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Greek Influence on Roman Culture, Religion, and Art
Explain how Roman adoption of Greek philosophy, artistic styles, literary forms, and architectural conventions reflected deep Hellenistic cultural borrowing.
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Roman Engineering, Language, and Cultural Diffusion
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Evaluate Roman achievements in architecture, engineering, and infrastructure, the global legacy of Latin and Greek, and the diffusion of ideas across Afro-Eurasia.
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Learning standards covered
7.T4c.8Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe how scientific, philosophical, and aesthetic ideas diffused throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa as a result of trade, migration, conquest, and colonization.
7.T4b.6Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeGive examples of Greek gods and goddesses, heroes, and events; explain the persistence of terms from Greek and Roman mythology in modern English and other European languages (e.g., Pandora’s box, a Herculean task, the wrath of Achilles, Amazon, Olympics, marathon, narcissism).