Multiple choice

True or False: As Rome grew, so did the gap between the rich and the poor.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The rapid expansion of Rome brought immense wealth to the senatorial class and wealthy merchants, while small farmers and lower-class citizens faced economic displacement and poverty. This widening wealth gap created severe social and political tensions that eventually contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic.

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