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The Persian Empire: Imperial Administration and the Royal Road
Investigate how the Achaemenid Empire utilized satrapies, tolerance, and infrastructure to govern diverse populations.
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Classical Mediterranean and Trans-Eurasian Networks
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Analyze the governance systems, philosophical traditions, and trade networks of classical Greece, Rome, Persia, and India.
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SS.7.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesApply an understanding of the historical context of significant current events, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes within regions of the Eastern Hemisphere and their relationships with one another, to draw conclusions, and solve problems.
SS.7.4.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate similarities and differences of civic participation within different governmental systems of the Eastern Hemisphere.