What is the definition of Greco-Roman?

characteristics of Roman culture with strong Greek influence

How did the Romans get their alphabet?

from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks

What is the definition of cuniculus?

a underground irrigation system invented by the Estrucans

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 does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?

It was influenced by the Greeks

What is the definition of Rome?

capital city of the Roman civilization founded about 700 BCE

The three cultures shown on the map are located mostly

on the southwest part of the Italian peninsula

What is the definition of a gladiator?

a person trained to fight for public entertainment.

What is the definition of Estruscan?

an ancient inhabitant of Etruria, in North & Central Italy

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

performing the correct rituals.

What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?

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

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Lesson 36 Review- Geography and the Early Development of Rome

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1
What is the definition of Greco-Roman?
a wrestling style made by the Romans
A person from Corsica Island
a person from Greece and Rome
characteristics of Roman culture with strong Greek influence
2
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
3
Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to
train war horses
amuse an audience
establish colonies
protect the city
4
What is the definition of cuniculus?
a form of Chariot racing enjoyed by the Romans
a person trained to fight for public entertainment
a city in Italy
a underground irrigation system invented by the Estrucans
5
What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?
a mountainous island
a hill beside a river
a lake surrounded by hills
a plain by the sea
6
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Greeks
Macedonians
Latins
Etruscans
7
Why do historians use the term "Greco-Roman art"?
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.
Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.
8
How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
They moved to Greece
Greek colonists had settled nearby
Greek leaders met with Roman leaders
They sold slaves to Greece
9
What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?
Slaves worked to construct it.
Etruscan styles influenced it.
It was influenced by the Greeks
It used keystones for support.
10
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
to conquer neighboring tribes
to carry water to their cities
to farm on steep hillsides
to entertain the people
11
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
buildings with arches
fields of bright flowers
large public courtyards
windmills to water crops
12
What does the chart below show about Greek and Roman gods?
The had the same rituals.
They had different names.
They had the same worshippers.
They had different personalities.
13
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
used only capital letters
represented words with pictures.
was rarely seen in public.
served to record laws.
14
Who were Romulus and Remus?
opposing generals in a war
colonists from ancient Greece
the mythical founders of Rome
explorers on a famous river
15
What is the definition of Rome?
city founded in Illyria by the Greeks in 699 BCE
city in the Alps founded by the Etruscans in 750 BCE
capital city of the Roman civilization founded about 700 BCE
city on the island of Corsica founded by Zeus in 705 BCE
16
The three cultures shown on the map are located mostly
on the southwest part of the Italian peninsula
in Illyria
on Sardinia Island
on Corsica Island
17
Based on the timeline, in which period was Roman civilization active?
period I
period II
period IV
period III
18
What is the definition of a gladiator?
a general of the Roman army.
a person trained to fight for public entertainment.
an underground irrigation system.
a shoemaker that makes gladiator sandals.
19
What is the definition of Estruscan?
a person trained to fight for public entertainment
colonists from ancient Greece
an ancient inhabitant of Etruria, in North & Central Italy
the mythical founders of Rome
20
Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about
honoring them with sports.
telling their stories
seeing plays about them.
performing the correct rituals.
21
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
pole throwing
long jumping
bear wrestling
chariot racing
22
What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?
Greek art- leaders. Roman art- gods.
Greek art- daily life. Roman art- celebrations.
Greek art- events. Roman art- landscapes.
Greek art- ideal people. Roman art- realistic people.

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