WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which social class was considered the average working class with jobs such as farming, baking, or building?
A
Senators
B
Slaves & Freemen
C
Patricians
D
Plebeians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Records of each class were kept, and being wealthy was often not enough to move up through the classes. There were three basic divisions in Roman society: citizens, noncitizens and slaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Patricians and Plebeians rarely married between classes. Both classes were considered citizens of Rome. In both Patrician and Plebeian society, males were heads of the family. These could be the father, grandfather, or uncle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plebeians typically belonged to a lower socio-economic class than their patrician counterparts, but there also were poor patricians and rich plebeians by the late Republic. Education was limited to what their parent would teach them, which consisted of only learning the very basics of writing, reading and mathematics.

Detailed explanation-5: -The plebeian social class contained the common people of ancient Rome, essentially anyone who was not wealthy or part of the government. Most were part of the working class and were fairly poor.

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