2012 Summer Reading Assignment for AP European History
	Mrs. Paige Solomon   psolomon@norfolkcollegiate.org   Part I: Geography Completed maps are due on the first day of school. You will also have a geography test on this material in the first week.  Download and print the maps: World Map  Africa & Asia Political Middle East Asia & South Pacific South America Europe   On the “World Map,” label the following: Alps Andes Mountains Caucasus Mountains Himalayas Pyrenees Mountains Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Anatolia/Asia Minor Balkan Peninsula Iberian Peninsula   On the “Africa & Asia Political” map, color and label the following countries: Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Morocco South Africa Sudan   On the “Middle East” map, color and label the following countries: Iran Iraq Israel Saudi Arabia Turkey Syria   On the “Asia & South Pacific” map, color and label the following countries: China India Japan Korea Mongolia Russia Vietnam Sri Lanka Philippines   On the “South America” map, color and label the following countries: Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Venezuela Bolivia Panama   On the “Europe” map, color and label the following countries: Belgium England Germany Greece Italy Spain France Denmark Netherlands Sweden Czech Republic Poland   Part II– reading in your textbook – should be completed by the first day of school. Western Civilization (7thedition) by Jackson Spielvogel Read the chapters 11 and 12 in your textbook on the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It would be very helpful for you to take some notes as you go. Much of chapter 11  should be review. You should take more detailed notes on the Renaissance.   Part III– Start thinking about this question:   To what extent was the Renaissance different from the Middle Ages?   Consider political,economic,religious,social,intellectual, andartistic aspects as points of comparison/contrast. (PERSIA is an acronym we will use this year)