The following are the Connecticut State Standards that apply to lessons in the unit.
Content Standard 1: Historical Thinking
Students will develop historical thinking skills by:
a.) gathering and analyzing historical information from primary and secondary sources
b.) using primary source documents to analyze multiple perspectives
Content Standard 3: Historical Themes
Students will apply their understanding of historical periods, issues and trends to examine:
a.) examples of visual arts, music and architecture and explain what they indicate about the valves and beliefs of various societies
b.) the multiple forces and developments that helped connect the peoples of the world
Content Standard 4: Applying History
Students will recognize the continuing importance of historical thinking and historical knowledge by:
a) being active learners at cultural institutions, such as, museums and historical exhibitions
Content Standard 9: Places and Regions
Students will use spatial perspective to identify and analyze the significance of physical and world regions by:
a) explaining that regions are interconnected and may overlap
b.) analyzing ways different groups in society view places and regions differently
Content Standard 15: Economic Interdependence
Students will demonstrate how the exchange of goods and services by individuals and groups creates economic interdependence and how trade results in change by:
a.) explaining why trade encourages specialization and trace medieval African and Asia trade routes
