Patterns of Change in Crime and Punishment (Junior Cert History): Quizzes
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What was the role of the Vigiles in Ancient Rome?
What was the role of the Vigiles in Ancient Rome?
Firefighters patrolling at night
Which activity was considered a crime in Ancient Rome before Emperor Constantine's conversion?
Which activity was considered a crime in Ancient Rome before Emperor Constantine's conversion?
Being Christian
What punishment did Patricians face for serious crimes in Ancient Rome?
What punishment did Patricians face for serious crimes in Ancient Rome?
Exile or execution
What was decimation in Ancient Rome?
What was decimation in Ancient Rome?
Executing every tenth soldier
What was 'hue and cry' in the Middle Ages?
What was 'hue and cry' in the Middle Ages?
A call for help to catch criminals
How did trial by ordeal work in the Middle Ages?
How did trial by ordeal work in the Middle Ages?
Surviving pain proved innocence
How were prisons used in the Middle Ages?
How were prisons used in the Middle Ages?
Only to hold before trial
Who made the laws in the Middle Ages?
Who made the laws in the Middle Ages?
The king and local lords
When were the Peelers, the first professional police force, introduced?
When were the Peelers, the first professional police force, introduced?
1829
Where were criminals transported during the Industrial Revolution?
Where were criminals transported during the Industrial Revolution?
Australia for 7 years
When was homosexuality decriminalised in Ireland?
When was homosexuality decriminalised in Ireland?
1993
What new types of crime emerged in modern times?
What new types of crime emerged in modern times?
Cybercrimes and terrorism