TCI Chapter 32: Geography and Early Development of Rome

Who are the legendary founders of Rome?

• Zeus and Mars

• Caesar and Caracalla

• Romulus and Remus

Who rescued and raised the legendary founders of Rome?

• a wolf

• Zeus

• Mars

What earlier civilizations most influenced Ancient Rome?

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Scythia

Rome was founded on the Palantine Hill on the banks of what river?

• The Etruria

• The Nile

• The Tiber

Ancient Rome copied what engineering achievements from the Etruscans?

• the Wheel

• the Cuniculus

• the Arch

Ancient Rome adopted which two Etruscan sporting events?

• slave fighting

• Olympic games

• chariot races

A cuniculus is a...

• a round or oval track used for chariot races

• long underground trench, often used for irrigation

• an arch resting on two pillars

What were some important influences of Greek culture on the Ancient Romans?

• Greek art and architecture

• Greek alphabet

• Greek poetry and literature

• Greek gods

When was Roman civilization dominant in its region and beyond?

• Approximately 5,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE

• Approximately 3,000 BCE to 1,000 BCE

• Approximately 600 BCE to 400 CE

• Approximately 400 CE to 1400 CE

How did Romans mostly learn about Greek culture?

• Greek colonies on the Italian penninsula

• travelling to Greece

• reading books about Greece