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The Roman Republic: Geography, Institutions, and Society

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Explain how Rome's Mediterranean location, Republican governance, and social structure supported its rise and regional power.

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  1. Geography of Ancient Rome and the Italian PeninsulaUp next
  2. Etruscan Influence on Early Roman Political InstitutionsYou are here
  3. The Birth of the Roman Republic: Overthrowing the MonarchyNot started yet
  4. Government Structure of the Republic: Consuls, Senate, and AssembliesNot started yet
  5. Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and the Rule of Law in RomeNot started yet
  6. Civic Duty and Citizenship in Republican Rome: The Ideal of CincinnatusNot started yet
  7. The Struggle of the Orders: Patricians, Plebeians, and the Twelve TablesNot started yet
  8. Social Hierarchy and Family Life in Republican RomeNot started yet
  9. Enslaved Labor in the Roman Republic: Plantations, Mines, and HouseholdsNot started yet
  10. Early Roman Expansion Across ItalyNot started yet
  11. The Punic Wars and Roman Dominance of the Western MediterraneanNot started yet
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us-ma7.T4c.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe the rise of the Roman Republic, its government, including separation of powers, rule of law, representative government, and the notion of civic duty.