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List of Benchmarks for World History 
 Standard 27.Understands how European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication between 1450 and 1750
  
Topics1. Role of individuals in history; 2. Power and European states, 16th-18th centuries; 3. Development, ideology, and structure of political systems
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 5.Understands the emergence of strong individual leaders, monarchies, and states in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries (e.g., the character, development, and sources of wealth of strong bureaucratic monarchies; the significance of Peter the Great's westernizing reforms; the emergence of the Dutch Republic as a powerful European state; the reign of Elizabeth I and her efficacy as a leader and builder of a strong nation-state; the governmental policies of Catherine the Great; why St. Petersburg was called the "window on the West")
   Vocabulary terms
A.  emergence of strong leaders (16th to 18th centuries CE)
B.  emergence of strong monarchies (16th to 18th centuries CE)
C.  emergence of strong nation-states (16th to 18th centuries CE)
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the emergence of strong individual leaders and monarchies in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries   
  2. Understands the emergence of strong individual states in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries   
  3. Understands the character of strong bureaucratic monarchies   
  4. Understands the development of strong bureaucratic monarchies   
  5. Knows the sources of wealth of strong bureaucratic monarchies   
  6. Knows the significance of Peter the Great’s westernizing reforms   
  7. Understands the emergence of the Dutch Republic as a powerful European state   
  8. Understands the reign of Elizabeth I and her efficacy as a leader and builder of a strong nation state   
  9. Knows the governmental policies of Catherine the Great   
  10. Knows why St. Petersburg was called the "window on the West"   


Citation Log: BD(BE,178;​C;​WE,178;​LE,260;​LI,260)
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