Early Rome

Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?

• Latins

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Macedonians

What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?

• a plain by the sea

• a hillside by a river

• a mountainous island

• a lake surrounded by hills

What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?

• buildings with arches

• large public courtyards

• fields with flowers

• windmills to water crops

What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?

• to entertain people

• to farm on steep hillsides

• to carry water to their cities

• to conquer their enemies

Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?

• long jumping

• bear wrestling

• chariot racing

• pole throwing

How did Romans learn about Greek culture?

• Romans moved to Greece

• They sold slaves to Greece

• Greek colonists settled nearby

• Greek leaders met with Roman leaders

Unlike our writing today, Greek and Roman writing

• served to record laws

• was rarely seen in public

• represented words with pictures

• was only written in capital letters

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.

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

Who were Romulus and Remus?

• opposing generals in war

• explorers on a famous river

• the mythical founders of Rome

• colonists from Ancient Rome