WorksheetsGeography and the Early Development of Rome
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
According to the myth the Romans thought founded their city, who were the two main characters?
Romulous, Reeter
Romulus, Remus
Rome, Humus
Romulus, Remun
According to the myth the Romans thought founded their city, what happened after the two boys grew older?
Romulus killed Remus to be the one to rule their new settlement
The two boys ganged up on packs of wolves and slaughtered every wolf in sight
The people around them worshiped them as gods and created a bunch of temples for them
They grew up and both ruled over the city in peace
True or false: Alexander the Great was the first ruler of Rome
True
False
Who were the first Romans?
Chinese
Greeks
Latinos
Filipinos
Multiple choice: Which civilizations were the main inspirations for Roman culture?
Latinos
Etruscans
Chinese
Greeks
Mongolians
What do people think the shape is of the peninsula on which Rome is located?
Ur mum
Boot
Peninsula
Water bottle
What is a cuniculus and who was it inspired by?
Two pillars that support a half-circle; Greeks
Two pillars that support a half-circle; Etruscans
Underground trench used to irrigate land; Etruscans
Underground trench used to irrigate land; Greeks
What is an arch and who was it inspired by?
Underground trench used to irrigate land; Etruscans
Two pillars that support a half-circle; Greeks
Underground trench used to irrigate land; Greeks
Two pillars that support a half-circle; Etruscans
Multiple choice: Select three things the Romans created that were their own ideas
Stadiums
Aqueducts
Statues
Plaques
Bridges
Multiple choice: Select 2 new sports the Etruscans introduced to the Romans
Discus
Slave fighting
Javelin
Foot racing
Chariot racing
What was one thing the Romans made with inspirations from Greek architecture?
Parthenon
Circus Maximus
Temple of Zeus
Erechtheion
What was NOT one of the things the Romans got DIRECTLY from the Greeks?
ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
Carving important documents
Alphabet
Poetry
Litterature
True or false: Historians sometimes call Roman art "Greco-Roman art" because of the extreme influence the Greeks had on them
True
False
True or false: The Romans had the same art style as the Greeks
True
False
What is Zeus's Roman name?
Venus
Zeus
Jupiter
Pluto
What is Aphrodite's Roman name?
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
What did the Romans do when they encountered a similar god from another culture?
Disregarded them
Set the city/village on fire because of the disrespect they felt
Blended both gods' characteristics
What is one way Romans thought of the gods differently from Greeks
The Romans were more focused on the rituals rather than telling and making stories
They'd rather tell and make stories than focus on correct rituals at the correct date
They thought of the gods exactly the same way
I don't know
True or false: The Circus Maximus could seat more than 300,000 spectators
True
False
True or false: Virgil wrote a poem of a Trojan prince who fled to Italy
True
False
