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CGHS AP World Summer Work 2014

Directions • Go online to Broward Schools BEEP and access the AP World textbook.

• Directions to BEEP • Go to http://beep.browardschools.com/ssoPortal/index.htm • Look for grades 9-­‐12 • Click on Social Studies • Scroll down to Advanced Placement World History

• Click on the textbook Assignment 1 (75 points) • Read chapters 1-­‐3 • Take notes full-­‐ sentence outline or full-­‐sentence bulleted notes for each chapter o Notes should be approximately 3 pages per chapter § Scroll to the bottom for an example of notes format o Highlight important dates, persons, cultures, terms, ideas in notes Assignment 2 (75 points) • Pick one of the cultures/ topics/ civilizations discussed in chapters 1-­‐3 o cultures/ topics/ civilizations (some may or may not be in textbook) § Ancient Egypt-­‐
§ Shang dynasty Nile Valley China § Sumerians § Olmecs (Mesopotamia) § Chavin § Nubia/Kush/ § Clovis culture Meroe-­‐ Nile § Agricultural Valley Revolution § Indus River § Norte Chico Valley

Civilization

• Research your culture/ topic/ civilization using resources other than the textbook to learn more • Complete a GRAPES graphic organizer (scroll down) for the culture • Create a

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