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 AP WORLD HISTORY Due ​
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Email Mr. Barainyak at ​
[email protected]​
to get a pdf version of the book to complete these assignments. Chapter 1 Questions – Choose 4 to complete (keep numbering) 1)
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What are the commonalities across the “humanoid” species? What factors led to stark cultural divergence? What is the evidence of this divergence? What trait allowed Australopithecus to survive and thrive? Why would this trait allow them to do so? What environmental factor led to the increase of open savannas? What factors allowed for the spread of ​
Homo Sapiens​
200,000 years ago? How did art and language increase ​
Homo Sapiens​
’ chances of dominance? How did domestication lead to the development of civilization? What environmental factors led to the different cultural and agricultural adaptations for humans in the Americas? Chapter 2 Questions – Choose 2 to complete (keep numbering) 1)
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What factors led to the development of Specialization of Labor? How did Mesopotamia’s climate and environment affect the cultural of its inhabitants? What unexpected problems resulted from the increase in the number of Mesopotamian cities? What factors contributed most to the lack of urban development in the Aegean and Europe? Cite specific examples of the barriers. Document­Based Questions – Choose one of the DBQs below and complete Document­Based Question #1 ­ Read/Study Primary Sources 1, 2, 3, & 4 and answer the following prompt in paragraph form: What factor led to the varied agricultural developments across distant civilizations? What agricultural endeavor was seen as extremely important? (Be sure to include specific examples from at least three of the four sources to support your answer.) Document­Based Question #2 ­ Read/Study Primary Sources 6, 7, & 8 and answer the following prompt in paragraph form: What were the similar and different views on the role of rulers across different early civilizations? (Be sure to include specific examples from at least three of the four sources to support your answer.)