Why do historians use the term "Greco-Roman art"?

Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.

How did the Romans get their alphabet?

from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks

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

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Chapter 32 Review- Geography and the Early Development of Rome

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1
Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
Latins
Greeks
Macedonians
Etruscans
2
Who were Romulus and Remus?
opposing generals in a war
explorers on a famous river
the mythical founders of Rome
colonists from ancient Greece
3
Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
pole throwing
chariot racing
bear wrestling
long jumping
4
What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
buildings with arches
windmills to water crops
large public courtyards
fields of bright flowers
5
Slaves who became gladiators were required to fight to
establish colonies
protect the city
amuse an audience
train war horses
6
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.
7
What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
to entertain the people
to farm on steep hillsides
to carry water to their cities
to conquer neighboring tribes
8
How did the Romans get their alphabet?
directly from the Etruscans, who invented it
from the Greeks, who got it from the Etruscans
directly from the Greeks, who invented it
from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks
9
What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?
a hill beside a river
a plain by the sea
a lake surrounded by hills
a mountainous island
10
Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
was rarely seen in public.
represented words with pictures.
served to record laws.
used only capital letters
11
How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
They sold slaves to Greece
Greek colonists had settled nearby
Greek leaders met with Roman leaders
They moved to Greece
12
What does this building in Rome show about Roman architecture?
Slaves worked to construct it.
Etruscan styles influenced it.
It used keystones for support.
It was influenced by the Greeks
13
What does the chart below show about Greek and Roman gods?
They had the same worshippers.
They had different personalities.
The had the same rituals.
They had different names.

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