The Romans were more likely to choose a water route over a land route to Spain because ...

Water route was shorter; restocked supplies at Sardinia.

How did Romans learn about Greek culture?

Greek colonists had settled nearby.

How did the Romans get their alphabet?

from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks

After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans...

became better engineers than the Etruscans.

After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans

C. became better engineers than the Etruscans.

In which time period was Roman civilization active?

Period IV... 700 B.C.E. to 400 C.E.

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

A. an underground irrigation system.

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

B. They were Rome’s neighbors, and influenced Roman culture.

The uncle of Mars was afraid Romulus and Remus would grow up and take the throne so he...

ordered men to throw them in the Tiber River

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

an underground irrigation system.

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

performing the correct rituals.

The Romans adapted slave fighting from the Etruscans. Slave fighting involved two slaves...

fighting with swords to the death.

What was the Romans’ response to the Greek’s marble temples and columns?

C. Romans incorporated Greek’s design into own buildings.

Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?

Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.

In Italy, possibly around 700 B.C.E., a tribe built a...

village that eventually became Rome.

The Romans adapted slave fighting from the Etruscans. Slave fighting involved two slaves

C. fighting with swords and small shields to the death.

What seas make Italy a peninsula?

The Ionian, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic seas

Although influenced by Greek art, Roman artists became especially skilled at...

sculpting lifelike and realistic portraits.

How did the early Romans change the Greek gods they adopted?

They provided them with Roman names.

