Chapter 32 Assessment Practice

Question 1

The city of Rome ...

Accepted Answer

is located on the Italian Peninsula with a boot shape.

Question 2

Rome adopted the alphabet from the ancient Greeks but not before it was modified by ...

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the Etruscans.

Question 3

If someone came to the Circus Maximus and saw charioteers racing around they would know ...

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Romans adopted bloody Etruscan sporting events.

Question 4

Who founded Rome?

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Latins who settled near the Tiber River

Question 5

What was so great about the invention of the arch by the Etruscans?

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They could support much more weight than other designs.

Question 6

What made chariot racing so dangerous?

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Drivers of chariots were strapped to their chariots.

Question 7

Which one of the following ideas were from the ancient Greeks?

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sculptures

Question 8

What building material was necessary to build great large stadiums used for sports?

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concrete

Question 9

Describe Greek art and its difference from Roman art.

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Greek art had a god and goddess theme

Question 10

The Etruscans staged gladiator fights. Who made up these "gladiators?"

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slaves

Question 11

When an idea was taken from the Greeks the idea became know as a ________ ________ idea.

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Greco-Roman

Question 12

A gladiator was ...

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slave fighting between trained men who fought for sport.

Question 13

The Latins were a people group ...

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living in the area of Latium in present day Italy.

Question 14

The alphabet began in ...

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Greece

Question 15

The Etruscans were a people group ...

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to the north of Rome from whom the Romans got arches.

Question 16

What was the influence of Etruscan sporting events on Roman culture?

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Rome adopted slave fighting and chariot racing

Question 17

The Romans borrowed which of the following from the Greeks?

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myths

Question 18

According to the Roman poet Virgil who was an ancestor of the first Romans?

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Aeneas, the Trojan prince

Question 19

From what group did the Romans acquire the most engineering skills?

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Etruscans

Question 20

What Roman building material allowed Rome to build things like the dome?

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concrete

Question 21

The tale of Romulus and Remus was...

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a colorful myth about the first king of Rome.

Question 22

Roman artists created a lively and realistic style of their own. What was their goal?

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to show an ideal or perfect human being or god

Question 23

What made the biggest impact on the way the Romans viewed ideas about the gods?

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Greek mythology

Question 24

The Romans learned engineering or the _________ of _____________ from the Etruscans.

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science of building

Question 25

The Romans borrowed which of the following from the Etruscans?

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cuniculus

Question 26

Why were the Romans influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans?

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They were located nearby

Question 27

What was one use for the cuniculus?

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irrigate land

Question 28

The following quote "Ready to kick the island of Sicily" refers to what?

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The Italian peninsula shaped like a boot

Question 29

Name one of the sporting events the Romans adopted from the Etruscans.

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slave fighting

Question 30

Roman art depicted events while Greek art depicted ...

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gods and goddesses

Question 31

Greek culture produced what architectural idea?

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columns

Question 32

What made the Romans change the way they viewed the gods?

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When they came in contact with other cultures

Question 33

What was a similarity between the Greek alphabet and the Roman alphabet?

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both upper case letters

Question 34

Chariot racing was adopted from what culture?

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Etruscan

Question 35

Greek writing was similar to that of Rome. They both used only ...

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upper case letters

Question 36

The Romans learned about and used ______________ from the Etruscans.

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arches

Question 37

Who were the Latins?

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They were a group who invaded Italy before 1000 BC.

Question 38

Palatine was ...

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one of the seven hills in ancient Rome.

Question 39

An example of a myth is ...

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Romulus and Remus were raised by a she-wolf

Question 40

For what reason did the Romans gain valuable contributions to their culture?

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They were close in contact.

Question 41

A cuniculus was ...

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a long underground trench used for irrigation.

Question 42

The Romans borrowed ideas from ...

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Greeks and Etruscans

Chapter 32 Assessment Practice

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Chapter 32 Assessment Practice

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