New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations

Castle of the World
This site, dedicated to castles around the world, features lots of images and includes a section for kids. You can learn about the different kinds of castles like shell keeps and Motte-and-bailey castles.
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Social Studies: History

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 ten students will be able to:

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.

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.