WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome’s ruling class?
A
Plebeians
B
Patricians
C
Monarchs
D
Aristocrats
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Roman citizens were divided up into two distinct classes: the plebeians and the patricians. The patricians were the wealthy upper class people. Everyone else was considered a plebeian.

Detailed explanation-2: -○ Patricians-Wealthy landowners who held most of the power. They inherited their power and social status. They claimed their ancestry gave them the authority to make laws for Rome.

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