The three cultures shown on the map are located mostly

on the southwest part of the Italian peninsula

The Romans used the Greek arch to

build aqueducts, bridges, and stadiums.

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

What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?

It was influenced by the Greeks.

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

performing the correct rituals.

After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans

became better engineers than the Etruscans.

How did Romans learn about Greek culture?

Greek colonists had settled near by.

Roman artists adapted the Greek art to create

more lifelike portraits and realistic busts and statues.

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TCI Lesson 32 Geography & Early Development of Rome

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1
The three cultures shown on the map are located mostly
only on the nothern part of the Italian peninsula
on the eastern part of the Italian peninsula
in the middle of the Italian peninsula
on the southwest part of the Italian peninsula
2
According to history, who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Macedonians
Greeks
Etruscans
Latins
3
The Romans used the Greek arch to
build aqueducts, bridges, and stadiums.
sell the Etruscans more advanced versions of the arch.
take a majority of the Etruscan's customers.
illegally copy the Etruscans' invention.
4
What is the name of the plain on which Rome is located?
Great Plain
Apennine Plain
Green Plain
Latium Plain
5
What desert formed the southern boundary of the Roman Empire?
Mojave Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Atacama Desert
6
How did the Romans get their alphabet?
directly from the Etruscans, who invented it
from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks
directly from the Greeks, who invented it
from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans
7
The Greeks carved their writing on plaques, and the Romans displayed their writing on
walls and columns
regular paper
papyrus
billboard signs
8
What does the chart below show about Greek and Roman gods?
They had different names.
They had the same worshippers.
They had the same rituals.
They had different personalities.
9
Why do historians use the term "Greco-Roman art"?
Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome
Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece
10
Who were Romulus and Remus?
colonists from Ancient Greece
opposing generals in a war
the mythical founders of Rome
explorers on a famous river
11
In Rome, slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to
train war horses
the death to amuse an audience
establish colonies
protect the city
12
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
chariot racing
pole throwing
bear wrestling
long jumping
13
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
14
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
represented words with pictures
used only capital letters
served to record laws
was rarely seen in public
15
What is something called when it takes on features of both Greece and Rome?
Greman
Greco-Roman
Roman-Greco
Reeko
16
What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?
Women worked to construct it.
It used keystones for support.
Etruscan styles influenced it.
It was influenced by the Greeks.
17
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
buildings with arches
fields of bright flowers
windmills to water crops
large public courtyards
18
Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about
performing the correct rituals.
honoring them with flowers.
telling their stories.
seeing plays about them.
19
After adapting the arch and the cuniculus, the Romans
illegally copied the Etruscans' inventions.
took a majority of the Etruscan's customers.
sold the Etruscans more advanced versions.
became better engineers than the Etruscans.
20
How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
The Romans sold slaves to Greece.
Greek leaders met with Roman leaders.
Greek colonists had settled near by.
The Romans moved to Greece.
21
Roman artists adapted the Greek art to create
large clay vessels for storing food, water, and wine.
more lifelike portraits and realistic busts and statues.
painted black figures on red clay.
22
What mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
Apennine Mts.
Rocky Mts.
Alps Mts.
Ural Mts.
23
What river connects the city of Rome to the Mediterranean Sea?
Arno River
Mississippi River
Po River
Tiber River
24
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
to carry water to their cities
to conquer neighboring tribes
to farm on steep hillsides
to entertain the people

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