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

performing the correct rituals.

Another sport that the Romans was fought by slaves at a funeral. What happened to the winner?

He was congratulated and then executed

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

Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.

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1
Statues showing the subjects's head and shoulders.
Leadership Art
Statues
Portraits
Busts
2
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Etruscans
Macedonians
Latins
Greeks
3
Who were Romulus and Remus?
colonists from ancient Greece
the mythical founders of Rome
explorers on a famous river
opposing generals in a war
4
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
buildings with arches
windmills to water crops
large public courtyards
fields of bright flowers
5
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
chariot racing
bear wrestling
long jumping
pole throwing
6
Which building material was used by the Romans to create larger structures?
Concrete
Granite
Marble
Limestone
7
Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to
train war horses.
establish colonies.
protect the city.
amuse an audience.
8
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
to farm on steep hillsides
to entertain the people
to conquer neighboring tribes
to carry water to their cities
9
Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about
seeing plays about them.
telling their stories.
performing the correct rituals.
honoring them with sports.
10
Another sport that the Romans was fought by slaves at a funeral. What happened to the winner?
He was set free
He was given money and fame
He was congratulated and then executed
He became the new master
11
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
used only capital letters.
was rarely seen in public.
represented words with pictures.
served to record laws.
12
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
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.

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