AP World Summer Assignment

Purpose: To review Global 9 content that you learned from region to region, and apply it chronologically to the
first four eras of the AP World History curriculum.

Four Parts of the Assignment:

1. Era One: Technological & Environmental Transformations (Origins of Civilization to 600 BCE)
a. Complete the map project*
2. Era Two: Organization/Reorganization of Human Societies (600 BCE to 600 CE)
a. Read the excerpt “Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions?” (pages 419-440) from
Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
b. Respond to this prompt: Apply Jared Diamond’s collapse theory to ONE empire from “Era
Two”, explaining two different S.P.I.C.E. thematic reasons for that empire’s collapse. Your
choices of empires are: Rome, Persia, Han, Maya or Gupta. This 2 page, double-spaced, typed
response will be graded using the following rubric. It should contain an introduction with a
thesis, likely two body paragraphs (one for each S.P.I.C.E. theme) and a conclusion that makes a
current day connection.*
Reaction Rubric
Intro & Thesis Each Box is worth 1 point
Has a Creative/ Contextualization Contextualization Introduction Builds
1. Title & Introduction Witty Title (Time) (Place) up to Thesis
Thesis is Thesis is Thesis is Thesis is
2. Introduction ends with a Thesis (Claim) Strong Clear Insightful Underlined

Body & Evidence

3. Uses quality information from the reading (Collapse) w/ parenthetical citation Parenthetical Author/Keyword Meaningful Smoothly
Citation and Page # Usage Incorporated
4. Uses quality information from the reading (Collapse) w/ parenthetical citation Parenthetical Author/Keyword Meaningful Smoothly
Citation and Page # Usage Incorporated
5. Includes a passage from another quality source w/ parenthetical citation Parenthetical Author/Keyword Meaningful Smoothly
Citation and Page # Usage Incorporated
1st use of Reading 2nd use of Reading Additional Source Accurate
5. Quality information from sources supports your thesis Supported Thesis Supported Thesis Supported Thesis Information
Organized Spelling & Sentence Smooth Flow
6. Entire reaction is written well & strong in mechanics Paragraphs Capitalization Structure of Ideas
Is Both …And Written with Written in
7. Reaction has a strong sense of voice/purpose Persuasive… Objective Depth of Topic Third Person
Additional Source Additional Source’s Additional Source’s Balanced Between Sources
8. Reaction was well researched & sourced Has Authorship Expertise Explained Sponsor/Publisher & Your Analysis
Thesis Connected to Connection has a You Partake in the Conversation in a Meaningful,
9. Conclusion with a Synthesis/Connection & Participation Another Time/Place Specific Example Courteous & Thoughtful Way (2 Points)
10. Includes proper Work Cited (Not on a separate sheet of paper) Works Cited Alphabetical Format: Spacing & Sufficient
Title Hanging Ident Information Cited

3. Era Three: Regional/Interregional Interactions (600 CE – 1450 CE)

a. Complete the S.P.I.C.E. chart worksheet concerning 5 empires that existed during this era of
history: Abbasid, Mongols, Aztecs, Byzantine and Mali.*
4. Era Four: Global Interactions (1450 CE – 1750 CE)
a. Complete the S.P.I.C.E. multiple choice question creation activity.*

Sources:
- Use quality sources to complete all assignments. A good starting point would be to use an AP World
History Review Book (2017 edition)
- All materials (reading excerpts, worksheets etc.) can be found on Mr. Quinn’s & Mr. Clements’
websites:
Quinn: http://www.bcsd.org/webpages/bquinn/index.cfm?subpage=85172
Clements: http://www.bcsd.org/webpages/jclements/social.cfm?subpage=85196

All of these assignments will be due: Friday, September 8, 2017 (Day 3) – regardless of drop days.
Please do not staple the assignments together as each component will be collected individually.

*All four parts of the assignment concern the AP World History S.P.I.C.E. thematic approach, so use the
S.P.I.C.E. guide on the back of this sheet to guide you.
S.P.I.C.E. GUIDE