Early Roman Influences

in which period was Roman civilization active?

• 3000-2500 BCE

• 2000-500 BCE

• 500 BCE-500CE

Who were Romulus and Remus?

• opposing generals in a war

• colonists from ancient Greece

• explorers on a famous river

• the mythical founders of Rome

Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?

• Greeks

• Etruscan

• Latins

What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?

• a plain by the sea

• a hill beside a river

• a mountainous island

• a lake surrounded by hills

What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?

• Columns

• Arches

What tourist sights in Rome show Greek influence?

• Columns

• Arches

What was one reasons why the Etruscans built a cuniculus?

• for water to travel to cities

• irrigate farms

• reduce useless swamp land

• all of these

Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?

• Bull Fighting

• the long jump

• Chariot Races

The Colosseum was built for:

• Sporting events

• Theater

• Hospitalization

A gladiators job was to fight wild animals and:

• scare the audience

• amuse the audience

• give the audience malaria