Rome - Geography and Influences on Rome

What year did the Roman civilization begin and flourish?

• 1000 BCE

• 700 BCE

• 400 BCE

• 1500 BCE

What are Romulus and Remus most known for?

• Founding of Rome

• Setting up a colony along the Po River.

• Being Latins

• Speaking Italian

How were the Greeks able to influence Rome so much?

• The Greeks were the first to settle in Rome.

• Greek colonists established towns in Italy.

• Romans moved to Greece

• Romans shared ideas with the Greeks

Who were the first to live in the area that eventually became Rome?

• The Spaniards

• The Germans

• The Etruscans

• The Latins

Engineering and Sporting Events were two influences Rome got from...

• The Greeks

• The Latins

• The Etruscans

• The Egyptians

What is a gladiator?

• a slave who participated in chariot races.

• a person trained to fight for public entertainment.

• a government official

• a boy who was trained in school

What are some examples of architecture the Romans adapted from the Greeks.

• columns and temples

• ziggurats and pyramids

• palaces

• Hanging Gardens

Art that has the characteristics of Roman culture with a strong Greek influence is known as...

• Etruscan Art

• Roman Art

• Greco-Roman Art

• Grecian Art

How are Greek and Roman writing similar?

• They wrote on clay tablets

• Their written language was unreadable

• The language was from the Latins

• They only used capital letters

What dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?

• long jumping

• chariot racing

• bull jumping

• pole throwing