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List of Benchmarks for World History 
 Standard 5.Understands the political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
  
Topics1. Southwest Asia and Egypt in 2nd millennium BCE; 2. Role of individuals in history
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 3.Understands significant individuals and events in Egyptian civilization (e.g., the extent of Egyptian expansion during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, and some of the factors that made this expansion possible; major political and cultural achievements of Thutmose III, Ramses II, and Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  significant individuals of Egyptian civilization (2nd millennium BCE)
B.  significant events of Egyptian civilization (2nd millennium BCE)
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Knows significant individuals and their roles in Egyptian civilization   
  2. Understands significant events in Egyptian civilization   
  3. Understands the extent of Egyptian expansion during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms   
  4. Knows factors that made Egyptian expansion possible   
  5. Knows major political and cultural achievements of Thutmose III in Egypt   
  6. Knows major political and cultural achievements of Ramses II in Egypt   
  7. Knows major political and cultural achievements of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt   


Citation Log: BD(BE,144;​C;​WE,62)
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