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Influence of Greek and Roman Government Answers

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The early government of Athens was ruled by

A
the citizens.
B
a king.
C
a president.
D
the parliament.
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Under Roman law, someone accusing another person of a crime needed

A
belief that the accused was guilty.
B
proof that a crime had been committed.
C
a lawyer willing to take the case to trial.
D
a witness to vouch for the accuser’s character.
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Which scenario best illustrates the idea of justice according to the Twelve Tables?

A
A wealthy woman who steals bread should be punished the same as a poor woman who steals jewels.
B
A poor man who commits murder should be punished the same as a wealthy man who commits murder.
C
A wealthy man who steals jewels should be punished more harshly than a poor woman who steals bread.
D
A poor woman who commits murder should be punished less harshly than a wealthy man who commits murder.
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Which scenario would most likely take place under Athens’ jury system?

A
a random drawing choosing a panel of men and women to serve on a jury
B
a 25-year-old male citizen being selected to his first jury assignment
C
lawyers picking five hundred men from a pool of one thousand to serve on a jury
D
a random selection of five hundred citizens to make up a jury
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The two assemblies that made up the Roman senate were

A
consul and military.
B
military and tribal.
C
tribal and magistrate.
D
magistrate and consul.
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Pericles believed that Athenian government should favor the

A
majority over the minority.
B
educated over the uneducated.
C
poor over the wealthy.
D
politicians over the citizens.
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An influential aspect of Athenian government on modern democracies is

A
the use of juries to decide trials.
B
the creation of written laws.
C
the presumption of innocence.
D
the belief in equality.
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Greek philosophers believed the universe was governed by

A
natural and unnatural laws.
B
independence and democracy.
C
absolute and unchanging laws.
D
good and evil.
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During Athens’ first democracy, the people

A
were divided based on wealth.
B
rejected the theories of Solon.
C
were divided based on education.
D
embraced the theories of Cleisthenes.
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wealthy
B
wise
C
powerful
D
influential

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