Lesson 32 - Geography and the Early Development of Rome

Fill in the blank below with one of the following words: cuniculus, Etruscan, gladiator, Greco-Roman, Rome.

An underground irrigation system invented by the Etruscans is a __________.

Fill in the blank below with one of the following words: cuniculus, Etruscan, gladiator, Greco-Roman, Rome.

A __________ is a person trained to fight for public entertainment.

Fill in the blank below with one of the following words: cuniculus, Etruscan, gladiator, Greco-Roman, Rome.

An __________ is an ancient inhabitant of Etruria, a land in north and central Italy.

Fill in the blank below with one of the following words: cuniculus, Etruscan, gladiator, Greco-Roman, Rome.

__________ is the capital city of the Roman civilization, founded about 700 B.C.E.

Fill in the blank below with one of the following words: cuniculus, Etruscan, gladiator, Greco-Roman, Rome.

Things that are __________ have characteristics of Roman culture with a strong Greek influence.

Which of the following is true of the Etruscans?

• No one knows the exact origin of the Etruscans

• The Etruscans ruled Rome and other parts of Italy.

• The Etruscans both built and conquered city-states.

• all of the above

The Romans learned about Greek culture when

• the Greeks invaded Rome multiple times

• Greek colonists established towns in Italy.

• the Etruscans and Greeks became alliances.

• the Greeks and Romans joined together.

After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans

• illegally copied the Etruscans' inventions.

• sold the Etruscans more advanced versions.

• became better engineers than the Etruscans.

• took a majority of the Etruscan's customers.

Eventually the Romans learned to use _____ to make larger buildings, like the Pantheon.

• concrete

• marble

• mosaics

• sand, clay, cement, and water

• glass

Roman writers were influenced by the Greeks'

• religious writings.

• historical contracts.

• legal documents.

• poetry and myths.

• poetry, religious writing, and biographies