In this unit, students will analyze primary and secondary sources to explain the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the development of Rome. Students will be able to:

• Sequence the rise of Rome in myth and historical fact

• Explain the government of the Roman Republic and its significance.

• Explain the causes of the political and economic growth of the Roman Empire

• Explain how Caesar and Augustus transitioned Rome from a republic to an empire.

• Explain how the Jewish people were affected by Roman rule.

• Explain the origins and spread of Christian beliefs.

• Explain the significance of Roman advancements.