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New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
Origins
of Writing
This collection of articles traces the history of written language from hieroglyphs
and Chinese calligraphy to the Gutenberg press and the Cherokee alphabet.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section:
No Searchable: No Social Studies: Geography
Curriculum Standard 11Students will demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human
geographic features that define places and regions.
Proficiency
Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to: -
Analyze
how language, tradition, and other cultural elements shape peoples' perceptions
and opinions about places and regions.
Social Studies: History
Curriculum Standard 16
Students will demonstrate the ability to employ historical analysis, interpretation,
and comprehension to make reasoned judgments and to gain an understanding, perspective,
and appreciation of history and its uses in contemporary situations.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:-
Demonstrate an understanding that people, artifacts, and documents represent links
to the past and that they are sources of data from which historical accounts are
constructed.
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Display historical perspective by describing the past through the eyes and experiences
of those who were there, as related through their memories, literature, diaries,
letters, debates, arts, maps, and artifacts.
Proficiency
Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to: -
Analyze historical documents, artifacts, and other materials for credibility,
relevance, and point of view.
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Examine historical materials relating to a particular region, society, or theme;
analyze change over time; and make logical inferences concerning cause and effect.
Curriculum Standard 18
Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significant developments
of world history including the study of ancient, medieval, and modern Europe (Western
civilization) with particular emphasis on those developments that have shaped
the experience of the entire globe over the last 500 years and those ideas, institutions,
and cultural legacies that have directly influenced American thought, culture,
and politics.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to: -
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the origin, development, and distinctive
characteristics of major ancient, classical, and agrarian civilizations including
the Mesopotamian, Ancient Hebrew, Egyptian, Nubian (Kush), Greek, Roman, Gupta
Indian, Han Chinese, Islamic, Byzantine, Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations.
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Discuss the connections among civilizations from earliest times as well as the
continuing growth in interaction among the world's people including the impact
of changes in transportation and communication.
Proficiency
Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to: -
Discuss the political, philosophical, and cultural legacies of ancient Greece
and Rome.
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Compare the origin, central
ideas, institutions, and worldwide influence of major religious and philosophical
traditions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam,
and Judaism.
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Discuss the contributions
of Judaism and Christianity to the development of Western civilization.
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Demonstrate an understanding
of major developments in Europe during the Middle Ages including nomadic invasions
from the Eurasian Steppes; interactions with the Muslim world; Byzantine Empire;
Black Death; and feudalism and the evolution of representative government.
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Demonstrate an understanding
of major developments in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries including
the Renaissance and the Reformation; the rise of the Ottoman Empire; the origins
of capitalism; and exploration and colonization.
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