Ch. 10 Section 2- 24

Which term best describes ancient Roman society?

• Paterfamilias

• patriarchy

• plebian

• dictatorship

Which two factors most strongly determined the amount of education a Roman child would receive?

• marital status

• family wealth

• gender

• ethnicity

What role did slaves play in Rome's economy?

• They made purchases that helped make Rome's patricians very wealthy

• They provided much of the manual labor needed to build, farm, and mine.

• They were usually teachers, doctors, or business managers.

• They had no value in Rome's economy.

Who controlled the slave army that famously rebelled in 73 B.C.E.?

• 
  Cicero

• the Council of Plebs

• Spartacus

• Romulus and Remus

Which human trait was most valued by the Romans?

• beauty

• elegance

• loyalty

• grace

How did the land purchases of wealthy Romans affect the lives of poorer citizens?

• 
  The wealthy would buy up small farms, forcing poor farmers to find work in cities.

• The wealthy would force poor farmers to work on their land for free.

• The wealthy would purchase land and sell it to poor farmers for twice as much.

• 
  The wealthy would create huge farms worked entirely by patricians.