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Topic: Significant human migrations of the world
Grades K-4 History
	Standard 7. Understands selected attributes and historical developments of societies in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe
		Level I (Grade K-2)
			Benchmark 4.		Knows the journeys of Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, the routes they took, and what happened as a result of their travels
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows the journeys taken by Marco Polo
					2.	Knows the journeys taken by Christopher Columbus
					3.	Knows the routes taken by Marco Polo on his journeys
					4.	Knows the routes taken by Christopher Columbus on his journeys
					5.	Knows the outcomes of Marco Polo’s journeys
					6.	Knows the outcomes of Christopher Columbus’ journeys
		Level II (Grade 3-4)
			Benchmark 6.		Knows about the migrations of large groups in the past and recently (e.g., Native American ancestors across the Bering land bridge; the Bantu migrations in Africa; the movement of Europeans and Africans to the Western Hemisphere; the exodus of Vietnamese boat people, Haitians, and Cubans)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows about the migration of Native American ancestors across the Bering land bridge
					2.	Knows about the Bantu migrations in Africa
					3.	Knows about the movement of Europeans to the Western Hemisphere
					4.	Knows about the movement of Africans to the Western Hemisphere
					5.	Knows about the exodus of Vietnamese boat people
					6.	Knows about the exodus of Haitians
					7.	Knows about the exodus of Cubans
			Benchmark 7.		Knows about European explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries, their reasons for exploring, the information gained from their journeys, and what happened as a result of their travels (e.g., Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, Eric the Red, Zheng He, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco de Gama, Jacques Cartier)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows Christopher Columbus’ reasons for exploring
					2.	Knows information that was gained from Christopher Columbus’ journeys
					3.	Knows events that resulted from Christopher Columbus’ travels
					4.	Knows Marco Polo’s reasons for exploring
					5.	Knows information that was gained from Marco Polo’s journeys
					6.	Knows events that resulted from Marco Polo’s travels
					7.	Knows Eric the Red’s reasons for exploring
					8.	Knows information that was gained from Eric the Red’s journeys
					9.	Knows events that resulted from Eric the Red’s travels
					10.	Knows Zheng He’s reasons for exploring
					11.	Knows information that was gained from Zheng He’s journeys
					12.	Knows events that resulted from Zheng He’s travels
					13.	Knows Ferdinand Magellan’s reasons for exploring
					14.	Knows information that was gained from Ferdinand Magellan’s journeys
					15.	Knows events that resulted from Ferdinand Magellan’s travels
					16.	Knows Vasco de Gama’s reasons for exploring
					17.	Knows information that was gained from Vasco de Gama’s journeys
					18.	Knows events that resulted from Vasco de Gama’s travels
					19.	Knows Jacques Cartier’s reasons for exploring
					20.	Knows information that was gained from Jacques Cartier’s journeys
					21.	Knows events that resulted from Jacques Cartier’s travels
			Benchmark 8.		Knows about the various crops, foods, and animals that were transported from the Western Hemisphere and from the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of the "Columbian Exchange" (e.g., tomato, corn, cassava, potato; horse, cattle, sugar cane)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows that the tomato, corn, cassava, and the potato are crops that were transported from the Western Hemisphere as a result of the "Columbian Exchange"
					2.	Knows that horse and cattle were transported from the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of the "Columbian Exchange"
					3.	Knows that sugar cane was transported from the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of the "Columbian Exchange"
			Benchmark 9.		Understands the different perspectives and major arguments surrounding the Columbian encounter
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the different perspectives held by various groups on the Columbian encounter
					2.	Understands the major arguments surrounding the Columbian encounter

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

Topic: Significant human migrations of the world

Grades K-4 History