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Standard: Identify and locate the geographical features of ancient Rome, including:
Constantinople
Italian Alps
Italian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Rome
Tiber River
Standard: Analyze how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to its political and economic growth in the Mediterranean region and beyond.
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Standard: Describe the government of the Roman Republic, including:
Branches of government
Checks and balances
Civic participation
Representative democracy
The rule of law and the Twelve Tables
Standard: Describe the class system of ancient Rome, including the role of patricians, plebeians, and slaves in Roman society.
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Standard: Describe the characteristics of Julius Caesar's rule, including:
Leadership in the military
Popularity amongst plebeians
Role as dictator for life
Assassination
Standard: Analyze the influence of Augustus Caesar, including the establishment of the Roman Empire and its political, geographic, and economic expansion during the Pax Romana.
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Standard: Analyze how innovations in engineering and architecture contributed to Roman expansion, including the role of:
Aqueducts
Arches
Bridges
The Colosseum
Domes
Roads
Sanitation
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Standard: Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Rome, with respect to beliefs about the humanlike qualities of the deities and their importance in everyday life.
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Standard: Describe the origins and central features of Christianity:
Key Person(s): Jesus, Paul
Sacred Text: The Bible
Basic Beliefs: Monotheism, Sin & Forgiveness, Eternal Life, Jesus as Messiah
Standard: Explain the expulsion of the Jews from their homeland by the Romans, which began the Jewish diaspora.
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Standard: Explain the division of the Roman Empire into East and West, and identify the later establishment of Constantinople as the capital by Constantine.
Standard: Analyze the fall of the Western Roman Empire, including difficulty governing its large territory, political corruption, economic instability, and attacks by Germanic tribes, and identify the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire as the Byzantine Empire.
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