Ancient Rome

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How did Romans learn about Greek culture?

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settle near Greece

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How did the Romans get their alphabet? Options: from the Greeks, who invented it; from the Etruscan, who invented it; from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks; from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans

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from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks

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Patricians were

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wealthy landowning families

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Why were plebeians unhappy in the Roman Republic?

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no saying in making laws

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The tribunes gained power when they...

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veto actions by the senate

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Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?

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so the laws couldn't be changed whenever the patricians wanted

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Plebeians and patricians became almost equal when they won: pass laws for all Romans.

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pass laws for all Romans

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Why are the United States and the Roman Republic considered republics?

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people elect representatives to make laws for them.

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How did Roman expansion effect the plebeians?

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they had to serve in the army

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What problems did conquered cities have they were made allies of Roman? Options: became a Roman citizen, citizens were taken to Rome, paid Rome taxes, traded with Rome

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paid Rome taxes