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List of Benchmarks for World History 
 Standard 13.Understands the causes and consequences of the development of Islamic civilization between the 7th and 10th centuries
  
Topics1. Abbasid Caliphate, 8th-10th century; 2. Science, technology, and society; 3. Trade and trade routes ; 4. Role of individuals in history
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 3.Understands significant aspects of Abbasid culture (e.g., sources of Abbasid wealth and the economic and political importance of various forms of slavery; why the Abbasid state became a center of Afro-Eurasian commercial exchange; how the Abbasids promoted and preserved Greek learning and contributed to science, mathematics, and medicine; the contributions of specific individuals to the Abbasid advancement of scientific knowledge)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  Abbasid culture
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Knows sources of Abbasid wealth   
  2. Understands the economic importance of various forms of slavery in Abbasid culture   
  3. Understands the political importance of various forms of slavery in Abbasid culture   
  4. Understands why the Abbasid state became a center of Afro Eurasian commercial exchange   
  5. Understands how the Abbasids promoted and preserved Greek learning and contributed to science, mathematics, and medicine   
  6. Knows the contributions of specific individuals to the Abbasid advancement of scientific knowledge   


Citation Log: BD(BE,158;​C;​WE,110;​LE,236)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
B   NCHS: Basic Edition
L   Lessons from History
W   NCHS: World History, expanded edition

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document