Development of Rome Day 2

Geography and Early Development of Rome Day 2

Anchor Question: Of the seven characteristics of a civilization, which do ancient Rome and modern societies have in common?

Multiple Choice

What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?

• It was influenced by the Greeks.

• Etruscan styles influenced it.

• It used keystones for support.

• Slaves worked to construct it.

Multiple Choice

Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to

• train war horses.

• protect the city.

• establish colonies.

• amuse an audience.

Multiple Choice

How did the Romans get their alphabet?

• directly from the Greeks, who invented it

• directly from the Etruscans, who invented it

• from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks

• from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans

Multiple Choice

Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing

• served to record laws.

• used only capital letters.

• was rarely seen in public.

• represented words with pictures.

Multiple Choice

Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?

• Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.

• The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.

• Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.

• Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.

Multiple Choice

What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?

• Greek art showed leaders. Roman art showed gods.

• Greek art showed events. Roman art showed landscapes.

• Greek art showed daily life. Roman art showed celebrations.

• Greek art showed ideal people. Roman art showed realistic people.

Multiple Choice

Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about

• telling their stories.

• seeing plays about them.

• honoring them with sports.

• performing the correct rituals.

Multiple Choice

What does the chart below show about Greek and Roman gods?

• They had the same rituals.

• They had different names.

• They had the same worshippers.

• They had different personalities.