All of the following are true about public spectacle (gladiator games and chariot races) in Rome EXCEPT
They reflect the needs and power of the non elite population.
They were a way for aristocrats and emperors to divert popular energy in an
effort to dissuade civil unrest.
Participants tended to be criminals or the enslaved.
They had Etruscan origins.
They remained unchanged from Republic to Empire, and elites never criticized or
attempted to control them.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.