Content Specification - SS.9.3.a.1:
Students will examine the location and relative size of classical political entities (Greece, Gupta, Han, Maurya, Maya, Qin, Rome) noting the location and size of each in relation to the amount of power held within a region.

Content Specification - SS.9.3.a.2:
Students will investigate how geographic factors encouraged or hindered expansion and interactions within the Greek, Roman, and Mayan civilizations.

Content Specification - SS.9.3.b.1:
Students will compare and contrast how the Mauryan, Qin, and Roman civilizations consolidated and increased power.

Content Specification - SS.9.3.c.1:
Students will examine the achievements of Greece, Gupta, Han Dynasty, Maya, and Rome to determine if the civilizations experienced a Golden Age.

Content Specification - SS.9.3.d.1:
Students will compare and contrast the forces that led to the fall of the Han Dynasty, the Mayan civilization, and the Roman Empire.