June, 2019

Longwood High School

Welcome to AP World History 9!

AP World History 9 is an exciting and intensive course that examines human societies across the globe and analyzes the processes of change as well as the similarities and differences between different groups of people. In order to start you on your historical journey, we have created a summer assignment that is intended to introduce you to some of the people and topics we will be discussing throughout the coming year. This summer assignment is broken up into three parts which include a historical book review, interviews with historical figures, and an argument for a new person to be added to our list of influential people.

AP World History 9 is a rigorous course that explores the history of the world from its beginnings through the early modern period. In order to understand the major themes that influence World History, we will be using a variety of sources throughout the school year. These sources will include a brand new textbook which will be provided for you during the first week of school as well as numerous primary sources.

The use of primary sources will be a significant part of this course. We will be working with these documents to construct theses throughout the school year. Extensive attention will be given to developing the critical thinking and writing skills used by historians. As we prepare for the AP Exam in World History you will become increasingly comfortable forming thesis statements, analyzing changes and continuities, comparing similarities and differences, and writing DBQs.

This summer, we would like you to choose one of the books on the enclosed list to read and analyze and we would like you to complete all of the parts of the summer assignment enclosed on the following pages. All TWO parts of your summer assignment must be turned in no later than Tuesday September 3, 2019. You will be required to bring a printed and stapled copy of all parts of your summer assignment to school on the first day of school. All two of these assignments will count as major grades for the first quarter.

We hope you have a great summer and enjoy reading the book from our list. We are looking forward to meeting all of you in September and beginning our journey through World History together. If you have any questions about this assignment, or the course in general, you can contact us via email over the summer at the email addresses listed below. In addition, you can call us at the High School at 345-9200.

Sincerely,

The AP World Team

Mr. Dan Tapia

Mr. Dylan O’Neill

Ms. Colleen Skadl

Mr. Michael Percontino

Mr. Randall Grossman

Summer Assignments 2019

• You must complete all two assignments as per the instructions which follow:
  • Part A: Historical Book Review
  • Part B: Short Answer Questions
• All of the work contained in the assignment must be your own work! Any research used must be cited both in text and in a works cited page at the end of each assignment. See http://library.csun.edu/egarcia/documents/mlacitation_quickguide.pdf for more help.
• A printed copy of all two assignments must be brought to school on the first day of class in September.
• Receipt of this assignment is not a guarantee that you will be placed in this course in September. If you choose to drop the course please notify ASAP at 631-345-9207 no later than 8/1/2019. They have a working wait list for this course.

*** Any research you use in completing this assignment must be properly cited both in text and in a works cited page at the end of the paper. Failure to cite sources is PLAGIARISM, a serious academic offense that will result in a failing grade for this assignment as well as possible removal from this course. All assignments will be validated after submission. ***

Part A. Historical Book Review

1. Pick one book from the enclosed list. Read the book and write a historical book review on that subject.
2. You can access the book list enclosed.
   1. We have included an appropriate list for your grade level in hardcopy form in this mailing.
   2. Please consult the guidelines below “Writing a Historical Book Review” for detailed instructions on how to complete this assignment.
3. Submission date: September 3, 2019
4. You must also provide a paper copy of this assignment on the first day of class, along with the other assignment. Please print in a timely fashion so that you can hand in first day of class.

Writing an Historical Book Review

Writing a review as an assignment in a history course has at least four important objectives:

1. Effective writing.
2. Building substantive knowledge about a particular historical topic.
3. Developing an understanding of the nature and use of historical research completed by others.
4. Establishing an ability to think critically about the work of others.
5. Highlight your ability to analyze and think critically.

Required Elements of a Historical Book Review:

• Your book review should be:
  • 3-5 pages long
  • Typed
  • Double-spaced
  • 1” margins all-around
  • Font ‘Times New Roman’, size= 12 pt.
• Cover at least SIX of the following points in your historical book review:
  • When and where is the book set?
  • How did the author present the information; was it a novel, a memoir, or a straight up history book?
  • Why do you think the author presented the material this way?
  • What did you learn about history or culture by reading this book?
  • What were some of the major themes the author wrote about?
  • What message or lesson do you think the author was trying to present in the book? Do you feel the author was successful?
  • What questions or issues, if any, came to mind as you were reading the book?
  • Would you recommend this book to anyone else to read? This is a serious and important question, don't just tell us you liked it because you think it’s what we want to hear, we really value your opinion, and if we find that more than a couple of students do not like a book, we remove it from the list the following year.

***The most important advice we can give is to make sure your book review is not just a plot summary! ***

Summer 2019 AP World Book List

1. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

2. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond

3. Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris

4. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

5. Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative by Herbert Mason

6. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond

7. Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics : The History of the Explosive That Changed the World by Jack Kelly

8. Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond by Kenneth Nebenzahl

9. Pastwatch The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card

10. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

11. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Part B. Short Answer Questions

SAQ Section –

This section was created to:

• Analyze historians’ interpretations, historical sources, and propositions about history.
• Answer questions that provide opportunities for you to demonstrate what you know best.
• Evaluate questions that include texts, images, graphs, or maps.

1. Using this PowerPoint as your guide answer the Short Answer Questions in the ‘ACE’ format. A description of this method is explained in the presentation.
2. Construct answers that follow this format:
   1. Answer the question. (one sentence)
   2. Cite Specific evidence to support your answer. (one sentence)
   3. Explain your answer. (one sentence)
3. Create a “Works Cited” page that lists the titles and authors of books, articles, or websites you use while completing this portion of the assignment
4. Submission date: September 3, 2019
5. You must also provide a paper copy of this assignment on the first day of class, along with the other two assignments.

WORLD HISTORY SAQS

3 Questions

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your responses in the corresponding boxes on the paper provided.

Some questions have multiple parts. Be sure to answer all parts of every question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable.

Sources have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.

SAQ 1

Answer all parts of the questions that follow:

Some historians have argued that the adoption of agriculture during the Neolithic period and the advent of exploration during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries C.E. are the two most important transformations in world history.

1. Identify and explain TWO shared results of both transformations that would support the historians' assertion.
2. Identify and explain ANOTHER transformation in world history that can be interpreted as being of equal or greater importance.

SAQ 2

Use the passage below to answer all parts of the question that follows.

"There is no doubt that the Gujaratis from the northwest coast of India are men who understand merchandise; they are also diligent, quick men in trade. They do their accounts with numbers like ours. There are also merchants from Egypt settled in Gujarat, as well as many merchants from Persia and the Arabian Peninsula, all of whom do a great trade in the seaport towns of Gujarat. Those of our people who want to be clerks and traders ought to go there and learn, because the business of trade is a science in itself."

Tome Pires, Portuguese merchant, book describing travels in South Asia, 1515

1. Identify and explain ONE way in which the Indian Ocean trade described in the passage was a continuity of the trade in another area that occurred during the period 600 to 1450 C.E.
2. Identify and explain TWO ways in which merchants such as Pires impacted world trade in the period 1450 to 1750 C.E.

SAQ 3

Use the charts below to answer all parts of the question that follows.