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List of Benchmarks for World History 
 Standard 9.Understand how major religious and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and India from 500 BCE to 300 CE
  
Topics1. Religion and culture in India, 500 BCE- 300 CE; 2. Religion, belief systems, and values; 3. Role of individuals in history; 4. Expansion of Christianity and Buddhism
   Level II (Grade 5-6)
  Benchmark 7.Understands the origins of Buddhism and fundamental Buddhist beliefs (e.g., the life story of Buddha and his essential teachings; how the Buddhist teachings were a response to the Brahmanic system; the contributions of the emperor Ashoka to the expansion of Buddhism in India; how Indian epic stories reflect social values, and how the Jakata tales reveal Buddhist teachings)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  Buddhism
B.  origins of Buddhism
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the origins of Buddhism    
  2. Understands fundamental Buddhist beliefs   
  3. Knows the life story of Buddha    
  4. Knows Buddha’s essential teachings   
  5. Understands how the Buddhist teachings were a response to the Brahmanic system   
  6. Knows the contributions of the emperor Ashoka to the expansion of Buddhism in India   
  7. Understands how Indian epic stories reflect social values   
  8. Understands how the Jakata tales reveal Buddhist teachings   


Citation Log: BD(BE,152;​C;​WE,92;​LE,223,224)
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