Assignment for A. P. World
History
Summer 2008
My Dear New Whappers,
Congratulations on successfully
completing your first year in World History AP and now welcome to WHAPLAND II!
I am so excited that you will be in my class next September and I can not wait
to start discussing the historical events and beliefs of the times after the
Renaissance. You will be embarking on a great new venture as we pick up your
journey of the past and take it all the way to the present. We will start with
the beginning of modern history with the coming of the Scientific Revolution and
we will look at the people, the events and the challenges through the Twentieth
Century. (I hear you are great thinkers! I am looking forward to hearing your
views about men such as Marx, Hitler and Gandhi to name just a few. )
In order that we get off to a
good start I have set up a guided reading for you to complete over the summer.
As you read the chapters, always remember to be active readers. This means you
will need to take notes, and think through the material as you go. This will be
of paramount importance throughout your study of World History.
I know you have had a
wonderful start this freshmen year and Ms. Fusco speaks so highly of you. I ask
that you continue to be open to learning new and wonderful things, and as the
song says: “It’s a whole new world…” Let us encounter it together.
I will see you in
September. Have a great summer.
Ms. Bruen
P.S. If you have any questions
regarding the assignment you can email me at
kbbruen@tmla.org.
Summer Assignment: Complete
1 and 2
Due Date: Our second class
meeting in September. This will count as a major
homework grade.
1. Read the summer reading for
Social Studies - WHAP II which is Things Fall Apart by Chinua
Achebe. there will be a test on this book the first week of class. the
date will be announced .
2. Read Textbook - Bentley:
Traditions and Encounters – Chapter 24.
and answer the Guided Reading Questions in this packet.
Please type your answers.
Use size 12 font.
Read Textbook – MacDougal:
World History- Patterns of Interaction – Chapters 21 and 22
for clarification only.
World History AP II
Summer Assignment 2008
Guided Reading Questions
for Bentley: Chapter 24 – pages 637- 660.
Absolute
Monarchy, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
At the end of the Middle Ages,
Europe was undergoing a commercial revolution which rejuvenated trade,
encouraged new forms of business, and revitalized the economies of regions. In
these regions, new powerful states emerged particularly in the kingdoms of
England, France and Spain.
The
New Monarchs
1. In what ways did the
monarchs of England, France and Spain encourage the economy of their lands?
2. What relationship is there
between economic stability and political power?
3. List the ways these monarchs
enhanced their state’s power.
4. What was the role of the
Inquisition in Spain? Do you believe it helped in the development of Spain or
did it hold the nation back from progress?
Constitutional States
1. What two states’ governments
developed along constitutional lines?
2. List the events which led to
England becoming a Constitutional Monarchy.
3. What were the
characteristics of the Dutch Republic?
4. What role did trade have in
these two states?
Absolute
Monarchies
1. What is absolutism? Where
did power originate for an Absolute Monarch?
2. Identify: Louis XIII,
Cardinal Richelieu, and Louis XIV
3. Why was Louis XIV called
the ”Sun King” and in what ways did he maintain power in France?
4. What policies did Peter the
Great follow in Russia?
5. Why did Peter the Great feel
it was necessary to “westernize” Russia?
6 What policies did Catherine
the Great follow in Russia? Would one call her an “Enlightened Monarch?” Why?
Science
and Enlightenment
1. Who is Ptolemy and what was
his theory about the universe?
2. Briefly describe the
heliocentric theory of the universe which Nicolaus Copernicus proposed in 1543.
3. In what ways was Copernicus’
theory challenge the accepted beliefs of the day?
4. What is the scientific
revolution?
5. Briefly describe the
contributions of the following scientists:
Galileo Galilei, Johannes
Kepler, Isaac Newton
6. How did the theories of
these scientists influence how people saw the world and the attainment of
knowledge?
7. What is the Enlightenment?
How can the Enlightenment be seen as an outgrowth of the Scientific Revolution?*
8. Make a chart on the
Enlightenment thinkers and complete.
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Philosopher/Date |
Published Work |
Theory |
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Thomas Hobbes
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John Locke
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Montesquieu |
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Voltaire
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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