WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Plebeians convince the Patricians they should have more rights?
A
They refused to serve in the army and left the city to set up their republic
B
They set up their own army and fought the Patricians
C
They sailed to Greece and started a new Roman colony
D
They joined the Carthaginians and fought against Rome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They protested by going on strike. They would leave the city for a while, refuse to work, or even refuse to fight in the army. Eventually, the plebeians gained a number of rights including the right to run for office and marry patricians.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the plebeians had gained some important rights, they still had less power than the patricians. Over the next 200 years, the plebeians staged a series of protests to gradually win political equality. First, they demanded that the laws be written down. In that way, the patricians couldn’t change them at will.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plebeians made up the majority of Roman society and they were generally poor. While some plebeians were more wealthy than others, they still did not have any power in government because they were not members of the patrician class. Patricians were the upper class of Roman society who controlled the government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The citizens of Rome were pleased because the Twelve Tables gave them a written copy of the rights they thought they deserved. After the Twelve Tables were written, the plebeians-who were originally little more than slaves-were finally allowed entrance into the Senate and the priesthood.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Plebeians Gain Political Equality Laws were written down, so the patricians couldn’t change them at will. The laws were published on tablets called the Twelve Tables. Eventually, the patricians were forced to share power with the plebeians.

Detailed explanation-6: -The end of the Conflict of the Orders (367–287 BC) In the decades following the passage of the Licinio-Sextian law of 367 BC, a series of laws were passed which ultimately granted plebeians political equality with patricians. The patrician era came to a complete end in 287 BC, with the passage of the Hortensian law.

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