1:

Before you begin reading The Mental Floss History of the World, take a pre-test of your World History knowledge. Complete the multiple choice section of the first practice exam in your Kaplan AP World History Prep Plus, 2020-2021 review book pp. 353-377. Check your answers on p. 393 (pp. 394 – 403 gives answers and explanations).

Record your score here: ______ out of 55

Do not worry if your score is low. We will utilize the other review quizzes and practice tests throughout the year.

Write a paragraph describing your first impressions of the AP World History exam.

Task 2:

Complete the charts for each historical unit, and take the short quizzes starting with Humanities Units 1 & 2.

Mental Floss Ch. 1 & 2 – Humanities Unit 0A

AP World History Course Themes

Chapter Example(s) with lead-in, analysis, & citation

Social

Political

Interaction

Cultural

Economic

Mental Floss Ch. 3 & 4 – Humanities Unit 0B



Social

Political

Interaction

Cultural

Economic

Mental Floss Ch. 5 & 6 – Humanities Units 1 & 2 (1200 - 1450)



Social

Political

Interaction

Cultural

Economic

Humanities Units 1 & 2 (1200 – 1450) Review:

In your Kaplan AP World History Prep Plus, 2020 & 2021 review book, complete the Rapid Review “Test What You Already Know” Part A quiz on pages 21-27. Then check your answers on page 30.

Record your score here: _____ out of 15


Write a brief explanation of WHY you missed your incorrect questions. Include information about misunderstanding the type of question or the content of the question.

Mental Floss Ch. 7 & 8 – Humanities Units 3 & 4 (1450 - 1750)



Social

Political

Interaction

Cultural

Economic






Mental Floss Ch. 9 – Humanities Units 5 & 6 (1750 - 1900)



Social

Political

Interaction

Cultural

Economic






Mental Floss Ch. 10, 11, & 12 – Humanities Units 7, 8, & 9 (1900 - Present)



Social

Political

Interaction

Cultural

Economic

Humanities Units 7, 8, & 9 (1900 – Present) Review:





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