Early Influences on Rome

The Roman civilization began in the city of Rome, which is located in

• France

• Japan

• Italy

• Russia

During a history class, students were debating the stories about the founding of Rome. Which two myths were they talking about?

• Romulus and Remus

• Etruscan and Greece

• Virgil and Aeneas

• Zeus and Aphrodite

Which of the following is true of the Etruscans and the Greeks?

• They were the Roman' enemies who ultimately defeated them.

• They were Rome's neighbors, and influenced Roman culture.

• They joined together to conquer Rome, but they were defeated.

• They were the first people to settle in Rome and start an empire.

The Romans adapted the cuniculus from the Etruscans. A cuniculus is

• an underground irrigation system

• a stone supported by two pillars.

• a tool that plows and waters crops.

• a machine that sharpens knives.

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.

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

• concrete

• marble

• mosaics

• plaster

Which term was used to refer to the slaves who fought to the death for public entertainment in Roman sporting events?

• Senators

• Gladiators

• Centurions

• Patricians

What was the Romans' response to the Greeks' marble temples and columns?

• The Romans constructed exact replicas of various Greek religious temples

• The Romans often publically mocked the Greeks' temples and columns

• The Romans incorporated the Greeks' design into their own public buildings

• The Romans became competitive with the Greeks about building better temples.

The Greeks' art influenced Roman sculpture and painting so much that historians speak of

• "Greco-Roman art."

• "Roman-Greek art."

• "Roman-Etruscan art."

• "Etruscan-Greek art."

Roman writers were influenced by the Greeks'

• religious writings.

• historical contracts.

• legal documents.

• poetry and myths.