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In ancient rome families were patriarchal which meant______?

AThat extended families all lived together in one home.
BThat the oldest living female was the head of the family.
CThat the oldest living male was the head of the family.
DThat all the adults in the family voted on major decisions.

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CThat the oldest living male was the head of the family 
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Answer:    C. That the oldest living male was the head of the family.

Explanation:  The patriarchal family in ancient Rome, and in general, implies a structure in the family where the eldest man is the head of the family, while all others obey his decisions, and all actions are taken on the basis of his approval. Also, an older man as a family head assumes responsibility for, for example, a committed crime or an offense against a law by a family member. All decisions about marriages, forcing marriages, divorces, selling members of the family to slaves, everything was at the decision of the oldest man, the head of the family.

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