I.C.6.5

Compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of the ancient Greek, ancient Roman, Ottoman, Indian, Arabic, African and middle eastern civilizations and their enduring impacts on later civilizations, to include:<ol type="a"><li>influence of Mediterranean geography on the development and expansion of the civilizations</li><li>development of concepts of government and citizenship (e.g., democracy, republic, codification of laws, Code of Hammurabi)</li><li>scientific and cultural advancements (e.g., networks of roads, aqueducts, art, architecture, literature, theater, philosophy)</li><li>contributions and roles of key figures (e.g., Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus)</li></ol>