Check Your Understanding Questions
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What privileges did the wealthy upper class have in Rome, and how did their lives compare to the lives of the lower classes?
2
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How did politicians and emperors show respect for Roman family values by their actions and discourse?
3
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How did Romans acquire enslaved people?
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What types of work did enslaved people do?
5
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Could enslaved people be freed, and if so, how?
6
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Which goods came to Rome, and from where?
7
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What was the structure of trade in the Roman Empire?
8
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How did Rome accommodate the coexistence of many religions and cults?
9
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What made Christianity different from other Roman religions?
10
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How was citizenship used as a tool to incorporate or exclude people from participation in the life of the Roman Empire?
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What were the most prevalent Roman attitudes toward the Jewish people?