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The Roman Republic: Separation of Powers and Twelve Tables
Examine Roman checks and balances, patrician-plebeian clashes, and written law codes.
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Classical Empires and the Fall of Rome
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Examine the political, cultural, and military developments of classical empires in Greece, Rome, and the Hellenistic world, culminating in the fall of Western Rome and the rise of the Byzantine Empire.
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8.1.9.APennsylvania Social Studies Standards · 8th GradeA. Analyze chronological thinking. • Difference between past, present and future • Sequential order of historical narrative • Data presented in time lines • Continuity and change • Context for events
8.1.9.CPennsylvania Social Studies Standards · 8th GradeC. Analyze the fundamentals of historical interpretation. • Fact versus opinion • Reasons/causes for multiple points of view • Illustrations in historical documents and stories • Causes and results • Author or source used to develop historical narratives • Central issue