WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were commoners such as artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms called?
A
Aristocrats
B
Patricians
C
Monarchs
D
Plebeians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term plebeian referred to all free Roman citizens who were not members of the patrician, senatorial or equestrian classes. Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers, bakers, builders or craftsmen – who worked hard to support their families and pay their taxes.

Detailed explanation-2: -In early Rome, patricians were the only ones who could hold political or religious office. The plebeians were the commoners in Rome and had the highest population in society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plebeians were mainly artisans or peasants who worked the patricians’ land; they lived in apartments and they had no political rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -plebeians. Commoners in Rome, including small farmers, artisans, and dependents of the landowners, praetors.

Detailed explanation-5: -The patricians were only a small percentage of the Roman population, but they held all the power. All the other citizens of Rome were Plebeians. Plebeians were the farmers, craftsmen, laborers, and soldiers of Rome.

Detailed explanation-6: -Plebeians were the farmers, craftsmen, laborers, and soldiers of Rome.

Detailed explanation-7: -Free non-patricians called plebeians were mostly peasants, laborers, craftspeople, and shopkeepers. The word plebeian comes from plebs, which means ‘’the common people”. Plebeians made up about 95 percent of Rome’s population. They could not be priests or government officials.

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