Ancient Rome - 12 Tables of Law Vocabulary

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True or False: The 12 Tables of Law helped the people of Rome deal with issues about debt, family relations, property and other matters of public and sacred law.

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True

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What does the term "arbiter" mean?

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A person who settles a dispute.

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Patricians were considered to be ________.

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wealthy

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True or False: Plebeians were not considered to be Roman citizens. Options: True, False

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False

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If plebeians couldn't pay their debt they would lose the following: their land and their freedom, their right to vote, their land and their wives

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their land and their freedom

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True or False: Plebeians found under Plebeian power in the battle field.

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False

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Patricians were more powerful than plebeians, mostly because of their ________.

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wealth (money)

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The phrase social unrest most likely means:

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the people were not at peace with each other

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The word legal most likely means:

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something dealing with the laws/rules of a society

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What name was given to the Ancient Roman laws?

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12 Tables