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Ch.32 Early Rome
History Alive! The Ancient World ©2004 TCI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the shape of Italy resemble? | a boot |
| According to Roman myth, who founded Rome? | twin brothers Romulus and Remus |
| Who was Romulus' and Remus' father? | Mars |
| What did Romulus' and Remus' uncle order? | to drown them in the Tiber River |
| Who saved Romulus and Remus? | a wolf |
| What happened when Romulus and Remus quarreled over who would rule their settlement? | Romulus killed Remus |
| Who were the first Romans? | Latins |
| Where were the Latins from? | Latium |
| When did the Latins build the village that became Rome? | 700 B.C.E. |
| What was the hill upon which Rome was originally built? | Palatine |
| How many hills are there in Rome? | seven |
| What were the two cultures that most influenced Roman culture? | Etruscan and Greek |
| Where were the Etruscans from? | Etruria |
| What were the two most important structure the Romans borrowed from the Etruscans? | the arch and the cuniculus |
| What holds an arch in place? | the pressure of wedge-shaped stones and the keystone in the center |
| What was a cuniculus? | a long underground trench |
| For what purposes was a cuniculus used? | to carry water for domestic use, irrigation, and drainage |
| Who competed in Roman sports? | slaves |
| What sports did the Romans adopt from Etruscans? | slave fighting and chariot racing |
| Who were gladiators? | slaves who fought to the death for public entertainment |
| What did the Romans use to build the Colosseum? | concrete |
| How many people could the Circus Maximus seat? | 200,000 |
| What was the origin of the Roman alphabet? | the Etruscan alphabet |
| What was the origin of the Etruscan alphabet? | the Greek alphabet |
| What's the difference between how we write the word "Rome" and how the Romans wrote "Rome" | the Romans used all capital letters |
| What is an "ostrakon"? | a voting token |
| What did the Roman poet Virgil write about? | the Trojan War |
| According to Virgil, who was the ancestor of the first Romans? | the Trojan prince Aeneas |
| Why was Greek pottery valued throughout the Mediterranean world? | for its usefulness and beauty |
| What were the two most common painting styles used by Greeks and Romans on their pottery? | black figures on red clay; and red clay figures on black background |
| What kind of figures did Greek artists show? | idealized humans and gods |
| What kind of figures did Roman artists show? | lifelife portraits |
| What was the origin of many Roman religious rituals? | Etruscan |
| What was the origin of Roman gods and goddesses? | Greek |
| What was the Roman name for Zeus? | Jupiter |
| What was the Roman name for Aphrodite? | Venus |
| What was the Roman name for Aries? | Mars |
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