What was a major reason Roman leaders applied a single legal code across their vast and diverse empire?

To make sure all people spoke the same language

To create a common identity and sense of order

To force everyone to practice the same religion

To prepare all men for military service

When the Roman government granted citizenship to more free people in the provinces, what key advantage did these new citizens receive?

Protection and rights under Roman law

A single currency and a powerful navy

Public entertainment and free grain

A shared religion and mandatory education

A common legal system and expanded citizenship

It required them to abandon their local customs entirely

It ensured they were all governed by the same set of rules

It forced them to move to the city of Rome

It made Latin the only language they could use

A series of independent city-states

A unified community with a shared Roman identity

A military alliance against foreign invaders

A system where only the wealthy had rights