why did catholic priests and nuns settle in parts of the americas a) to escape persecution b) to covert native americans to catholicism b) to seize riches for the church d) to bless the land

wealthy plebeians became part of the roman nobility. however, despite changes in the laws, the patricians always held a majority of the wealth and power in ancient rome. a third social class in roman society was the slaves. around one third of the people living in rome were slaves.

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answer; the period of time known as the middle ages;

the church governed the society after the empire fell.   constantine took charge of rome and ended the confusion which had over religion and made christianity as the only religion and that started ruling the roman empire. he also divided the empire into two and fortified the eastern part.   he ruled the eastern part.