AP World History - Summer Assignment 2018 - Complete reading, notes, terms, maps, and timeline

Sep 28, 2026

Trinity Catholic High School’s AP World History summer assignment outlines a structured plan to prepare for the AP World History test. Students must bookmark and use AP Central resources, download the Course and Exam Description (CED), purchase the AMSCO/Perfection Learning text, and read the book’s introduction. The work includes handwritten notes for Period 1 (Chapters 1–2), defining key vocabulary, labeling specified locations on an attached world map, and placing major dates on a timeline, plus an announced reading quiz and map quiz.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Summer Assignment Instructions

Required resources and readings

Period 1 notes and preparation

Vocabulary definitions

Map identification and geographic skills

Timeline dates and chronological context

In-class quizzes on day 2

Trinity Catholic High School AP World History Teacher: Mr. Joe Chitty, [j](jchitty@tchs.us)[chitty@tchs.us](jchitty@tchs.us) Welcome to AP World History at Trinity Catholic. This course will cover (briefly) ALL the events since the beginning of time! These events will be divided into six periods and are connected through the “Themes” of World History which will help us see patterns and connections since the world began up to today. Since we cover so much material, reading will be vital. Plan on having assigned reading each night throughout the year. We will “do” history this year as we learn about events. We will look at the causes and effects, contextualization, and continuity and change of events as well as comparing events that happened in different places or periods. AP World History will also teach you how to analyze primary and secondary sources and use them to construct a historically defensible argument that is based on historical evidence. Finally, we will hone our geographic skills so that we can place people, places, and events on the map and see how the map has changed over time. The goal of this course is to prepare you for the AP World History test, which will be on Thursday, 16 May 2019 at 8 a. m. We will do various test prep activities throughout the year that uses the content and skills mentioned above to achieve a 5 (the top score) on an AP test. Below is the Summer Assignment for AP World History. It will be due the first day of class. 1. Bookmark the AP World History page on AP Central. We will use this site throughout the year for resources relating to AP World History. [https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-world-history?course=ap-world-history](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-world-history?course=ap-world-history) [2. Download the](2. Download the) “AP World History Course and Exam Description-Fall 2017” (the “CED”) from the link above. 3. You need to purchase the “World History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination-2018” by AMSCO and Perfection Learning. You may purchase either thee-book or the paperback from the link below. This book will supplement our text and will be a big help in preparing for the exam. [https://www.perfectionlearning.com/social-studies/advanced-placement/world-history-ap](https://www.perfectionlearning.com/social-studies/advanced-placement/world-history-ap) exam. html 4. You will need to read the “Introduction” at the beginning of the AMSCO book. This will answer many of the questions you will have about the AP Test. 5. Next, read and take notes on Period 1 (Chapters 1 and 2) . Notes should be handwritten and may be in either a spiral notebook or three-ring binder. (Since the AP Test is all handwritten, most of what we do in class will also be handwritten. ) (continued on the next page) 6. You will need to define the terms below. I suggest you make a set of flashcards to help you study. ( Physical flashcards are preferable to something digital like Quizlet. ) Paleolithic Era hunter-forager migration climate regionsedentism agriculture pastoralist demographic Neolithic Revolution domesticated artisans elites patriarchy agrarian state mobilize surplus divine aristocrat resources culture architecture urban planning legal code hierarchies monotheism interregional 7. Identify the following locations on the attached world map. This will help to contextualize what we learn spatially and geographically. Africa Eurasia Australia The Americas The Mediterranean Mesopotamia Babylonia Sumer Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys Egypt Nubia (Kush) Nile River Valley Sub-Saharan Africa Mohenjo-daro Harappa The Indus River Valley China Shang The Yellow River ( Huang He) Valley Papua New Guinea Olmec Mesoamerica Chavin The Andes Mountains 8. Finally, put the following dates on the attached timeline. This will help to contextualize what we learn chronologically or throughout time. Note: c. means “cir

FAQs

What initial resources and readings are required for the AP World History summer assignment?

Students must bookmark the AP World History page on AP Central, download the “AP World History Course and Exam Description-Fall 2017” (CED), and purchase “World History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination-2018” by AMSCO and Perfection Learning, then read the book’s “Introduction.”

What note-taking and content work is expected for Period 1?

Students must read and take notes on Period 1 (Chapters 1 and 2). Notes should be handwritten and may be kept in a spiral notebook or a three-ring binder.

Which vocabulary, locations, and dates must be completed before class?

Students must define the listed vocabulary terms, identify specified locations on the attached world map, and put the given dates on the attached timeline, using the provided guidance for c., B.C.E., and C.E. notations.

Sep 28, 2026

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