Unit 3 Greece And Romemr Volkmar's Course Pages

9.3 CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS: EXPANSION, ACHIEVEMENT,DECLINE:

Classical civilizations employed a variety of methods toexpand and maintain control over vast territories. They developed lastingcultural achievements. Both internal and external forces led to the eventualdecline of these empires. (Standards: 2,3, 5; Themes: MOV, TCC, GEO, GOV, CIV)

9.3a - Geographic factors encouraged and hindered astate’s/empire’s expansion and interactions.

• Students will examine the location and relative size of classical political entities (Greece, Rome) noting the location and size of each in relation to the amount of power held within a region.
• Students will investigate how geographic factors encouraged or hindered expansion and interactions within the Greek, and Roman, civilizations.

9.3b - Empires used belief systems, systems of law, forms ofgovernment, military forces, and social hierarchiesto consolidate and expand power.

• Students will compare and contrast how the Greek and Roman civilizations consolidated and increased power.

9.3c - A period of peace, prosperity, and culturalachievements can be designated as a Golden Age.

• Students will examine the achievements of Greece, and Rome to determine how the civilizations experienced a Golden Age.

9.3d - Political, socioeconomic, and environmental issues,external conflicts, and nomadic invasions led to thedecline and fall of Classical empires.

• Students will compare and contrast the forces that led to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Contributions of the Ancient Romans—law (Twelve Tables), architecture, literature,roads, bridges

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7. Which quotation from the teachings of Confucius is most similar to the Golden Rule from Judeo- Christian teaching? (q 7 Ju 03)

1)“If a ruler is upright, all will go well without orders.”

2)“By nature, men are pretty much alike. It is learning and practice that set them apart.”

3)“While a father or mother is alive, a son should not travel far.”

4)“Do not do to others what you do not wish for yourself.”