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List of Benchmarks for World History 
 Standard 34.Understands how Eurasian societies were transformed in an era of global trade and the emergence of European power from 1750 to 1870
  
Topics1. Cultural diffusion, adaptation, and interaction; 2. Political and military encounters between Europeans and Asians; 3. Colonies and colonial systems ; 4. Role of individuals in history
   Level IV (Grade 9-12)
  Benchmark 3.Understands how Western culture influenced Asian societies (e.g., British policies in India compared to Dutch colonial practices in the East Indies; the lives of indigenous elites under these regimes; aspects of indigenous cultures that were embraced by Europeans; the major accomplishments of Ram Mohan Roy and his central ideas regarding Western influence in India)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  influence of Western culture on Asia (1750-1870 CE)
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Knows how British policies in India compared to Dutch colonial practices in the East Indies   
  2. Understands the lives of indigenous elites under the British and Dutch regimes in Asia   
  3. Knows aspects of indigenous cultures that were embraced by Europeans   
  4. Understands the major accomplishments of Ram Mohan Roy and his central ideas regarding Western influence in India   


Citation Log: BD(BE,191;​C;​WE,221)
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