Lesson 32 - Geography and the Early Development of Rome

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.

True or False?

The Romans indirectly borrowed the Greek alphabet.

(Please type your answer as true or false in the text box below).

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.

Which of the following is true of Greek religion?

• The Greeks worshiped multiple gods and goddesses.

• The Greeks believed the gods governed their lives.

• The Greeks performed rituals to gain the gods' favor.

• all of the above

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.

Using your knowledge and the map shown, answer the following question:

The Etruscans were located what direction from Rome?

• Approximately north/north-west

• Approximately south/south-east

• Approximately north/north-east

• Approximately south/south-west

• Approximately west

What was one engineering idea that Rome borrowed from Etrusca?

• The Bridge of Jupiter

• The Arch

• The Temple of Venus

• The Etruscian Arch of Mars

• The Gateway Arch

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.

Roman writers were influenced by the Greeks'

• religious writings.

• historical contracts.

• legal documents.

• poetry and myths.

• poetry, religious writing, and biographies

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 __________.