Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire — Practice · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

What this practice covers

By the end of Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire you should be able to:

10 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: republic, Senate, emperor, Pax Romana, aqueduct.

Problem 1

Distinguish republic and empire. Could a republic also control an empire?
Answer and explanation

Yes. Governing institutions and territorial domination describe different dimensions.

Yes. Governing institutions and territorial domination describe different dimensions.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Trace conflict over power. Did conquest benefit every resident equally?
Answer and explanation

No. Distribution, labor status and political position shaped experiences.

No. Distribution, labor status and political position shaped experiences.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

Qualify the Pax Romana. Does “Roman peace” prove all subjects were safe and free?
Answer and explanation

No. It summarizes selected stability while hiding substantial violence and inequality if used uncritically.

No. It summarizes selected stability while hiding substantial violence and inequality if used uncritically.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

Explain continuity after political change. What continued after 476 CE?
Answer and explanation

Eastern Roman rule and many legal, social, religious and urban practices, with regional change.

Eastern Roman rule and many legal, social, religious and urban practices, with regional change.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 5

Revise the label using political geography and continuity.
Answer and explanation

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse.

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 6

Write a three-sentence museum or atlas label explaining this case. Include what is directly supported, one inference and one limit.
Answer and explanation

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 7

A writer claims the supplied case proves the same thing happened everywhere in the Eastern Hemisphere. Repair the scope and identify a useful next comparison.
Answer and explanation

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 8

Which source or observation would most improve this explanation? Explain the information it could add and a limitation it would still have.
Answer and explanation

No. Distribution, labor status and political position shaped experiences. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.

No. Distribution, labor status and political position shaped experiences. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 9

Using the assigned chapter reader, connect this topic to another named society or period. Give one similarity and one difference using matched categories.
Answer and explanation

Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. Eastern Roman rule and many legal, social, religious and urban practices, with regional change.

Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. Eastern Roman rule and many legal, social, religious and urban practices, with regional change.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 10

Revise your response to the whole-unit case after checking the fourth teaching part. State exactly what you changed and why.
Answer and explanation

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.

A western imperial office ended in 476, while eastern Roman rule continued and institutions/settlements changed unevenly. Compare a specific region and type of evidence before describing total collapse. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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