Roman Learning Objectives
1. Describe how geographic factors promote or impede the movement of people, products and ideas.
2. Identify examples of improvements in transportation, communication, and technology and explain how they have
facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.
3. Explain how trade leads to specialization and interdependence.
4. Analyze how the distribution of resources leads to specialization and trade.
5. Explain how the growth of cities and empires fostered the growth of markets.
6. Describe how market exchanges encouraged specialization and the transition from barter to monetary
economies.
7. Describe how the Roman Republic was a radical departure from monarchy and theocracy and explain how it
influenced the structure and function of modern democratic governments.
8. Cite examples and explain the enduring impact that Ancient Rome had on later civilizations that
includes government and law, art and architecture, literature and history, and engineering and technology.
9. Explain the role the Romans had in spreading Christianity.
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