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Why did Romulus kill Remus?
95% of the Roman population were ______.
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95% of the Roman population were ______.
Etruscans
Patricians
Slaves
Plebeians
2
Why did Romulus kill Remus?
Remus mocked Romulus's city walls
Remus tried to crown himself king
Remus was loyal to the Etruscans
Remus was chosen by the gods
3
What mountain range runs down the middle of Italy?
Himalayas
Andes
Apennines
Alps
4
Who were Romulus and Remus?
Two kings from Carthage
Twin brothers raised by a wolf
Gods of the Roman underworld
Etruscan nobles
5
What are two things the Romans learned from the Etruscans?
How to create mosaic tile artwork
How to build an arch
How to build sewers called cuniculus
How to build ships for a navy
6
What building feature did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?
Arches
Pyramids
Domes
Columns
7
How did the geography of Italy help Rome grow?
They had good farmland and access to the sea
Mountains kept them from trading
It was covered in desert
It was isolated on an island
8
How did the Etruscans try to understand messages from the gods?
By asking priests to invent new laws
By reading scrolls left by the gods
By interpreting birds, thunder, and the livers of animals
By building towers to speak to the sky
9
How did Etruscans influence Roman entertainment?
They taught them comedies and tragedies
They held poetry contests
They introduced chariot races and gladiator games
They played soccer-like games
10
What is Romulus famous for?
Inventing the Latin alphabet
Becoming the first Roman emperor
Founding the city of Rome
Defeating the Greeks
11
Why was Rome's location on hills helpful?
It gave them more rain
It helped defend against enemies
It helped them grow more grapes
It made it easy to build castles
12
What language did the Romans speak?
Romanese
Latin
Greek
Etruscan
13
What was the Etruscan symbol of power adopted by Rome?
Laurel wreath
Eagle Staff
Olive branch
Fasces
14
Who was Aeneas?
The first Roman emperor
A Trojan hero who escaped to Italy
The Etruscan God of War
A Roman farmer
15
Who were the Etruscans?
People from Greece
Nomads from Egypt
Skilled people who lived in northern Italy before Rome
Barbarians from Gaul
16
The
two
most commonly traded items in Rome? (choose two)
Wheat
Olive oil
Wool
Wine
17
What is one way the Etruscans influenced Roman religion?
They taught the Romans to build temples
They indroduced Greek Mythology
They used omens to tell the future
They introduced worship of the sea
18
The
two
civilizations that influenced Rome the most?
Etruscan
Greece
Egypt
Carthage
19
The wealthy class of citizens of Rome?
Slaves
Paterfamilias
Plebeians
Patricians
20
They interpreted the flight and calls of birds, thunder, and the entrails of sacrificed animals as divine messages.
Fasces
Omens
Magic
Cuniculus
21
Who were the Latins?
Early settlers of central Italy
A tribe from Africa
A group of Egyptian traders
Soldiers from Greece
22
What river is Rome built near?
Amazon
Tigris
Nile
Tiber
23
The fertile area where Rome was founded.
Latium Plain
Etrurea
Fertile Crescent
24
Why is Aeneas important to Roman history?
He brought democracy to Rome
He started the first Roman school
He was believed to be an ancestor of Romulus
He discovered the Tiber River
