Farmers in the city of rome were unable to grow and harvest enough crops to feed their population. as a result, the city was dependent upon agricultural goods produced in the provinces. this worried the leaders of the empire. they feared that if the people from the provinces realized this fact, then they might question their subjugation, rise up, and rebel. to prevent this, the republic limited the provinces' grain rations and distracted the citizens with entertainment, such as gladiatorial games. because of this, the roman satirist juvenal wrote, "the common people were placated by bread and circuses." which statements are supported by the passage? check all that apply. rome was dependent upon the provinces for food. the provinces had the power to cause problems for rome. the provinces were dependent upon rome for grain. the gladiator games had no political purpose.

The correct answers are A) Rome was dependent on the provinces for food and B) The provinces had the power to cause problems for Rome.

The statements that are supported by this passage are “Rome was dependent on the provinces for food and B) The provinces had the power to cause problems for Rome.

Ancient Rome developed many systems that are still used in many governments. As the passage refers to, Roman rulers realize that they were dependant on the provinces for food. And because they did not want them to realize this situation and have them risks of rebellions, they decided to “manipulate” – entertain the masses with distractions. That is why the Roman Satirist Juvenal said one of the most commonly used phrases now in some countries: “government offers people bread an circus”. With those distractions, government keeps people from thinking on the important issues that affects societies.