The Twelve Tables

What were the first written laws of Ancient Rome called?

• The code of Hammurabi.

• The Bible.

• The Torah.

• The Twelve Tables

Who was protected under the Twelve Tables?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• All the citizens of Ancient Rome

• Etruscans

Prior to the Twelve Tables, Who was protected under the non-written laws of Ancient Rome?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• All the citizens of Ancient Rome

• Etruscans

Why did the Patricians want to keep knowledge of the laws away from the Patricians?

• They believed the Plebeians were not educated well enough to understand the law.

• It gave the Patricians more power over the Plebeians.

• The Plebeians already had too much power.

• to keep Plebeians from becoming citizens.

Prior to the Twelve Tables, if a Plebeian was accused of a crime they were....

• granted a trial by jury.

• presumed innocent.

• presumed guilty

How did the Plebeians get the Patricians to put the laws in writing?

• They payed them extra taxes.

• They protested.

• The threatened war against Rome.

• The joined an alliance with Greece.

Who created the Twelve Tables?

• The Patricians

• The Plebeians

• The Etruscans

• Both the Patricians & Plebeians

Where were the Twelve Tables placed?

• The Forum

• The Colosseum

• The Roman Library

• In the Aqueducts

Why were the Twelve Tables placed in the Forum?

• It was the only location they would fit.

• So all citizens can read & know the laws.

• They wanted to sell copies of them in the market place.

• They were too heavy to put anywhere else.

Under the laws of the Twelve Tables, could a citizen be punished for what they think?

• Yes

• No