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Ch. 32 Geography and the Early Development of Rome

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Latins
a)
person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment
b)
irrigation system invented by the Etruscans
c)
one of the seven hills in ancient Rome
d)
people from the ancient country of Latium, an area in what is now the country of Italy
2.
This is a picture of
a)
Cuniculus
b)
Latins
c)
Palatine
d)
Gladiator
e)
Tribune
3.
This a picture of one of the seven hills in ancient Rome.
a)
Cuniculus
b)
Palatine
c)
Gladiator
d)
Latins
e)
Tribune
4.
This a picture of
a)

Cuniculus

b)

Palatine

c)

Gladiator

d)

Latins

e)

Tribune

5.
Palatine
a)
person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment
b)
irrigation system invented by the Etruscans
c)
one of the seven hills in ancient Rome
d)
people from the ancient country of Latium, an area in what is now the country of Italy
6.
Cuniculus
a)
person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment
b)
irrigation system invented by the Etruscans
c)
one of the seven hills in ancient Rome
d)
people from the ancient country of Latium, an area in what is now the country of Italy
7.
gladiator
a)
person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment
b)
irrigation system invented by the Etruscans
c)
one of the seven hills in ancient Rome
d)
people from the ancient country of Latium, an area in what is now the country of Italy
8.
Rome is located in _____, which includes islands and a peninsula in southern Europe.
a)
Italy
b)
Persia
c)
Greece
d)
Russia
9.
The Italian peninsula is shaped a lot like a boot, and it reaches into the ___________ Sea.
a)
Caspian
b)
Mediterranean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Pacific
10.
Who rescued the twins before they drowned?
a)
eagle
b)
Apollo
c)
sacred olive tree
d)
wolf
11.
Who became king of the city and what was the name of the city?
a)
Romulus/Rome
b)
Romulus/Athens
c)
Remus/Rome
d)
Pericles/Athens
12.
The Romans built their village on the Palatine that overlooks the ____ River.
a)
Nile
b)
Tiber
c)
Amazon
d)
Yellow
e)
Tigris
13.
Roman culture was greatly influenced by two of Rome's neighbors, the _________ and the Greeks.
a)
Persians
b)
Macedonians
c)
Etruscans
d)
Spartans
14.
What two bloody Etruscan sporting events did the Romans adopt?
a)
chariot racing and archery
b)
Olympic games and wrestling
c)
gladiator games and hunting
d)
chariot racing and gladiator games
15.
The Romans also used concrete to build huge stadiums like the ______, where gladiators fought.
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Palatine
c)
Etruscan
d)
Colosseum
16.
The Circus Maximus is where people watched ______.
a)
chariot racing
b)
Olympic games
c)
gladiator fights
d)
debates
17.
Like the Greeks, the Romans wrote in all ____ letters.
a)
cursive
b)
lower case
c)
capital
d)
hieroglyphic
18.
The Greek influence on Roman painting and sculpture was so great that historians speak of "______."
a)
Greco-Roman art
b)
Greco-Persian art
c)
Greco-Latin art
d)
Renaissance art
e)
19.
It was Greek _______ that especially influenced Roman ideas about the gods.
a)
Etruscan
b)
mythology
c)
cuniculus
d)
geography
20.
The Romans adopted many of the Greek gods as their own, but they gave them _____ names.
a)
Greek
b)
English
c)
Roman
d)
Chinese
21.
The greatest Greek god, Zeus, became ______.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
e)
Apollo
22.
Aphrodite, the goddess of love, became ____.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
e)
Apollo
23.
And Aries, the god of war, became _____.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
e)
Apollo
24.
Who were Romulus and Remus?
a)
A. opposing generals in a war
