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Roman Trade Connections With Sub-Saharan Africa
Describe Roman commercial networks extending into North Africa, the Sahara, and the Red Sea to exchange gold, ivory, grain, and exotic animals.
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The Roman Empire: Expansion, Pax Romana, and Disintegration
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Trace the transition from Republic to Empire, the mechanisms of imperial governance and prosperity, and the internal and external causes of Rome's eventual decline.
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Learning standards covered
7.T4c.3.cMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe promotion of economic growth through the use of a standard currency, road construction, and the protection of trade routes and the benefits of a Pax Romana
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.