Standard VI: Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.
• Interpreting spatial distributions and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies.
Standard VII: Describe the widespread impact of the Roman Empire.
• Tracing important aspects of the diffusion of Christianity, including its relationship to Judaism, missionary impulse,
organizational development, transition from persecution to acceptance in the Roman Empire, and church doctrine.
• Explaining the role of economics, societal changes, Christianity, political and military problems, external factors, and the
size and diversity of the Roman Empire in its decline and fall.
