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How to prepare for a DBA in World History?
Things to keep in mind:
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All classes have standards that must be mastered BEFORE a DBA.
Mastery occurs when you read the entire lessons and have completed your Travel Journal notes with accuracy
(in your own words)
Please see below to find the standards for World History (standards are also the Objectives for each lesson):
Step 1: Click on Course Information
Step 2: Click on “Standards”
Step 4: View/Identify the standards for
each lesson
Step 3: Click on the Module Title
(whichever module you are working on)
See table below
You should be able to answer the sample questions below before calling your instructor. All sample
questions = the objectives in question format.
Please note, the sample questions below are not necessarily the questions you will be asked; however,
these questions should help to guide your thinking/studying
Module 5
Objectives
•describe the growth of Rome before the Punic Wars
•explain the impact of the Punic Wars on the development of
the Roman Empire
•describe the relationship between the plebeians and the
patricians, and their respective roles as citizens
•analyze the path Rome took from republic to empire
•explain how the Roman Republic contributed to the U.S.
democratic process
•name and explain the three different branches of
government
•compare the Roman republic to the direct democracy of
Athens and the representational democracy of the United
States
•describe the social structure of the Roman Republic
•compare life in the Roman Republic for various social groups
•describe the impact of Rome’s expansion on the economy
and society
•map the expansion of the Roman Republic and describe how
the expansion impacted the spread of Roman culture
•explain the reasons for the decline of the Roman Republic
•identify key figures associated with ancient Rome
•compare Roman life and culture in the Roman Republic to life
and culture in the Roman Empire
•explain the causes for the growth and longevity of the Roman
Empire
•explain the effect of the Roman Empire on the development
of Europe
•explain the reasons for the gradual decline of the Western
Roman Empire after the Pax Romana
•analyze how geography contributed to the culture and
politics of ancient Rome
•identify key figures and the basic beliefs of early Christianity
and how these beliefs impacted the Roman Empire
•describe the key achievements and contributions of Roman
civilization
•explain the spread and influence of the Latin language on
Western Civilization
Objectives in question format
-Before the Punic Wars, how did the early Romans take over
Italy?
-What was the conclusion (impact) of winning the Punic Wars
for Rome?
-What is the difference between the Plebeians and Patricians
along with the other classes?
-What events happened that caused the Republic to
eventually shift to the Empire?
-In what ways did we copy the Republic of Rome to our
government today? (hint: check/balance system)
-What are the 3 different branches of government and what
roles do they play in Ancient Rome and today?
-What is the difference between direct democracy and
representative (indirect) democracy?
-What does the social pyramid of ancient Rome look like?
-Based on the social pyramid, what was everyone’s role in
society? (men, women, children, upper class, middle class,
lower class/slaves)
-How did Rome’s size contribute to its economy and society?
-What parts of the world did Rome stretch to and how did this
affect their culture?
-Why did the Roman Republic fall? What reasons led to its
decline?
-Who are the following people and what did they do form
Rome (small sample): Caesar, Nerva, Hadrian, Sulla, Octavian,
Alaric, Odaocer, etc…
-How was life different from people in the Republic versus like
in the Empire?
-What are the main reasons why Rome stood as a super
power for so long?
-Based on Rome’s growth, how did this change Europe?
-Why did the Western Roman Empire begin to decline after
the Pax Romana (hint: after Marcus Aurelius’ rule)
-How did geography affect the culture and politics of ancient
Rome?
-What affect did people like Jesus, Paul and Constantine have
on the spread of Christianity in ancient Rome?
-What were the intellectual/technological
achievements/inventions that the Romans created?
-What influence does the Latin language have on Western
world’s (USA, Europe) today?