HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome’s ruling class?
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Plebeians
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Patricians
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Monarchs
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Aristocrats
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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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