Unit 2- Classical Mediterranean

SSWH3 

Examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE/BC to 400 CE/AD. 

a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. 

b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals, include: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Augustus Caesar. 

c. Analyze the impact of Greek and Roman culture, politics, and technology. 

d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world. 

e. Explain the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world. 

f. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.