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HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its significance (e.g., written constitution and tripartite government, checks and balances, civic duty).

Overarching Standard:
HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Identify the location of and the political and geographic reasons for the growth of Roman territories and expansion of the empire, including how the empire fostered economic growth through the use of currency and trade routes.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Discuss the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus in Rome’s transition from republic to empire.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Trace the migration of Jews around the Mediterranean region and the effects of their conflict with the Romans, including the Romans’ restrictions on their right to live in Jerusalem.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Note the origins of Christianity in the Jewish Messianic prophecies, the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament, and the contribution of St. Paul the Apostle to the definition and spread of Christian beliefs (e.g., belief in the Trinity, resurrection, salvation).

Overarching Standard:
HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other Roman territories.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.

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Discuss the legacies of Roman art and architecture, technology and science, literature, language, and law.

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Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.

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HSS-PoE.12.1 Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.

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Examine the causal relationship between scarcity and the need for choices.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-PoE.12.1 Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.

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Explain opportunity cost and marginal benefit and marginal cost.