Chapter 32 Geography and the Early Development of Rome

1. Which of these stories about ancient Rome is a myth?

• A. Latins were Rome's first settlers.

• B. Rome's founders were raised by wolves.

• C. Etruscans conquered early Rome.

• D. Rome's people shared Greek religion.

2. How did Romans learn about Greek culture?

• A. They moved to Greece.

• B. Greek colonists settled nearby.

• C. They sold slaves to Greece.

• D. Greek leaders met with Roman leaders.

3. The Etruscans staged gladiator fights. What does this tell you about Etruscan society?

• A. It was a democratic society.

• B. It was a society of equals.

• C. It was a society with slaves.

• D. It was a kingdom.

4. Which reason best explains why the Romans were influenced by Greeks and Etruscans?

• A. Roman society existed before Greek and Etruscan societies.

• B. Roman society valued different peoples and beliefs.

• C. Rome was geographically near Greece and Etruria.

• D. Rome was economically dependent on Greece and Etruria.

5. If you were an ancient Greek and traveled to Rome, what might you see that was familiar?

• A. gladiators

• B. sculptures

• C. irrigation trenches

• D. arches

6. Which of the following is an example of how Rome was affected by contact with other countries?

• A. Romans blended the gods of other peoples with their own.

• B. Romans built buildings exactly like Greek buildings.

• C. Romans refused to accept slave fighting as a sport.

• D. Romans built aqueducts exactly like Etruscan aqueducts.

7. An ancient alphabet developed in ____ was used and changed in ____ and ended up being used in ____.

• A. Greece / Rome / Etruria

• B. Etruria / Greece / Rome

• C. Greece / Etruria / Rome

• D. Etruria / Rome / Greece

8. What was a major difference between Greek art and Roman art?

• A. Greek art showed gods. Roman art showed events.

• B. Greek art showed daily life. Roman art showed ideals.

• C. Greek art showed people. Roman art showed places.

• D. Greek art showed leaders. Roman art showed gods.

9. Which neighboring cultures had an early influence on Rome?

• A. Greek and Persian

• B. Greek and Egyptian

• C. Greek and Minoan

• D. Greek and Etruscan

10. What was a cuniculus used for?

• A. to support an arch

• B. to cover a house

• C. to irrigate a field

• D. to cross a river