Traditions and Encounters, AP Edition (Bentley), 5th EditionChapter 11:
Mediterranean Society: The Roman PhaseLearning Objectives
When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Explain Rome's development from small city-state with a king to a republic.
- Explain the constitution of the Roman republic and its expansion into a preeminent power in the Mediterranean.
- Describe the transformation of Rome from a republic to an empire, from the Gracchi brothers to Augustus.
- Assess the impact of the continuing expansion and integration of the empire on the lands around the Mediterranean.
- Explain the expansion of trade and urbanization in the Roman Mediterranean and their impact upon society.
- Explain the significant features of family and social values in Roman times.
- Understand the influence of Greek philosophy and religions of salvation upon the Roman world.
- Outline the experiences of Judaism and early Christianity in the Roman empire.
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