What was the importance of the Twelve Tables?
a. it had the rules of the government of Rome
b. created written laws and made the Plebeians and Patricians suffer equal punishment.
c. helped the strengthen the military of Rome
d. allowed for Jesus to spread his word
Answer: b. created written laws and made the Plebeians and Patricians suffer equal punishment.
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A. Vasco de Gama. B. Christopher Columbus. C. Ferdinand Magellan. D. Pedro Alvarez Cabral.
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a. questioned traditional beliefs and refused to temper his individualism. b. betrayed Athens in the struggle against Sparta. c. urged young men to adopt pacifism and renounce warfare. d. criticized philosophy for not being able to solve human problems.
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a. its inability to nominate a presidential candidate until after 102 ballots at its convention. b. the breakaway political Progressive party created by Robert La Follette. c. its inability to gain support from different parts of the country. d. its deadlock over whether to support U.S. entry into the League of Nations. e. its unending debates over whether to support farmers and labor rights.