Draft:
The student will investigate the history of Rome and it's empire to find its cultural and political implications for the development of the United States.
Essential Questions:
“How does the past affect our present day form of democracy?”
Unit Questions:
“How did the Roman Empire (and the Greeks before them) affected the development of the US Constitution?”
Content Questions:
What experiences of Athenian Democracy affected the forming of the Roman Republic?
How did the Roman Republic differ from Athenian Democracy?
What caused the Roman Republic to fail?
What were the repercussions of this failure?
What lessons from the past examples did the “Founding Fathers” use developing the US Constitution?
What lessons would you take with you if you were starting your own country?
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