What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?

It was influenced by the Greeks.

How did the Romans get their alphabet?

from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks

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

Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.

How did Romans learn about Greek culture?

Greek colonists had settled nearby.

What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?

Greek art - ideal people. Roman art - realistic people.

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

performing the correct rituals.

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Geography and the Early Development of Rome Quiz

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1
What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?
Etruscan styles influenced it.
It was influenced by the Greeks.
It used keystones for support.
Slaves worked to construct it.
2
Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to
train war horses.
establish colonies.
protect the city.
amuse an audience.
3
How did the Romans get their alphabet?
from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks
directly from the Greeks, who invented it
directly from the Etruscans, who invented it
from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans
4
What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?
a lake surrounded by hills
a hill beside a river
a mountainous island
a plain by the sea
5
What does the chart below show about Greek and Roman gods?
They had the same worshipers.
They had different names.
They had different personalities.
They had the same rituals.
6
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
pole throwing
long jumping
chariot racing
bear wrestling
7
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
was rarely seen in public.
used only capital letters.
represented words with pictures.
served to record laws.
8
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Macedonians
Etruscans
Greeks
Latins
9
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.
10
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
windmills to water crops
fields of bright flowers
large public courtyards
buildings with arches
11
How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
Greek colonists had settled nearby.
They sold slaves to Greece.
Greek leaders met with Roman leaders.
They moved to Greece.
12
Who were Romulus and Remus?
the mythical founders of Rome
colonists from ancient Greece
opposing generals in a war
explorers on a famous river
13
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
to carry water to their cities
to farm on steep hillsides
to entertain the people
to conquer neighboring tribes
14
What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?
Greek art - daily life. Roman art - celebrations.
Greek art - events. Roman art - landscapes.
Greek art - ideal people. Roman art - realistic people.
Greek art - leaders. Roman art - gods.
15
Based on the timeline, in which period was Roman civilization active?
period III
period IV
period I
period II
16
Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about
telling their stories.
performing the correct rituals.
seeing plays about them.
honoring them with sports.d

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