In Italy, possibly around 700 B.C.E., a tribe built a

A. village that eventually became Rome.

The Romans learned about Greek culture when

B. Greek colonists established towns in Italy.

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1
The Romans were more likely to choose a water route over a land route to Spain because ...
A water route would have been much too long.
They didn't go to Spain anyway.
The Alps were easy to climb.
Water route was shorter; restocked supplies at Sardinia.
2
How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
Greek colonists had settled nearby.
Greek leaders met with Roman leaders.
They moved to Greece.
They sold slaves to Greece.
3
How did the Romans get their alphabet?
from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans
from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks
directly from the Etruscans, who invented it
directly from the Greeks, who invented it
4
After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans...
became better engineers than the Etruscans.
illegally copied the Etruscans’ inventions.
took a majority of the Etruscan’s customers.
sold the Etruscans more advanced versions.
5
Which 2 cultures greatly influenced Roman culture?
Greeks & Spartans
Greeks & Persians
Persians & Etruscans
Greeks & Etruscans
6
Roman writers were influenced by the Greek’s
B. historical contracts.
A. religious writings.
C. legal documents.
D. poetry and myths.
7
After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans
B. sold the Etruscans more advanced versions.
A. illegally copied the Etruscans’ inventions.
C. became better engineers than the Etruscans.
D. took a majority of the Etruscan’s customers.
8
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
to carry water to their cities
to entertain the people
to farm on steep hillsides
to conquer neighboring tribes
9
In which time period was Roman civilization active?
Period I... 2800-2500 B.C.E.
Period III... 1200 to 800 B.C.E.
Period IV... 700 B.C.E. to 400 C.E.
Period II... 2600 to 1600 B.C.E.
10
Eventually the Romans learned to use _____ to make larger buildings, like the __________.
B. Pantheon; marble
D. Parthenon; glass
A. Pantheon; concrete
C.Parthenon;mosaics
11
The Roman myth about the founding of Rome centers on the characters
B. Etruscan and Greece.
C. Virgil and Aeneas.
D. Romulus and Remus.
A. Zeus and Aphrodite.
12
The Romans adapted the cuniculus from the Etruscans. A cuniculus is...
C. a tool that plows and waters crops.
B. a stone supported by two pillars.
A. an underground irrigation system.
D. a machine that sharpens knives.
13
The first people to live in the area that later became Rome were the
A. Trojans.
C. Latins.
B. Greeks.
D. Etruscans
14
Which of the following is true of the Etruscans and the Greeks?
B. They were Rome’s neighbors, and influenced Roman culture.
D. They were first people to settle in Rome - start empire.
C. They joined together to conquer Rome, but were defeated.
A. They were the Roman’s enemies who defeated them.
15
The Greeks’ art influenced Roman sculpture and painting so much that historians speak of...
“Roman-Etruscan art.”
“Etruscan-Greek art.”
“Roman-Greek art.”
“Greco-Roman art.”
16
The uncle of Mars was afraid Romulus and Remus would grow up and take the throne so he...
ordered men to take them over one of the seven hills
ordered men to throw them in the Tiber River
banished them into the desert.
ordered men to raise an army against them
17
What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?
a mountainous island
a plain by the sea
a hill beside a river
a lake surrounded by hills
18
What is the difference between Greek and Roman gods?
They had different personalities.
They had the same rituals.
They had the same worshippers.
They had different names.
19
The Romans invented and used ___________ to build huge stadiums
B. clay pillars
C. concrete
A. wood
20
The Romans adapted the cuniculus from the Etruscans. A cuniculus is...
a machine that sharpens knives.
a stone supported by two pillars.
an underground irrigation system.
a tool that plows and waters crops.
21
Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about...
honoring them with sports.
performing the correct rituals.
seeing plays about them.
telling their stories.
22
Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to...
protect the city.
establish colonies.
train war horses.
amuse an audience.
23
Which 2 cultures greatly influenced Roman culture?
B. Greeks & Etruscans
C. Greeks & Persians
A. Persians & Etruscans
24
The Roman civilization began in the city of Rome, which is located in...
France
Italy
Japan
Russia
25
In Roman sporting events, thousands of slaves died fighting for public entertainment as
B. gladiators.
A. viziers.
D. ascetics.
C. cuniculus.
26
Eventually the Romans learned to use _____ to make larger buildings, like the Pantheon.
glass
mosaics
marble
concrete
27
The Romans adapted slave fighting from the Etruscans. Slave fighting involved two slaves...
wrestling, and ended with the winner being free.
participating in a relay race, the loser was executed.
fighting with swords to the death.
in a hunting competition; the masters did not have to hunt.
28
What was the Romans’ response to the Greek’s marble temples and columns?
D. Romans competitive with Greeks building better temples.
A. Romans constructed replicas various Greek temples.
C. Romans incorporated Greek’s design into own buildings.
B. Romans often publicly mocked the Greek’s temples/columns.
29
The Greeks were located _____________________ of the Etruscans.
west
south
east
north
30
Who were Romulus and Remus?
the mythical founders of Rome
opposing generals in a war
colonists from ancient Greece
explorers on a famous river
31
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.
Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
32
In Italy, possibly around 700 B.C.E., a tribe built a...
church that established the main religion.
village that eventually became Rome.
castle to establish an absolute monarchy.
city that became Italy’s center of trade.
33
The Romans adapted slave fighting from the Etruscans. Slave fighting involved two slaves
A. wrestling each other, the winner being granted freedom.
C. fighting with swords and small shields to the death.
D. a hunting competition so masters did not have to hunt.
B. participating in a relay race, loser is publicly executed
34
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
bear wrestling
pole throwing
chariot racing
long jumping
35
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing...
represented words with pictures.
served to record laws.
used only capital letters.
was rarely seen in public.
36
What mountain range runs the length of the Italian Peninsula?
Apennines
Carpathian Mountains
Alps
Lebenon Mountains
37
Rome is located on which continent?
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
38
What seas make Italy a peninsula?
Tyrrhenian, Black, Mediterrianean, Red Seas
The Ionian, Atlantic, Japan, Adriatic Seas
The Ionian, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic seas
Black, Area, Mediterranean, and Adriatic seas
39
Which of the following is true of the Etruscans?
C. The Etruscans both built and conquered city-states.
A. No one knows exactly the origin of the Etruscans.
D. all of the above
B. The Etruscans ruled Rome and other parts of Italy.
40
On what river is Rome located?
Danube River
Rhine River
Po River
Tiber River
41
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Etruscans
Latins
Macedonians
Greeks
42
Although influenced by Greek art, Roman artists became especially skilled at...
sculpting lifelike and realistic portraits.
molding abstract and simple pottery.
painting rural and natural landscapes.
creating ideal and perfect sculptures.
43
How did the early Romans change the Greek gods they adopted?
They combined Zeus and Aphrodite.
They provided them with Roman names.
They gave them very different abilities.
They changed their roles in their religion.
44
In Italy, possibly around 700 B.C.E., a tribe built a
A. village that eventually became Rome.
B. city that became Italy’s center of trade.
D. castle to establish an absolute monarchy.
C. church that established the main religion.
45
The Romans learned about Greek culture when
C. the Etruscans and Greeks became alliances.
A. the Greeks invaded Rome multiple times.
B. Greek colonists established towns in Italy.
D. the Greeks and Romans joined together.
46
The Roman civilization began in the city of Rome, which is located in
A. France.
D. Russia.
C. Italy.
B. Japan.
47
Which of the following is true of the Etruscans?
A. No one knows exactly the origin of the Etruscans...
C. The Etruscans both built and conquered city-states.
D. All of the above
B. The Etruscans ruled Rome and other parts of Italy.

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