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 Polos 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 Polos reasons for exploring |
| | | | | 5. | Knows information that was gained from Marco Polos journeys |
| | | | | 6. | Knows events that resulted from Marco Polo’s travels |
| | | | | 7. | Knows Eric the Reds reasons for exploring |
| | | | | 8. | Knows information that was gained from Eric the Reds journeys |
| | | | | 9. | Knows events that resulted from Eric the Red’s travels |
| | | | | 10. | Knows Zheng Hes reasons for exploring |
| | | | | 11. | Knows information that was gained from Zheng Hes journeys |
| | | | | 12. | Knows events that resulted from Zheng Hes travels |
| | | | | 13. | Knows Ferdinand Magellans reasons for exploring |
| | | | | 14. | Knows information that was gained from Ferdinand Magellans journeys |
| | | | | 15. | Knows events that resulted from Ferdinand Magellans travels |
| | | | | 16. | Knows Vasco de Gamas reasons for exploring |
| | | | | 17. | Knows information that was gained from Vasco de Gamas journeys |
| | | | | 18. | Knows events that resulted from Vasco de Gamas travels |
| | | | | 19. | Knows Jacques Cartiers reasons for exploring |
| | | | | 20. | Knows information that was gained from Jacques Cartiers journeys |
| | | | | 21. | Knows events that resulted from Jacques Cartiers 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 |