b)
B. explorers on a famous river
c)
C. the mythical founders of Rome
d)
D. colonists from ancient Greece
25.
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
a)
A. Latins
b)
B. Greeks
c)
C. Etruscans
d)
D. Macedonian
26.
a)
A. period I
b)
B. period II
c)
C. period III
d)
D. period IV
27.
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
a)
A. buildings with arches
b)
B. fields of bright flowers
c)
C. large public courtyards
d)
D. windmills to water crops
28.
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
a)
A. to entertain the people
b)
B. to farm on steep hillsides
c)
C. to carry water to their cities
d)
D. to conquer neighboring tribes
29.
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
a)
A. long jumping
b)
B. chariot racing
c)
C. pole throwing
d)
D. bear wrestling
30.
Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to
a)
A. train war horses.
b)
B. protect the city.
c)
C. establish colonies.
d)
D. amuse an audience
31.
a)
A. It was influenced by the Greeks.
b)
B. Persian styles influenced it.
c)
C. It used keystones for support.
d)
D. Slaves worked to construct it.
32.
How did the Romans get their alphabet?
a)
A. directly from the Greeks, who invented it
b)
B. directly from the Etruscans, who invented it
c)
C. from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks
d)
D. from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans
33.
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
a)
A. served to record laws.
b)
B. used only capital letters.
c)
C. was rarely seen in public.
d)
D. represented words with pictures
34.
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
a)
A. Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
b)
B. The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
c)
C. Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.
d)
D. Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.
35.
a)
A. They had the same rituals.
b)
B. They had different names.
c)
C. They had the same worshippers.
d)
D. They had different personalities.
36.
Ally
a)
to choose someone to fill an office or a position
b)
a country or group that joins with another for a common purpose
37.
appoint
a)
to choose someone to fill an office or a position
b)
a country or group that joins with another for a common purpose
38.
What is the name of King Philipś son?
a)
Alexander
b)
Phidias
c)
Peloponnesian
d)
Phillip III
39.
How old was Alexander when he became king?
a)
7
b)
12
c)
18
d)
20
40.
Who was Alexanderś teacher?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Phidias
c)
Darius
d)
Phillip III
41.
7. What kind of culture did Alexander admire?
a)
Chinese
b)
Mongol
c)
Greek
d)
African
42.
Parthenon
a)
temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens
b)
a traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs
c)
hill above a Greek city on which temples were built
d)
the art of designing buildings
e)
the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay
43.
Myth
a)
a traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs
b)
hill above a Greek city on which temples were built
c)
the art of designing buildings
d)
the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay
e)
search for wisdom or knowledge
44.
philosophy
a)
search for wisdom or knowledge
b)
a traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs
c)
hill above a Greek city on which temples were built
d)
the art of designing buildings
e)
the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay
45.
The Acropolis was built to honor the goddess ________.
a)
Athena
b)
Apollo
c)
Venus
d)
Aphrodite
46.
What was the gift from Athena that burned and seemed to be dead?
a)
oil lamp of Achilles
b)
arrow of Apollo
c)
the sacred olive tree
d)
The oracle of Delphi
47.

