During the renaissance there was renewed interest in:

a. italian culture.
b. ancient egyptian culture.
c. french culture.
d. ancient greek and roman culture

The Renaissance was a period in time where there was a renewed interest is Ancient Greek and Roman art. So your answer is d.

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?

julius caesar turned the roman republic into the roman empire by coming in and taking the "dictator" role during the time of a civil war (elites vs lower classes) winning battles and reputation, then declaring him dictator for life

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