AP World History Summer Assignment
Hello everyone,
As the summer break winds down, it is important for you finish the summer assignment. It is due the first day of school. Most of you had had great contributions to the blog questions and I see us having a fruitful year. To make sure that everyone gets the summer assignment done, I will not post anymore discussion questions, but along with the summer assignment, you should finish watching the series "First Peoples" as it will give you visuals of the information in the textbook.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and I will see you August 18th!!...
As the summer break winds down, it is important for you finish the summer assignment. It is due the first day of school. Most of you had had great contributions to the blog questions and I see us having a fruitful year. To make sure that everyone gets the summer assignment done, I will not post anymore discussion questions, but along with the summer assignment, you should finish watching the series "First Peoples" as it will give you visuals of the information in the textbook.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and I will see you August 18th!!...
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Howard Zinns History is a Weapon
Chapter 4 excerpt.
1. What is the title of the Chapter? What does it mean?
2. What is the claim that the author is trying to make? What evidence does he present to support his claim?
3. How many rebellions and riots does Zinn cite?
4. Who does Zinn clarify were the enemies of the colonists at the end of the French-Indian War?
5. How does Zinn refer to the concept of mercantilism to prove his point on paragraph 6?
7. was the impact of the French-Indian War on the colonies? Why would this prove to be important during the revolutionary war?
Chapter 7 Reading Questions
Complete by September 29th.
Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh
1. Read the article
2. Describe the Point of View (POV) of the author.
3. How does the article give us insights about the religious believes of Sumerian civilizations.
4. What is the "so what?" of the article. (Evaluate the value of the article)
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race
1. Read the article.
2. Watch John Green's Crash Course on Agricultural Revolution again.
3. Answer the questions on page 6 of the article.
First Peoples
You can watch episodes of "First Peoples" at http://www.pbs.org/first-peoples/home/ and it should recap many of the concepts that you are reading about in the textbook. Watch two episodes per week and leave feedback in the Edmodo group page connecting episodes content to textbook concepts
Edmodo Assignment
I have started an Edmodo group called Mr. Olivares AP World History. It is in my Edmodo page: https://www.edmodo.com/home#/group?id=13747071 The join group code is qtw9bs. The question is: How did agriculture change social structures?
When you find the post, respond to the question by clicking on "reply" under the post and state your complete name before you answer.
Good Luck!!!
PS. This is the first time I do this, so please be patient!!!
PPS. AP world History will be offered Periods 1 and 3 in the Fall if we have more than 50 students.