Etruscan charioteers risked their lives racing around the turns in the track of a (a)   race.


48.

Match the following

a)

1.

Cuniculus

b)

2.

Palatine

c)

3.

Latins

d)

4.

gladiator

e)

5.

chariot races

49.

What is this term?

(a)  

50.

What is this term?

(a)  

51.

What is this term?

(a)  

52.

What is this term?

(a)  

53.

Greeks and Romans wrote in all

(a)   letters.

54.

The Greek gods and goddesses

of Mount (a)   , shown in this

painting, were adopted into

Roman mythology as well.

55.

Match the following

a)

1.

Greco-Roman

b)

2.

Mount Olympus

c)

3.

Rome

d)

4.

Etruscan

e)

5.

gladiator

56.

Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about

a)

  1. telling their stories.

b)

  1. seeing plays about them.

c)

  2. honoring them with sports.

d)

  1. performing the correct rituals.

57.

What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?

a)

  1. It was influenced by the Greeks.

b)

  1. Persian styles influenced it.

c)

  2. It used keystones for support.

d)

  1. Enslaved people built it.

58.

What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?

a)

  1. Greek art showed leaders. Roman art showed gods.

b)

  2. Greek art showed events. Roman art showed landscapes.

c)

  1. Greek art showed daily life. Roman art showed celebrations.

d)

  2. Greek art showed ideal people. Roman art showed realistic people.

59.

Match the following

a)

1.

Alexander the Great

b)

2.

Aristotle

c)

3.

Macedonia

d)

4.

Peloponnesian War


e)

5.

Alexandria

60.

A marathon is a foot race that covers (a)   miles.

61.

A peninsula is land that is surrounded on (a)   sides by water.

62.

The City- State of Athens was named after which god or goddess ?

(a)  

63.

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

(a)  

64.

Match the following

a)

1.

monarch

b)

2.

aristocrat

c)

3.

tyrant

d)

4.

oligarch

e)

5.

assembly

65.

On what continent is Greece located?

(a)  

66.

Match the following

a)

1.

drama

b)

2.

sculpture

c)

3.

architecture

d)

4.

Parthenon

e)

5.

myth

67.

Match the following

a)

1.

colonist

b)

2.

merchant

c)

3.

shelter

d)

4.

settlement

e)

5.

citizen

68.

Mediterranean Sea

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

69.

Greece

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

70.

Persian Empire

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

71.

Africa

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

72.

Europe

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

73.

Match the following

a)

the peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece

1.

Peloponnesus


b)

A marketplace in ancient Greece

2.

Agora

c)

A female priest

3.

priestess

d)

a member of a democracy, who has certain rights and responsibilities

4.

citizen

e)

a group of citizens in an ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws

5.

assembly

74.

Match the following

a)

1.

drama

b)

2.

sculpture

c)

3.

architecture

d)

4.

Parthenon

e)

5.

myth

75.
Where is the Sphinx?
a)
Iraq
b)
Azerbaijin
c)
USA
d)
Egypt
76.
a)

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

b)

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

c)

White House, Washington D.C., USA

d)

Hippodrome, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

77.
a)

Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq

b)

Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico

c)

Pyramids of Chichen Itza, Mexico

d)

Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

78.
a)

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

b)

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

c)

Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA

d)

Hippodrome, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

79.

Match the following.

a)

Zeus

1.

King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning

b)

Athena

2.

Goddess of Wisdom and War

c)

Hades

3.

God of the Underworld

d)

Poseidon

4.

God of the Sea

e)

Aphrodite

5.

Goddess of Love and Beauty

80.

What month of the year has 28 days

a)

February

b)

January

c)

December

d)

All of them

81.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

a)

peppermint

b)

bracelet

c)

palm

d)

ivory

e)

pine

82.
What logo is this?
a)
Chevolet
b)
Honda
c)
Hyundai
d)
Toyoata
83.
What logo is this?
a)
Honda
b)
Nissan
c)
Buick
d)
Ford
84.
What logo is this?
a)
Toyota
b)
Lexus
c)
Cadillac
d)
Nissan
85.
What logo is this?
a)
Mercedes
b)
Ford
c)
Infiniti
d)
Acura
86.

a)

Afraid

b)

Sad

c)

Wacky

d)

Upset

87.

a)

I am happy about going to the mall.

b)

I am upset about the play.

c)

I am curious about what I will eat for lunch.

d)

I am joyful about the pizza.

88.

What is the value of the umbrella?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

24

89.

What is the final answer for the puzzle?

a)

16

b)

26

c)

10

d)

24

90.

What is this? 🌞+🌺

a)

Sunflower🌻

b)

Sunny flower

c)

Warm petals

d)

Hot day

91.

In Greek and Roman mythology, was a sea god with the torso of a man and the tail of a fish.

(a)  

92.

In Roman mythology, (a)   was god of the seas and oceans

93.

In Greek mythology, (a)   was god of the seas and oceans

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